ì@ì1. Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I [was] among the captives by the river of Chebar, [that] the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.ì2 In the fifth [day] of the month, which [was] the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,ì3 The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.ì4. And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness [was] about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.ì5 Also out of the midst thereof [came] the likeness of four living creatures. And this [was] their appearance; they had the likeness of a man.ì6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.ì7 And their feet [were] straight feet; and the sole of their feet [was] like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.ì8 And [they had] the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.ì9 Their wings [were] joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.ì10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.ì11 Thus [were] their faces: and their wings [were] stretched upward; two [wings] of every one [were] joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.ì12 And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; [and] they turned not when they went.ì13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance [was] like burning coals of fire, [and] like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.ì14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.ì15. Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.ì16 The appearance of the wheels and their work [was] like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work [was] as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel.ì17 When they went, they went upon their four sides: [and] they turned not when they went.ì18 As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings [were] full of eyes round about them four.ì19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.ì20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither [was their] spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature [was] in the wheels.ì21 When those went, [these] went; and when those stood, [these] stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature [was] in the wheels.ì22 And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature [was] as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.ì23 And under the firmament [were] their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.ì24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.ì25 And there was a voice from the firmament that [was] over their heads, when they stood, [and] had let down their wings.ì26. And above the firmament that [was] over their heads [was] the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne [was] the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.ì27 And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.ì28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so [was] the appearance of the brightness round about. This [was] the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw [it], I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.ì@ì1. And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.ì2 And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.ì3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, [even] unto this very day. ì4 For [they are] impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.ì5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they [are] a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.ì6. And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns [be] with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house.ì7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they [are] most rebellious.ì8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.ì9 And when I looked, behold, an hand [was] sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book [was] therein;ì10 And he spread it before me; and it [was] written within and without: and [there was] written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.ì@ì1. Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.ì2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.ì3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat [it]; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.ì4 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.ì5 For thou [art] not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, [but] to the house of Israel;ì6 Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.ì7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel [are] impudent and hardhearted.ì8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.ì9 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house.ì10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.ì11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.ì12 Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, [saying], Blessed [be] the glory of the LORD from his place.ì13 [I heard] also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.ì14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.ì15 Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.ì16. And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.ì18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.ì19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.ì20 Again, When a righteous [man] doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.ì21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous [man], that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.ì22. And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.ì23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.ì24 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house.ì25 But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:ì26 And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they [are] a rebellious house.ì27 But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they [are] a rebellious house.ì@ì1. Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, [even] Jerusalem:ì2 And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set [battering] rams against it round about.ì3 Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it [for] a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This [shall be] a sign to the house of Israel.ì4 Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: [according] to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity.ì5 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.ì6 And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.ì7 Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm [shall be] uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.ì8 And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege.ì9. Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, [according] to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.ì10 And thy meat which thou shalt eat [shall be] by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.ì11 Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.ì12 And thou shalt eat it [as] barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.ì13 And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.ì14 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.ì15 Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.ì16 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment:ì17 That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.ì@ì1. And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause [it] to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the [hair].ì2 Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, [and] smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.ì3 Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.ì4 Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; [for] thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.ì5. Thus saith the Lord GOD; This [is] Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries [that are] round about her.ì6 And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that [are] round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them.ì7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that [are] round about you, [and] have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that [are] round about you;ì8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, [am] against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.ì9 And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.ì10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.ì11 Wherefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish [thee]; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.ì12 A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.ì13 Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken [it] in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.ì14 Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that [are] round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.ì15 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that [are] round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken [it].ì16 When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for [their] destruction, [and] which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:ì17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken [it].ì@ì1. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,ì3 And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, [even] I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.ì4 And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain [men] before your idols.ì5 And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars.ì6 In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.ì7 And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì8. Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have [some] that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.ì9 And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.ì10 And they shall know that I [am] the LORD, [and that] I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.ì11. Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence.ì12 He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them.ì13 Then shall ye know that I [am] the LORD, when their slain [men] shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.ì14 So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì@ì1. Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.ì3 Now [is] the end [come] upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations.ì4 And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì5 Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come.ì6 An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come.ì7 The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble [is] near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.ì8 Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.ì9 And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations [that] are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD that smiteth.ì10 Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.ì11 Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them [shall remain], nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither [shall there be] wailing for them.ì12 The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath [is] upon all the multitude thereof.ì13 For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision [is] touching the whole multitude thereof, [which] shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.ì14 They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath [is] upon all the multitude thereof.ì15 The sword [is] without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that [is] in the field shall die with the sword; and he that [is] in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him.ì16. But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.ì17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak [as] water.ì18 They shall also gird [themselves] with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame [shall be] upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads.ì19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.ì20 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations [and] of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.ì21 And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it.ì22 My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret [place]: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.ì23. Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence.ì24 Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.ì25 Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and [there shall be] none.ì26 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients.ì27 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì@ì1. And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, [as] I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.ì2 Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.ì3 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where [was] the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.ì4 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel [was] there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.ì5 Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.ì6 He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? [even] the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, [and] thou shalt see greater abominations.ì7. And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.ì8 Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.ì9 And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.ì10 So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.ì11 And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.ì12 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.ì13. He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, [and] thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.ì14 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which [was] toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.ì15 Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen [this], O son of man? turn thee yet again, [and] thou shalt see greater abominations than these.ì16 And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, [were] about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.ì17 Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen [this], O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.ì18 Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, [yet] will I not hear them.ì@ì1. He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man [with] his destroying weapon in his hand.ì2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them [was] clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.ì3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which [had] the writer's inkhorn by his side;ì4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.ì5. And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:ì6 Slay utterly old [and] young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom [is] the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which [were] before the house.ì7 And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city.ì8 And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?ì9 Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah [is] exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.ì10 And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, [but] I will recompense their way upon their head.ì11 And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which [had] the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me.ì@ì1. Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.ì2 And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, [even] under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter [them] over the city. And he went in in my sight.ì3 Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.ì4 Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, [and stood] over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD'S glory.ì5 And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard [even] to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.ì6 And it came to pass, [that] when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels.ì7 And [one] cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that [was] between the cherubims, and took [thereof], and put [it] into the hands of [him that was] clothed with linen: who took [it], and went out.ì8. And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings.ì9 And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels [was] as the colour of a beryl stone.ì10 And [as for] their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.ì11 When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went.ì12 And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, [were] full of eyes round about, [even] the wheels that they four had.ì13 As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel.ì14 And every one had four faces: the first face [was] the face of a cherub, and the second face [was] the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.ì15 And the cherubims were lifted up. This [is] the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.ì16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.ì17 When they stood, [these] stood; and when they were lifted up, [these] lifted up themselves [also]: for the spirit of the living creature [was] in them.ì18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.ì19 And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also [were] beside them, and [every one] stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD'S house; and the glory of the God of Israel [was] over them above.ì20 This [is] the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they [were] the cherubims.ì21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man [was] under their wings.ì22 And the likeness of their faces [was] the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.ì@ì1. Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.ì2 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these [are] the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:ì3 Which say, [It is] not near; let us build houses: this [city is] the caldron, and we [be] the flesh.ì4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.ì5 And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, [every one of] them.ì6 Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.ì7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they [are] the flesh, and this [city is] the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.ì8 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.ì9 And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.ì10 Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì11 This [city] shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; [but] I will judge you in the border of Israel:ì12 And ye shall know that I [am] the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that [are] round about you.ì13 And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel?ì14. Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì15 Son of man, thy brethren, [even] thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, [are] they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.ì16 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.ì17 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.ì18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.ì19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:ì20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.ì21 But [as for them] whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.ì22. Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel [was] over them above.ì23 And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which [is] on the east side of the city.ì24 Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.ì25 Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had shewed me.ì@ì1. The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they [are] a rebellious house.ì3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they [be] a rebellious house.ì4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity.ì5 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby.ì6 In their sight shalt thou bear [it] upon [thy] shoulders, [and] carry [it] forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee [for] a sign unto the house of Israel.ì7 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought [it] forth in the twilight, [and] I bare [it] upon [my] shoulder in their sight.ì8 And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,ì9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?ì10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden [concerneth] the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that [are] among them.ì11 Say, I [am] your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove [and] go into captivity.ì12 And the prince that [is] among them shall bear upon [his] shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with [his] eyes.ì13 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon [to] the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.ì14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that [are] about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.ì15 And they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.ì16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì17. Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,ì18 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;ì19 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, [and] of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.ì20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì21. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì22 Son of man, what [is] that proverb [that] ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?ì23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.ì24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.ì25 For I [am] the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.ì26 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,ì27 Son of man, behold, [they of] the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth [is] for many days [to come], and he prophesieth of the times [that are] far off.ì28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.ì@ì1. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;ì3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!ì4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.ì5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.ì6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made [others] to hope that they would confirm the word.ì7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith [it]; albeit I have not spoken?ì8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I [am] against you, saith the Lord GOD.ì9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD.ì10. Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and [there was] no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered [morter]:ì11 Say unto them which daub [it] with untempered [morter], that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend [it].ì12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where [is] the daubing wherewith ye have daubed [it]?ì13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend [it] with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in [my] fury to consume [it].ì14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered [morter], and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered [morter], and will say unto you, The wall [is] no [more], neither they that daubed it;ì16 [To wit], the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and [there is] no peace, saith the Lord GOD.ì17. Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,ì18 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the [women] that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive [that come] unto you?ì19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear [your] lies?ì20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make [them] fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, [even] the souls that ye hunt to make [them] fly.ì21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:ì23 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì@ì1. Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.ì2 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?ì4 Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;ì5 That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.ì6 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn [yourselves] from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.ì7 For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself:ì8 And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.ì10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh [unto him];ì11 That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD.ì12. The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,ì13 Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:ì14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver [but] their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.ì15 If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts:ì16 [Though] these three men [were] in it, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.ì17 Or [if] I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:ì18 Though these three men [were] in it, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.ì19 Or [if] I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:ì20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, [were] in it, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall [but] deliver their own souls by their righteousness.ì21 For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?ì22 Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, [both] sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, [even] concerning all that I have brought upon it.ì23 And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.ì@ì1. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, [or than] a branch which is among the trees of the forest?ì3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will [men] take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?ì4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for [any] work?ì5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for [any] work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned?ì6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.ì7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from [one] fire, and [another] fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I set my face against them.ì8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.ì@ì1. Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,ì3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity [is] of the land of Canaan; thy father [was] an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.ì4 And [as for] thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple [thee]; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.ì5 None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.ì6. And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live.ì7 I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: [thy] breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou [wast] naked and bare.ì8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time [was] the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.ì9 Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.ì10 I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.ì11 I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.ì12 And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.ì13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment [was of] fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.ì14 And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it [was] perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.ì15. But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.ì16 And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: [the like things] shall not come, neither shall it be [so].ì17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,ì18 And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.ì19 My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, [wherewith] I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and [thus] it was, saith the Lord GOD.ì20 Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. [Is this] of thy whoredoms a small matter,ì21 That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through [the fire] for them?ì22 And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, [and] wast polluted in thy blood.ì23 And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;)ì24 [That] thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.ì25 Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms.ì26 Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger.ì27 Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary [food], and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.ì28 Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.ì29 Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith.ì30 How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these [things], the work of an imperious whorish woman;ì31 In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire;ì32 [But as] a wife that committeth adultery, [which] taketh strangers instead of her husband!ì33 They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.ì34 And the contrary is in thee from [other] women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary.ì35. Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:ì36 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them;ì37 Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all [them] that thou hast loved, with all [them] that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.ì38 And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy.ì39 And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.ì40 They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords.ì41 And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.ì42 So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.ì43 Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these [things]; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon [thine] head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.ì44. Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use [this] proverb against thee, saying, As [is] the mother, [so is] her daughter.ì45 Thou [art] thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou [art] the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother [was] an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.ì46 And thine elder sister [is] Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, [is] Sodom and her daughters.ì47 Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as [if that were] a very little [thing], thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.ì48 [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.ì49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.ì50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw [good].ì51 Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done.ì52 Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.ì53 When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then [will I bring again] the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:ì54 That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them.ì55 When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.ì56 For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,ì57 Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of [thy] reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all [that are] round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about.ì58 Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD.ì59 For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.ì60. Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.ì61 Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant.ì62 And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD:ì63 That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.ì@ì1. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;ì3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:ì4 He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.ì5 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed [it] by great waters, [and] set it [as] a willow tree.ì6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.ì7 There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.ì8 It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.ì9 Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.ì10 Yea, behold, [being] planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.ì11 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì12 Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these [things mean]? tell [them], Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;ì13 And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:ì14 That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, [but] that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.ì15 But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such [things]? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?ì16 [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place [where] the king [dwelleth] that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, [even] with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.ì17 Neither shall Pharaoh with [his] mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:ì18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these [things], he shall not escape.ì19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; [As] I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.ì20 And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.ì21 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken [it].ì22. Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set [it]; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant [it] upon an high mountain and eminent:ì23 In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.ì24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done [it].ì@ì1. The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,ì2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?ì3 [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have [occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel.ì4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.ì5 But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,ì6 [And] hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman,ì7 And hath not oppressed any, [but] hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;ì8 He [that] hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, [that] hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,ì9 Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he [is] just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.ì10. If he beget a son [that is] a robber, a shedder of blood, and [that] doeth the like to [any] one of these [things],ì11 And that doeth not any of those [duties], but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,ì12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,ì13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.ì14 Now, lo, [if] he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,ì15 [That] hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,ì16 Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, [but] hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,ì17 [That] hath taken off his hand from the poor, [that] hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.ì18 [As for] his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did [that] which [is] not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.ì19 Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, [and] hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.ì20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.ì21. But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.ì22 All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.ì23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live?ì24 But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, [and] doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked [man] doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.ì25 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?ì26 When a righteous [man] turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.ì27 Again, when the wicked [man] turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.ì28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.ì29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?ì30. Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn [yourselves] from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.ì31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel?ì32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn [yourselves], and live ye.ì@ì1. Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,ì2 And say, What [is] thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.ì3 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.ì4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.ì5 Now when she saw that she had waited, [and] her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, [and] made him a young lion.ì6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, [and] devoured men.ì7 And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.ì8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.ì9 And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.ì10. Thy mother [is] like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.ì11 And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.ì12 But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.ì13 And now she [is] planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.ì14 And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, [which] hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod [to be] a sceptre to rule. This [is] a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.ì@ì1. And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], the tenth [day] of the month, [that] certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me.ì2 Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,ì3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.ì4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge [them]? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:ì5. And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I [am] the LORD your God;ì6 In the day [that] I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which [is] the glory of all lands:ì7 Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I [am] the LORD your God.ì8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.ì9 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they [were], in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.ì10. Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.ì11 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them.ì12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I [am] the LORD that sanctify them.ì13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.ì14 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.ì15 Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given [them], flowing with milk and honey, which [is] the glory of all lands;ì16 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols.ì17 Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.ì18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:ì19 I [am] the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;ì20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I [am] the LORD your God.ì21 Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.ì22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.ì23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;ì24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols.ì25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes [that were] not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;ì26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through [the fire] all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I [am] the LORD.ì27. Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me.ì28 [For] when I had brought them into the land, [for] the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.ì29 Then I said unto them, What [is] the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day.ì30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?ì31 For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.ì32 And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.ì33. [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:ì34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.ì35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face.ì36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD.ì37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:ì38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter [also], if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.ì40 For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.ì41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.ì42 And ye shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country [for] the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.ì43 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed.ì44 And ye shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.ì45. Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop [thy word] toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;ì47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.ì48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.ì49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?ì@ì1. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop [thy word] toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,ì3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I [am] against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.ì4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:ì5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.ì6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of [thy] loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.ì7 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak [as] water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.ì8. Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:ì10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, [as] every tree.ì11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.ì12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it [shall be] upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon [thy] thigh.ì13 Because [it is] a trial, and what if [the sword] contemn even the rod? it shall be no [more], saith the Lord GOD.ì14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite [thine] hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it [is] the sword of the great [men that are] slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.ì15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that [their] heart may faint, and [their] ruins be multiplied: ah! [it is] made bright, [it is] wrapped up for the slaughter.ì16 Go thee one way or other, [either] on the right hand, [or] on the left, whithersoever thy face [is] set.ì17 I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said [it].ì18. The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,ì19 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose [it] at the head of the way to the city.ì20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.ì21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made [his] arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.ì22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint [battering] rams against the gates, to cast a mount, [and] to build a fort.ì23 And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.ì24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, [I say], that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand.ì25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity [shall have] an end,ì26 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this [shall] not [be] the same: exalt [him that is] low, and abase [him that is] high.ì27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no [more], until he come whose right it is; and I will give it [him].ì28. And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword [is] drawn: for the slaughter [it is] furbished, to consume because of the glittering:ì29 Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of [them that are] slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity [shall have] an end.ì30 Shall I cause [it] to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.ì31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, [and] skilful to destroy.ì32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no [more] remembered: for I the LORD have spoken [it].ì@ì1. Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.ì3 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself.ì4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come [even] unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.ì5 [Those that be] near, and [those that be] far from thee, shall mock thee, [which art] infamous [and] much vexed.ì6 Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.ì7 In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.ì8 Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths.ì9 In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.ì10 In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.ì11 And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter.ì12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.ì13 Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.ì14 Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken [it], and will do [it].ì15 And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.ì16 And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD.ì17. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì18 Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they [are] brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are [even] the dross of silver.ì19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem.ì20 [As] they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt [it]; so will I gather [you] in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave [you there], and melt you.ì21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.ì22 As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you.ì23. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì24 Son of man, say unto her, Thou [art] the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.ì25 [There is] a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.ì26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed [difference] between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.ì27 Her princes in the midst thereof [are] like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.ì28 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered [morter], seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.ì29 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.ì30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.ì31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.ì@ì1. The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother:ì3 And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.ì4 And the names of them [were] Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus [were] their names; Samaria [is] Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah.ì5 And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians [her] neighbours,ì6 [Which were] clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.ì7 Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them [that were] the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.ì8 Neither left she her whoredoms [brought] from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.ì9 Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.ì10 These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.ì11. And when her sister Aholibah saw [this], she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in [her] whoredoms.ì12 She doted upon the Assyrians [her] neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.ì13 Then I saw that she was defiled, [that] they [took] both one way,ì14 And [that] she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion,ì15 Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity:ì16 And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.ì17 And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them.ì18 So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister.ì19 Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.ì20 For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh [is as] the flesh of asses, and whose issue [is like] the issue of horses.ì21 Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth.ì22. Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side;ì23 The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, [and] all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses.ì24 And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, [which] shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.ì25 And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.ì26 They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels.ì27 Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom [brought] from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.ì28 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand [of them] whom thou hatest, into the hand [of them] from whom thy mind is alienated:ì29 And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.ì30 I will do these [things] unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, [and] because thou art polluted with their idols.ì31 Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand.ì32 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much.ì33 Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.ì34 Thou shalt even drink it and suck [it] out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD.ì35 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.ì36. The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;ì37 That they have committed adultery, and blood [is] in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through [the fire], to devour [them].ì38 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths.ì39 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.ì40 And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger [was] sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments,ì41 And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.ì42 And a voice of a multitude being at ease [was] with her: and with the men of the common sort [were] brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.ì43 Then said I unto [her that was] old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she [with them]?ì44 Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women.ì45 And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they [are] adulteresses, and blood [is] in their hands.ì46 For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will bring up a company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled.ì47 And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.ì48 Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.ì49 And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD.ì@ì1. Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, [even] of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.ì3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set [it] on, and also pour water into it:ì4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, [even] every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill [it] with the choice bones.ì5 Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, [and] make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.ì6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum [is] therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.ì7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;ì8 That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.ì9 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.ì10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.ì11 Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and [that] the filthiness of it may be molten in it, [that] the scum of it may be consumed.ì12 She hath wearied [herself] with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum [shall be] in the fire.ì13 In thy filthiness [is] lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.ì14 I the LORD have spoken [it]: it shall come to pass, and I will do [it]; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.ì15. Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.ì17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not [thy] lips, and eat not the bread of men.ì18 So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.ì19 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these [things are] to us, that thou doest [so]?ì20 Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì21 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.ì22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover [your] lips, nor eat the bread of men.ì23 And your tires [shall be] upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.ì24 Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD.ì25 Also, thou son of man, [shall it] not [be] in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,ì26 [That] he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause [thee] to hear [it] with [thine] ears?ì27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì@ì1. The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;ì3 And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;ì4 Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.ì5 And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì6 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped [thine] hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;ì7 Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD.ì8. Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah [is] like unto all the heathen;ì9 Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities [which are] on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,ì10 Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations.ì11 And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì12 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;ì13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.ì14 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD.ì15 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy [it] for the old hatred;ì16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.ì17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.ì@ì1. And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken [that was] the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, [now] she is laid waste:ì3 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up.ì4 And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.ì5 It shall be [a place for] the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.ì6 And her daughters which [are] in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì7 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people.ì8 He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.ì9 And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.ì10 By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.ì11 With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.ì12 And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.ì13 And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.ì14 And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be [a place] to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD.ì15. Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?ì16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at [every] moment, and be astonished at thee.ì17 And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, [that wast] inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror [to be] on all that haunt it!ì18 Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that [are] in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.ì19 For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;ì20 When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living;ì21 I will make thee a terror, and thou [shalt be] no [more]: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD.ì@ì1. The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,ì2 Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;ì3 And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, [which art] a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I [am] of perfect beauty.ì4 Thy borders [are] in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.ì5 They have made all thy [ship] boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.ì6 [Of] the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches [of] ivory, [brought] out of the isles of Chittim.ì7 Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.ì8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise [men], O Tyrus, [that] were in thee, were thy pilots.ì9 The ancients of Gebal and the wise [men] thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.ì10 They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.ì11 The men of Arvad with thine army [were] upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.ì12 Tarshish [was] thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all [kind of] riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.ì13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they [were] thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.ì14 They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.ì15 The men of Dedan [were] thy merchants; many isles [were] the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee [for] a present horns of ivory and ebony.ì16 Syria [was] thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.ì17 Judah, and the land of Israel, they [were] thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.ì18 Damascus [was] thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.ì19 Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.ì20 Dedan [was] thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.ì21 Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these [were they] thy merchants.ì22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they [were] thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.ì23 Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, [and] Chilmad, [were] thy merchants.ì24 These [were] thy merchants in all sorts [of things], in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.ì25 The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.ì26. Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.ì27 Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that [are] in thee, and in all thy company which [is] in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.ì28 The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.ì29 And all that handle the oar, the mariners, [and] all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;ì30 And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:ì31 And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart [and] bitter wailing.ì32 And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, [saying], What [city is] like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?ì33 When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.ì34 In the time [when] thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.ì35 All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in [their] countenance.ì36 The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never [shalt be] any more.ì@ì1. The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart [is] lifted up, and thou hast said, I [am] a God, I sit [in] the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou [art] a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:ì3 Behold, thou [art] wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:ì4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:ì5 By thy great wisdom [and] by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:ì6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;ì7 Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.ì8 They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of [them that are] slain in the midst of the seas.ì9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I [am] God? but thou [shalt be] a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.ì10 Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD.ì11. Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.ì13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone [was] thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.ì14 Thou [art] the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee [so]: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.ì15 Thou [wast] perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.ì16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.ì17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.ì18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.ì19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never [shalt] thou [be] any more.ì20. Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì21 Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,ì22 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.ì23 For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì24 And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor [any] grieving thorn of all [that are] round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD.ì25 Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.ì26 And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD their God.ì@ì1. In the tenth year, in the tenth [month], in the twelfth [day] of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:ì3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river [is] mine own, and I have made [it] for myself.ì4 But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.ì5 And I will leave thee [thrown] into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.ì6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I [am] the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.ì7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.ì8. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.ì9 And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD: because he hath said, The river [is] mine, and I have made [it].ì10 Behold, therefore I [am] against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste [and] desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.ì11 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.ì12 And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries [that are] desolate, and her cities among the cities [that are] laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.ì13 Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered:ì14 And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return [into] the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.ì15 It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.ì16 And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth [their] iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD.ì17. And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first [month], in the first [day] of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head [was] made bald, and every shoulder [was] peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:ì19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.ì20 I have given him the land of Egypt [for] his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD.ì21 In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì@ì1. The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!ì3 For the day [is] near, even the day of the LORD [is] near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.ì4 And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.ì5 Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.ì6 Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.ì7 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries [that are] desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities [that are] wasted.ì8 And they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and [when] all her helpers shall be destroyed.ì9 In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.ì10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.ì11 He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.ì12 And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken [it].ì13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause [their] images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.ì14 And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.ì15 And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.ì16 And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph [shall have] distresses daily.ì17 The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these [cities] shall go into captivity.ì18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.ì19 Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì20. And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first [month], in the seventh [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.ì22 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.ì23 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.ì24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded [man].ì25 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.ì26 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì@ì1. And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third [month], in the first [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?ì3 Behold, the Assyrian [was] a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.ì4 The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.ì5 Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.ì6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations. ì7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.ì8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.ì9 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that [were] in the garden of God, envied him.ì10. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;ì11 I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness.ì12 And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.ì13 Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:ì14 To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.ì15 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.ì16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.ì17 They also went down into hell with him unto [them that be] slain with the sword; and [they that were] his arm, [that] dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.ì18 To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with [them that be] slain by the sword. This [is] Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.ì@ì1. And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou [art] as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.ì3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net.ì4 Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.ì5 And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height.ì6 I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, [even] to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.ì7 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.ì8 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.ì9 I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.ì10 Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at [every] moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.ì11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee.ì12 By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed.ì13 I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them.ì14 Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD.ì15 When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I [am] the LORD.ì16 This [is] the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, [even] for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord GOD.ì17. It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì18 Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, [even] her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.ì19 Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.ì20 They shall fall in the midst of [them that are] slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes.ì21 The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.ì22 Asshur [is] there and all her company: his graves [are] about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:ì23 Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.ì24 There [is] Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.ì25 They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves [are] round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of [them that be] slain.ì26 There [is] Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves [are] round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living.ì27 And they shall not lie with the mighty [that are] fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though [they were] the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.ì28 Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt lie with [them that are] slain with the sword.ì29 There [is] Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by [them that were] slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit.ì30 There [be] the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with [them that be] slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit.ì31 Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, [even] Pharaoh and all his army slain by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.ì32 For I have caused my terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with [them that are] slain with the sword, [even] Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.ì@ì1. Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:ì3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;ì4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head.ì5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.ì6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take [any] person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.ì7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.ì8 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked [man], thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.ì9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.ì10. Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins [be] upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?ì11 Say unto them, [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?ì12 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his [righteousness] in the day that he sinneth.ì13 When I shall say to the righteous, [that] he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.ì14 Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;ì15 [If] the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.ì16 None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.ì17 Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal. ì18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.ì19 But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.ì20 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.ì21. And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, [that] one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.ì22 Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.ì23 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì24 Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we [are] many; the land is given us for inheritance.ì25 Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?ì26 Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land?ì27 Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; [As] I live, surely they that [are] in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that [is] in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that [be] in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.ì28 For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.ì29 Then shall they know that I [am] the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.ì30. Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.ì31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their covetousness.ì32 And, lo, thou [art] unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.ì33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.ì@ì1. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe [be] to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?ì3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: [but] ye feed not the flock.ì4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up [that which was] broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.ì5 And they were scattered, because [there is] no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.ì6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek [after them].ì7. Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;ì8 [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because [there was] no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;ì9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;ì10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.ì11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, [even] I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.ì12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep [that are] scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.ì13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.ì14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and [in] a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.ì15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.ì16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up [that which was] broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.ì17. And [as for] you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats.ì18 [Seemeth it] a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?ì19 And [as for] my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.ì20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, [even] I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.ì21 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;ì22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.ì23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, [even] my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.ì24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken [it].ì25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.ì26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.ì27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. ì28 And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make [them] afraid.ì29 And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more.ì30 Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God [am] with them, and [that] they, [even] the house of Israel, [are] my people, saith the Lord GOD.ì31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, [are] men, [and] I [am] your God, saith the Lord GOD.ì@ì1. Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,ì3 And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I [am] against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.ì4 I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD.ì5 Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed [the blood of] the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time [that their] iniquity [had] an end:ì6 Therefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.ì7 Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth.ì8 And I will fill his mountains with his slain [men]: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword.ì9 I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì10. Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there:ì11 Therefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.ì12 And thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD, [and that] I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume.ì13 Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard [them].ì14 Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.ì15 As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, [even] all of it: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì@ì1. Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:ì2 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:ì3 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made [you] desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and [are] an infamy of the people:ì4 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that [are] round about;ì5 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all [their] heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.ì6 Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:ì7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that [are] about you, they shall bear their shame.ì8 But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.ì9 For, behold, I [am] for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:ì10 And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, [even] all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:ì11 And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better [unto you] than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì12 Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, [even] my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them [of men].ì13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou [land] devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;ì14 Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD.ì15 Neither will I cause [men] to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.ì16. Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì17 Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.ì18 Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols [wherewith] they had polluted it:ì19 And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.ì20 And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These [are] the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.ì21 But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.ì22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not [this] for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.ì23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I [am] the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.ì24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land.ì25. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.ì26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.ì27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do [them].ì28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.ì29 I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.ì30 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.ì31 Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that [were] not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.ì32 Not for your sakes do I [this], saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel.ì33 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause [you] to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.ì34 And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by.ì35 And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities [are become] fenced, [and] are inhabited.ì36 Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined [places, and] plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken [it], and I will do [it].ì37 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet [for] this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do [it] for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.ì38 As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì@ì1. The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which [was] full of bones,ì2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, [there were] very many in the open valley; and, lo, [they were] very dry.ì3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.ì4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.ì5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:ì6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.ì8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but [there was] no breath in them.ì9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.ì10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.ì11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.ì12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.ì13 And ye shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,ì14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken [it], and performed [it], saith the LORD.ì15. The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,ì16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and [for] all the house of Israel his companions:ì17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.ì18 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou [meanest] by these?ì19 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which [is] in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, [even] with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.ì20 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.ì21 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:ì22 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:ì23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.ì24 And David my servant [shall be] king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.ì25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, [even] they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David [shall be] their prince for ever.ì26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.ì27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.ì28 And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.ì@ì1. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,ì3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:ì4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts [of armour, even] a great company [with] bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:ì5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:ì6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: [and] many people with thee. ì7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.ì8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land [that is] brought back from the sword, [and is] gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.ì9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.ì10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, [that] at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:ì11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,ì12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places [that are now] inhabited, and upon the people [that are] gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.ì13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?ì14. Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know [it]?ì15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:ì16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.ì17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; [Art] thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days [many] years that I would bring thee against them?ì18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, [that] my fury shall come up in my face.ì19 For in my jealousy [and] in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;ì20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that [are] upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.ì21 And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.ì22 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that [are] with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.ì23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì@ì1. Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:ì2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:ì3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.ì4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that [is] with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and [to] the beasts of the field to be devoured.ì5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD.ì6 And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.ì7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not [let them] pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I [am] the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.ì8. Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this [is] the day whereof I have spoken.ì9 And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years:ì10 So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down [any] out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.ì11 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the [noses] of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call [it] The valley of Hamongog.ì12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land.ì13 Yea, all the people of the land shall bury [them]; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD.ì14 And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search.ì15 And the passengers [that] pass through the land, when [any] seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog.ì16 And also the name of the city [shall be] Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land.ì17 And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, [even] a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.ì18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.ì19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you.ì20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD.ì21 And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them.ì22 So the house of Israel shall know that I [am] the LORD their God from that day and forward.ì23. And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.ì24 According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.ì25 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;ì26 After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made [them] afraid.ì27 When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations;ì28 Then shall they know that I [am] the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there.ì29 Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.ì@ì1. In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth [day] of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither.ì2 In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which [was] as the frame of a city on the south.ì3 And he brought me thither, and, behold, [there was] a man, whose appearance [was] like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.ì4 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew [them] unto thee [art] thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.ì5. And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits [long] by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.ì6 Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, [which was] one reed broad; and the other threshold [of the gate, which was] one reed broad.ì7 And [every] little chamber [was] one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers [were] five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within [was] one reed.ì8 He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.ì9 Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate [was] inward.ì10 And the little chambers of the gate eastward [were] three on this side, and three on that side; they three [were] of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.ì11 And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; [and] the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.ì12 The space also before the little chambers [was] one cubit [on this side], and the space [was] one cubit on that side: and the little chambers [were] six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.ì13 He measured then the gate from the roof of [one] little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth [was] five and twenty cubits, door against door.ì14 He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.ì15 And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate [were] fifty cubits.ì16 And [there were] narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows [were] round about inward: and upon [each] post [were] palm trees.ì17 Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, [there were] chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers [were] upon the pavement.ì18 And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates [was] the lower pavement.ì19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.ì20 And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.ì21 And the little chambers thereof [were] three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof [was] fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.ì22 And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, [were] after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof [were] before them.ì23 And the gate of the inner court [was] over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.ì24 After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.ì25 And [there were] windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length [was] fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.ì26 And [there were] seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof [were] before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.ì27. And [there was] a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.ì28 And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;ì29 And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and [there were] windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: [it was] fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.ì30 And the arches round about [were] five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.ì31 And the arches thereof [were] toward the utter court; and palm trees [were] upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it [had] eight steps.ì32 And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.ì33 And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, [were] according to these measures: and [there were] windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: [it was] fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.ì34 And the arches thereof [were] toward the outward court; and palm trees [were] upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it [had] eight steps.ì35 And he brought me to the north gate, and measured [it] according to these measures;ì36 The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length [was] fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.ì37 And the posts thereof [were] toward the utter court; and palm trees [were] upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it [had] eight steps.ì38 And the chambers and the entries thereof [were] by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering.ì39. And in the porch of the gate [were] two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.ì40 And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, [were] two tables; and on the other side, which [was] at the porch of the gate, [were] two tables.ì41 Four tables [were] on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew [their sacrifices].ì42 And the four tables [were] of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.ì43 And within [were] hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables [was] the flesh of the offering.ì44 And without the inner gate [were] the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which [was] at the side of the north gate; and their prospect [was] toward the south: one at the side of the east gate [having] the prospect toward the north.ì45 And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect [is] toward the south, [is] for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.ì46 And the chamber whose prospect [is] toward the north [is] for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these [are] the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.ì47 So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar [that was] before the house.ì48 And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured [each] post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate [was] three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.ì49 The length of the porch [was] twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and [he brought me] by the steps whereby they went up to it: and [there were] pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.ì@ì1. Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, [which was] the breadth of the tabernacle.ì2 And the breadth of the door [was] ten cubits; and the sides of the door [were] five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits.ì3 Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits.ì4 So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This [is] the most holy [place].ì5 After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of [every] side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side.ì6 And the side chambers [were] three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which [was] of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house.ì7 And [there was] an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house [was still] upward, and so increased [from] the lowest [chamber] to the highest by the midst.ì8 I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers [were] a full reed of six great cubits.ì9 The thickness of the wall, which [was] for the side chamber without, [was] five cubits: and [that] which [was] left [was] the place of the side chambers that [were] within.ì10 And between the chambers [was] the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.ì11 And the doors of the side chambers [were] toward [the place that was] left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left [was] five cubits round about.ì12. Now the building that [was] before the separate place at the end toward the west [was] seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building [was] five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits.ì13 So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long;ì14 Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place toward the east, an hundred cubits.ì15 And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which [was] behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of the court;ì16 The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows [were] covered;ì17 To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure.ì18 And [it was] made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree [was] between a cherub and a cherub; and [every] cherub had two faces;ì19 So that the face of a man [was] toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: [it was] made through all the house round about.ì20 From the ground unto above the door [were] cherubims and palm trees made, and [on] the wall of the temple.ì21 The posts of the temple [were] squared, [and] the face of the sanctuary; the appearance [of the one] as the appearance [of the other].ì22 The altar of wood [was] three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, [were] of wood: and he said unto me, This [is] the table that [is] before the LORD.ì23 And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.ì24 And the doors had two leaves [apiece], two turning leaves; two [leaves] for the one door, and two leaves for the other [door].ì25 And [there were] made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as [were] made upon the walls; and [there were] thick planks upon the face of the porch without.ì26 And [there were] narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and [upon] the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.ì@ì1. Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that [was] over against the separate place, and which [was] before the building toward the north.ì2 Before the length of an hundred cubits [was] the north door, and the breadth [was] fifty cubits.ì3 Over against the twenty [cubits] which [were] for the inner court, and over against the pavement which [was] for the utter court, [was] gallery against gallery in three [stories].ì4 And before the chambers [was] a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.ì5 Now the upper chambers [were] shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.ì6 For they [were] in three [stories], but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore [the building] was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.ì7 And the wall that [was] without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof [was] fifty cubits.ì8 For the length of the chambers that [were] in the utter court [was] fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple [were] an hundred cubits.ì9 And from under these chambers [was] the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.ì10 The chambers [were] in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.ì11 And the way before them [was] like the appearance of the chambers which [were] toward the north, as long as they, [and] as broad as they: and all their goings out [were] both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.ì12 And according to the doors of the chambers that [were] toward the south [was] a door in the head of the way, [even] the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.ì13 Then said he unto me, The north chambers [and] the south chambers, which [are] before the separate place, they [be] holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place [is] holy.ì14 When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy [place] into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they [are] holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to [those things] which [are] for the people.ì15. Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect [is] toward the east, and measured it round about.ì16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.ì17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.ì18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.ì19 He turned about to the west side, [and] measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.ì20 He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred [reeds] long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.ì@ì1. Afterward he brought me to the gate, [even] the gate that looketh toward the east:ì2 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice [was] like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.ì3 And [it was] according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, [even] according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions [were] like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.ì4 And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect [is] toward the east.ì5 So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.ì6 And I heard [him] speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.ì7. And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, [neither] they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.ì8 In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.ì9 Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.ì10 Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.ì11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write [it] in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.ì12 This [is] the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about [shall be] most holy. Behold, this [is] the law of the house.ì13. And these [are] the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit [is] a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom [shall be] a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about [shall be] a span: and this [shall be] the higher place of the altar.ì14 And from the bottom [upon] the ground [even] to the lower settle [shall be] two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle [even] to the greater settle [shall be] four cubits, and the breadth [one] cubit.ì15 So the altar [shall be] four cubits; and from the altar and upward [shall be] four horns.ì16 And the altar [shall be] twelve [cubits] long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.ì17 And the settle [shall be] fourteen [cubits] long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it [shall be] half a cubit; and the bottom thereof [shall be] a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.ì18 And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These [are] the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.ì19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering.ì20 And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put [it] on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.ì21 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.ì22 And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse [it] with the bullock.ì23 When thou hast made an end of cleansing [it], thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.ì24 And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up [for] a burnt offering unto the LORD.ì25 Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat [for] a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish.ì26 Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.ì27 And when these days are expired, it shall be, [that] upon the eighth day, and [so] forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord GOD.ì@ì1. Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it [was] shut.ì2 Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.ì3 [It is] for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of [that] gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.ì4. Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.ì5 And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.ì6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious, [even] to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations,ì7 In that ye have brought [into my sanctuary] strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, [even] my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.ì8 And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.ì9 Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that [is] among the children of Israel.ì10. And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.ì11 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, [having] charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.ì12 Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.ì13 And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy [place]: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed.ì14 But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.ì15 But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:ì16 They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.ì17. And it shall come to pass, [that] when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.ì18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird [themselves] with any thing that causeth sweat.ì19 And when they go forth into the utter court, [even] into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.ì20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.ì21 Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.ì22 Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.ì23 And they shall teach my people [the difference] between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.ì24 And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; [and] they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths. ì25 And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.ì26 And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.ì27 And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD.ì28 And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I [am] their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I [am] their possession.ì29 They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.ì30 And the first of all the firstfruits of all [things], and every oblation of all, of every [sort] of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.ì31 The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.ì@ì1. Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length [shall be] the length of five and twenty thousand [reeds], and the breadth [shall be] ten thousand. This [shall be] holy in all the borders thereof round about.ì2 Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred [in length], with five hundred [in breadth], square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.ì3 And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary [and] the most holy [place].ì4 The holy [portion] of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.ì5 And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.ì6 And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy [portion]: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.ì7 And a [portion shall be] for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy [portion], and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy [portion], and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length [shall be] over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.ì8 In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and [the rest of] the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.ì9. Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD.ì10 Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.ì11 The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.ì12 And the shekel [shall be] twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.ì13. This [is] the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:ì14 Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, [ye shall offer] the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, [which is] an homer of ten baths; for ten baths [are] an homer:ì15 And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD.ì16 All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel.ì17 And it shall be the prince's part [to give] burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.ì18 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first [month], in the first [day] of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:ì19 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put [it] upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.ì20 And so thou shalt do the seventh [day] of the month for every one that erreth, and for [him that is] simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.ì21 In the first [month], in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.ì22 And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock [for] a sin offering.ì23 And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the LORD, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a kid of the goats daily [for] a sin offering.ì24 And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah.ì25 In the seventh [month], in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil.ì@ì1. Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.ì2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of [that] gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.ì3 Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new moons.ì4 And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD in the sabbath day [shall be] six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.ì5 And the meat offering [shall be] an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.ì6 And in the day of the new moon [it shall be] a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish.ì7 And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah.ì8 And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of [that] gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.ì9 But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.ì10 And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.ì11 And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.ì12 Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, [one] shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth [one] shall shut the gate.ì13 Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the LORD [of] a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning.ì14 And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the LORD.ì15 Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning [for] a continual burnt offering.ì16. Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it [shall be] their possession by inheritance.ì17 But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them.ì18 Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; [but] he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.ì19. After he brought me through the entry, which [was] at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there [was] a place on the two sides westward.ì20 Then said he unto me, This [is] the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear [them] not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people.ì21 Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court [there was] a court.ì22 In the four corners of the court [there were] courts joined of forty [cubits] long and thirty broad: these four corners [were] of one measure.ì23 And [there was] a row [of building] round about in them, round about them four, and [it was] made with boiling places under the rows round about.ì24 Then said he unto me, These [are] the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.ì@ì1. Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house [stood toward] the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south [side] of the altar.ì2 Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.ì3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters [were] to the ankles.ì4 Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters [were] to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters [were] to the loins.ì5 Afterward he measured a thousand; [and it was] a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.ì6 And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river.ì7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river [were] very many trees on the one side and on the other.ì8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: [which being] brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.ì9 And it shall come to pass, [that] every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.ì10 And it shall come to pass, [that] the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a [place] to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.ì11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.ì12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.ì13. Thus saith the Lord GOD; This [shall be] the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph [shall have two] portions.ì14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: [concerning] the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.ì15 And this [shall be] the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;ì16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which [is] between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which [is] by the coast of Hauran.ì17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And [this is] the north side.ì18 And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel [by] Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And [this is] the east side.ì19 And the south side southward, from Tamar [even] to the waters of strife [in] Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And [this is] the south side southward.ì20 The west side also [shall be] the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This [is] the west side.ì21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.ì22 And it shall come to pass, [that] ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.ì23 And it shall come to pass, [that] in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give [him] his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.ì@ì1. Now these [are] the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east [and] west; a [portion for] Dan.ì2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a [portion for] Asher.ì3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a [portion for] Naphtali.ì4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a [portion for] Manasseh.ì5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a [portion for] Ephraim.ì6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a [portion for] Reuben.ì7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a [portion for] Judah.ì8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand [reeds in] breadth, and [in] length as one of the [other] parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.ì9 The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD [shall be] of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.ì10 And for them, [even] for the priests, shall be [this] holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand [in length], and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.ì11 [It shall be] for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.ì12 And [this] oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.ì13 And over against the border of the priests the Levites [shall have] five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length [shall be] five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.ì14 And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for [it is] holy unto the LORD.ì15 And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane [place] for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.ì16 And these [shall be] the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.ì17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.ì18 And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy [portion shall be] ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy [portion]; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.ì19 And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.ì20 All the oblation [shall be] five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.ì21 And the residue [shall be] for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house [shall be] in the midst thereof.ì22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, [being] in the midst [of that] which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.ì23 As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin [shall have] a [portion].ì24 And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon [shall have] a [portion].ì25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a [portion].ì26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a [portion].ì27 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a [portion].ì28 And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar [unto] the waters of strife [in] Kadesh, [and] to the river toward the great sea.ì29 This [is] the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these [are] their portions, saith the Lord GOD.ì30 And these [are] the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.ì31. And the gates of the city [shall be] after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.ì32 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.ì33 And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.ì34 At the west side four thousand and five hundred, [with] their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.ì35 [It was] round about eighteen thousand [measures]: and the name of the city from [that] day [shall be], The LORD [is] there. ì# ì@ì1. In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.ì2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.ì3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring [certain] of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;ì4 Children in whom [was] no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as [had] ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.ì5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.ì6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:ì7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel [the name] of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.ì8. But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.ì9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.ì10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which [are] of your sort? then shall ye make [me] endanger my head to the king.ì11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,ì12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.ì13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.ì14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.ì15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.ì16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.ì17. As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.ì18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.ì19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.ì20 And in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his realm.ì21 And Daniel continued [even] unto the first year of king Cyrus.ì@ì1. And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.ì2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.ì3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.ì4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.ì5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.ì6 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.ì7 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.ì8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.ì9 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, [there is but] one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.ì10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore [there is] no king, lord, nor ruler, [that] asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.ì11 And [it is] a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.ì12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise [men] of Babylon.ì13 And the decree went forth that the wise [men] should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.ì14. Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise [men] of Babylon:ì15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why [is] the decree [so] hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.ì16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.ì17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:ì18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise [men] of Babylon.ì19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.ì20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:ì21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:ì22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what [is] in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.ì23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast [now] made known unto us the king's matter.ì24. Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise [men] of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise [men] of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.ì25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.ì26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?ì27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise [men], the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;ì28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;ì29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came [into thy mind] upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.ì30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for [any] wisdom that I have more than any living, but for [their] sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.ì31. Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness [was] excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof [was] terrible.ì32 This image's head [was] of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,ì33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.ì34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet [that were] of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.ì35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.ì36 This [is] the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.ì37 Thou, O king, [art] a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.ì38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou [art] this head of gold.ì39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.ì40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.ì41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.ì42 And [as] the toes of the feet [were] part of iron, and part of clay, [so] the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.ì43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.ì44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, [but] it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.ì45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream [is] certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.ì46. Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.ì47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth [it is], that your God [is] a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.ì48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise [men] of Babylon.ì49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel [sat] in the gate of the king.ì@ì1. Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height [was] threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.ì2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.ì3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.ì4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,ì5 [That] at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:ì6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.ì7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down [and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.ì8. Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.ì9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.ì10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:ì11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, [that] he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.ì12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.ì13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in [his] rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.ì14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, [Is it] true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?ì15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who [is] that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?ì16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we [are] not careful to answer thee in this matter.ì17 If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver [us] out of thine hand, O king.ì18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.ì19. Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: [therefore] he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.ì20 And he commanded the most mighty men that [were] in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, [and] to cast [them] into the burning fiery furnace.ì21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their [other] garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.ì22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.ì23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.ì24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, [and] spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.ì25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.ì26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, [and] spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come [hither]. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.ì27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.ì28. [Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.ì29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.ì30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon.ì@ì1. Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.ì2 I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.ì3 How great [are] his signs! and how mighty [are] his wonders! his kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion [is] from generation to generation.ì4. I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:ì5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.ì6 Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise [men] of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.ì7 Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.ì8 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, [saying],ì9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.ì10 Thus [were] the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof [was] great.ì11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:ì12 The leaves thereof [were] fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it [was] meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.ì13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;ì14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:ì15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and [let] his portion [be] with the beasts in the grass of the earth:ì16 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.ì17 This matter [is] by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.ì18 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise [men] of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou [art] able; for the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee.ì19. Then Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream [be] to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.ì20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth;ì21 Whose leaves [were] fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it [was] meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:ì22 It [is] thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.ì23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and [let] his portion [be] with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;ì24 This [is] the interpretation, O king, and this [is] the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:ì25 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.ì26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.ì27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.ì28. All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.ì29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.ì30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?ì31 While the word [was] in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.ì32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling [shall be] with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.ì33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws].ì34. And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom [is] from generation to generation:ì35 And all the inhabitants of the earth [are] reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and [among] the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?ì36 At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.ì37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works [are] truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.ì@ì1. Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.ì2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which [was] in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.ì3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which [was] at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.ì4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.ì5 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.ì6 Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.ì7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. [And] the king spake, and said to the wise [men] of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.ì8 Then came in all the king's wise [men]: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.ì9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.ì10. [Now] the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: [and] the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:ì11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom [is] the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, [I say], thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, [and] soothsayers;ì12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.ì13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. [And] the king spake and said unto Daniel, [Art] thou that Daniel, which [art] of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?ì14 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods [is] in thee, and [that] light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.ì15 And now the wise [men], the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:ì16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.ì17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.ì18 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:ì19 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.ì20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:ì21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling [was] with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and [that] he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.ì22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;ì23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are] all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:ì24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.ì25 And this [is] the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.ì26 This [is] the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.ì27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.ì28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.ì29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and [put] a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.ì30. In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.ì31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about threescore and two years old.ì@ì1. It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;ì2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel [was] first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage.ì3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit [was] in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.ì4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he [was] faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.ì5 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find [it] against him concerning the law of his God.ì6. Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.ì7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.ì8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.ì9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.ì10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.ì11. Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.ì12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask [a petition] of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing [is] true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.ì13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which [is] of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.ì14 Then the king, when he heard [these] words, was sore displeased with himself, and set [his] heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.ì15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians [is], That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.ì16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast [him] into the den of lions. [Now] the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.ì17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.ì18. Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.ì19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.ì20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: [and] the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?ì21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.ì22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.ì23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.ì24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast [them] into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.ì25. Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.ì26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he [is] the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion [shall be even] unto the end.ì27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.ì28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.ì@ì1. In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, [and] told the sum of the matters.ì2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.ì3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.ì4 The first [was] like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.ì5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and [it had] three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.ì6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.ì7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it [was] diverse from all the beasts that [were] before it; and it had ten horns.ì8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn [were] eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.ì9. I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment [was] white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne [was like] the fiery flame, [and] his wheels [as] burning fire.ì10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.ì11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld [even] till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.ì12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.ì13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.ì14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed.ì15. I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of [my] body, and the visions of my head troubled me.ì16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.ì17 These great beasts, which are four, [are] four kings, [which] shall arise out of the earth.ì18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.ì19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth [were of] iron, and his nails [of] brass; [which] devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;ì20 And of the ten horns that [were] in his head, and [of] the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even [of] that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look [was] more stout than his fellows.ì21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;ì22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.ì23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.ì24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom [are] ten kings [that] shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.ì25 And he shall speak [great] words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.ì26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy [it] unto the end.ì27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.ì28 Hitherto [is] the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.ì@ì1. In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, [even unto] me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.ì2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I [was] at Shushan [in] the palace, which [is] in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.ì3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had [two] horns: and the [two] horns [were] high; but one [was] higher than the other, and the higher came up last.ì4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither [was there any] that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.ì5 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat [had] a notable horn between his eyes.ì6 And he came to the ram that had [two] horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.ì7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.ì8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.ì9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant [land].ì10 And it waxed great, [even] to the host of heaven; and it cast down [some] of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.ì11 Yea, he magnified [himself] even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily [sacrifice] was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.ì12 And an host was given [him] against the daily [sacrifice] by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.ì13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain [saint] which spake, How long [shall be] the vision [concerning] the daily [sacrifice], and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?ì14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.ì15. And it came to pass, when I, [even] I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.ì16 And I heard a man's voice between [the banks of] Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this [man] to understand the vision.ì17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end [shall be] the vision.ì18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.ì19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end [shall be].ì20 The ram which thou sawest having [two] horns [are] the kings of Media and Persia.ì21 And the rough goat [is] the king of Grecia: and the great horn that [is] between his eyes [is] the first king.ì22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.ì23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.ì24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.ì25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify [himself] in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.ì26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told [is] true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it [shall be] for many days.ì27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick [certain] days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood [it].ì@ì1. In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;ì2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.ì3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:ì4. And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;ì5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:ì6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.ì7 O Lord, righteousness [belongeth] unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, [that are] near, and [that are] far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.ì8 O Lord, to us [belongeth] confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.ì9 To the Lord our God [belong] mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;ì10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.ì11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that [is] written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.ì12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.ì13 As [it is] written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.ì14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God [is] righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.ì15 And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly.ì16 O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people [are become] a reproach to all [that are] about us.ì17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.ì18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.ì19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.ì20. And whiles I [was] speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;ì21 Yea, whiles I [was] speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.ì22 And he informed [me], and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.ì23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew [thee]; for thou [art] greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.ì24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.ì25 Know therefore and understand, [that] from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince [shall be] seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.ì26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof [shall be] with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.ì27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make [it] desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.ì@ì1. In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing [was] true, but the time appointed [was] long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.ì2 In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.ì3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.ì4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which [is] Hiddekel;ì5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins [were] girded with fine gold of Uphaz:ì6 His body also [was] like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.ì7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.ì8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.ì9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.ì10. And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and [upon] the palms of my hands.ì11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.ì12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.ì13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.ì14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision [is] for [many] days.ì15 And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.ì16 And, behold, [one] like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.ì17 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.ì18 Then there came again and touched me [one] like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,ì19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.ì20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.ì21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and [there is] none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.ì@ì1. Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, [even] I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.ì2 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than [they] all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.ì3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.ì4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those.ì5. And the king of the south shall be strong, and [one] of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion [shall be] a great dominion.ì6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in [these] times.ì7 But out of a branch of her roots shall [one] stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:ì8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, [and] with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue [more] years than the king of the north.ì9 So the king of the south shall come into [his] kingdom, and shall return into his own land.ì10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and [one] shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, [even] to his fortress.ì11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, [even] with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand.ì12 [And] when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down [many] ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened [by it].ì13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.ì14 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.ì15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither [shall there be any] strength to withstand.ì16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.ì17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand [on his side], neither be for him.ì18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause [it] to turn upon him.ì19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.ì20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes [in] the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.ì21. And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.ì22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.ì23 And after the league [made] with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.ì24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do [that] which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: [yea], and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.ì25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.ì26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.ì27 And both these kings' hearts [shall be] to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end [shall be] at the time appointed.ì28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart [shall be] against the holy covenant; and he shall do [exploits], and return to his own land.ì29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.ì30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.ì31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily [sacrifice], and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.ì32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do [exploits].ì33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, [many] days.ì34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.ì35 And [some] of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make [them] white, [even] to the time of the end: because [it is] yet for a time appointed.ì36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.ì37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.ì38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.ì39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge [and] increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.ì40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.ì41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many [countries] shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, [even] Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.ì42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.ì43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians [shall be] at his steps.ì44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.ì45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.ì@ì1. And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.ì2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt.ì3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.ì4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, [even] to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.ì5. Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.ì6 And [one] said to the man clothed in linen, which [was] upon the waters of the river, How long [shall it be to] the end of these wonders?ì7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which [was] upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that [it shall be] for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these [things] shall be finished.ì8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what [shall be] the end of these [things]?ì9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [are] closed up and sealed till the time of the end.ì10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.ì11 And from the time [that] the daily [sacrifice] shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, [there shall be] a thousand two hundred and ninety days.ì12 Blessed [is] he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.ì13 But go thou thy way till the end [be]: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.ì# ì@ì1. The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.ì2. The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, [departing] from the LORD.ì3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.ì4 And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little [while], and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.ì5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.ì6 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And [God] said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.ì7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.ì8. Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.ì9 Then said [God], Call his name Loammi: for ye [are] not my people, and I will not be your [God].ì10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people, [there] it shall be said unto them, [Ye are] the sons of the living God.ì11 Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great [shall be] the day of Jezreel.ì@ì1. Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah.ì2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she [is] not my wife, neither [am] I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;ì3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.ì4 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they [be] the children of whoredoms.ì5 For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give [me] my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.ì6. Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.ì7 And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find [them]: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then [was it] better with me than now.ì8 For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, [which] they prepared for Baal.ì9 Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax [given] to cover her nakedness.ì10 And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.ì11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.ì12 And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These [are] my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.ì13 And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.ì14. Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.ì15 And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.ì16 And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, [that] thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.ì17 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.ì18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and [with] the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.ì19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.ì20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.ì21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;ì22 And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.ì23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to [them which were] not my people, Thou [art] my people; and they shall say, [Thou art] my God.ì@ì1. Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of [her] friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.ì2 So I bought her to me for fifteen [pieces] of silver, and [for] an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:ì3 And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for [another] man: so [will] I also [be] for thee.ì4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and [without] teraphim:ì5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.ì@ì1. Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because [there is] no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.ì2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.ì3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.ì4 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people [are] as they that strive with the priest.ì5 Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother.ì6. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.ì7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: [therefore] will I change their glory into shame.ì8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.ì9 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.ì10 For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.ì11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.ì12. My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused [them] to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.ì13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof [is] good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.ì14 I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people [that] doth not understand shall fall.ì15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, [yet] let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.ì16 For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.ì17 Ephraim [is] joined to idols: let him alone.ì18 Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers [with] shame do love, Give ye.ì19 The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.ì@ì1. Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment [is] toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.ì2 And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I [have been] a rebuker of them all.ì3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, [and] Israel is defiled.ì4 They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms [is] in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD.ì5 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.ì6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find [him]; he hath withdrawn himself from them.ì7 They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.ì8. Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, [and] the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud [at] Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.ì9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.ì10 The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: [therefore] I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.ì11 Ephraim [is] oppressed [and] broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.ì12 Therefore [will] I [be] unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.ì13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah [saw] his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.ì14 For I [will be] unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, [even] I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue [him].ì15 I will go [and] return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.ì@ì1. Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.ì2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.ì3 Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain unto the earth.ì4. O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness [is] as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.ì5 Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments [are as] the light [that] goeth forth.ì6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.ì7 But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.ì8 Gilead [is] a city of them that work iniquity, [and is] polluted with blood.ì9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, [so] the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.ì10 I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there [is] the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.ì11 Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.ì@ì1. When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, [and] the troop of robbers spoileth without.ì2 And they consider not in their hearts [that] I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face.ì3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.ì4 They [are] all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, [who] ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened.ì5 In the day of our king the princes have made [him] sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.ì6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.ì7 They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: [there is] none among them that calleth unto me.ì8. Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned.ì9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth [it] not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.ì10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this.ì11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.ì12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.ì13 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.ì14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, [and] they rebel against me.ì15 Though I have bound [and] strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me.ì16 They return, [but] not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this [shall be] their derision in the land of Egypt.ì@ì1. [Set] the trumpet to thy mouth. [He shall come] as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.ì2 Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.ì3 Israel hath cast off [the thing that is] good: the enemy shall pursue him.ì4 They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew [it] not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.ì5 Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast [thee] off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long [will it be] ere they attain to innocency?ì6 For from Israel [was] it also: the workman made it; therefore it [is] not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.ì7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.ì8. Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure.ì9 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.ì10 Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.ì11 Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.ì12 I have written to him the great things of my law, [but] they were counted as a strange thing.ì13 They sacrifice flesh [for] the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat [it; but] the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.ì14 For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.ì@ì1. Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as [other] people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.ì2 The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her.ì3 They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean [things] in Assyria.ì4 They shall not offer wine [offerings] to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices [shall be] unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.ì5 What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?ì6 For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant [places] for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns [shall be] in their tabernacles.ì7. The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know [it]: the prophet [is] a fool, the spiritual man [is] mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.ì8 The watchman of Ephraim [was] with my God: [but] the prophet [is] a snare of a fowler in all his ways, [and] hatred in the house of his God.ì9 They have deeply corrupted [themselves], as in the days of Gibeah: [therefore] he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.ì10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: [but] they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto [that] shame; and [their] abominations were according as they loved.ì11. [As for] Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.ì12 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, [that there shall] not [be] a man [left]: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!ì13 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, [is] planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.ì14 Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.ì15 All their wickedness [is] in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes [are] revolters.ì16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay [even] the beloved [fruit] of their womb.ì17 My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.ì@ì1. Israel [is] an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.ì2 Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.ì3 For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?ì4 They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.ì5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof [that] rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.ì6 It shall be also carried unto Assyria [for] a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.ì7 [As for] Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.ì8 The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.ì9. O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them.ì10 [It is] in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows.ì11 And Ephraim [is as] an heifer [that is] taught, [and] loveth to tread out [the corn]; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, [and] Jacob shall break his clods.ì12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for [it is] time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.ì13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.ì14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon [her] children.ì15 So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.ì@ì1. When Israel [was] a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.ì2 [As] they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.ì3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.ì4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.ì5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.ì6 And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour [them], because of their own counsels.ì7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt [him].ì8. How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? [how] shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? [how] shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.ì9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I [am] God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.ì10 They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.ì11 They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.ì12 Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.ì@ì1. Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.ì2 The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.ì3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:ì4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him [in] Bethel, and there he spake with us;ì5 Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD [is] his memorial.ì6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.ì7. [He is] a merchant, the balances of deceit [are] in his hand: he loveth to oppress.ì8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: [in] all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that [were] sin.ì9 And I [that am] the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.ì10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.ì11 [Is there] iniquity [in] Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars [are] as heaps in the furrows of the fields.ì12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep].ì13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.ì14 Ephraim provoked [him] to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.ì@ì1. When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.ì2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, [and] idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.ì3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff [that] is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.ì4 Yet I [am] the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for [there is] no saviour beside me.ì5. I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.ì6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.ì7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe [them]:ì8 I will meet them as a bear [that is] bereaved [of her whelps], and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.ì9. O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me [is] thine help.ì10 I will be thy king: where [is any other] that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?ì11 I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took [him] away in my wrath.ì12 The iniquity of Ephraim [is] bound up; his sin [is] hid.ì13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he [is] an unwise son; for he should not stay long in [the place of] the breaking forth of children.ì14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.ì15 Though he be fruitful among [his] brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.ì16 Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.ì@ì1. O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.ì2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive [us] graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.ì3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, [Ye are] our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.ì4. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.ì5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.ì6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.ì7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive [as] the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof [shall be] as the wine of Lebanon.ì8. Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard [him], and observed him: I [am] like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.ì9 Who [is] wise, and he shall understand these [things]? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD [are] right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.ì# ì@ì1. The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.ì2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers?ì3 Tell ye your children of it, and [let] your children [tell] their children, and their children another generation.ì4 That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.ì5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.ì6 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth [are] the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.ì7 He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast [it] away; the branches thereof are made white.ì8. Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.ì9 The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers, mourn.ì10 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.ì11 Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.ì12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, [even] all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.ì13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.ì14. Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders [and] all the inhabitants of the land [into] the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,ì15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD [is] at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.ì16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, [yea], joy and gladness from the house of our God?ì17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.ì18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.ì19 O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.ì20 The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.ì@ì1. Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for [it is] nigh at hand;ì2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, [even] to the years of many generations.ì3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land [is] as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.ì4 The appearance of them [is] as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.ì5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.ì6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.ì7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:ì8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and [when] they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.ì9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.ì10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:ì11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp [is] very great: for [he is] strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD [is] great and very terrible; and who can abide it?ì12. Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye [even] to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:ì13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he [is] gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.ì14 Who knoweth [if] he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; [even] a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?ì15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:ì16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.ì17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where [is] their God?ì18. Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.ì19 Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:ì20 But I will remove far off from you the northern [army], and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.ì21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.ì22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.ì23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first [month].ì24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.ì25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.ì26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.ì27 And ye shall know that I [am] in the midst of Israel, and [that] I [am] the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.ì28. And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:ì29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.ì30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.ì31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.ì32 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.ì@ì1. For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,ì2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and [for] my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.ì3 And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.ì4 Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly [and] speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;ì5 Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:ì6 The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.ì7 Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:ì8 And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken [it].ì9. Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:ì10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I [am] strong.ì11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.ì12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.ì13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness [is] great.ì14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD [is] near in the valley of decision.ì15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.ì16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD [will be] the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.ì17 So shall ye know that I [am] the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.ì18. And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.ì19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence [against] the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.ì20 But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.ì21 For I will cleanse their blood [that] I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.ì# ì@ì1. The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.ì2 And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.ì3. Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:ì4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.ì5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.ì6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver [them] up to Edom:ì7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof:ì8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.ì9 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:ì10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.ì11 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:ì12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.ì13 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:ì14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:ì15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD.ì@ì1. Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:ì2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, [and] with the sound of the trumpet:ì3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.ì4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:ì5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.ì6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;ì7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the [same] maid, to profane my holy name:ì8 And they lay [themselves] down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned [in] the house of their god.ì9. Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height [was] like the height of the cedars, and he [was] strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.ì10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.ì11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. [Is it] not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.ì12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.ì13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed [that is] full of sheaves.ì14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:ì15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and [he that is] swift of foot shall not deliver [himself]: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.ì16 And [he that is] courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.ì@ì1. Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying,ì2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.ì3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?ì4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?ì5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin [is] for him? shall [one] take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?ì6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done [it]?ì7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.ì8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?ì9. Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.ì10 For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.ì11 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary [there shall be] even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.ì12 Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus [in] a couch.ì13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts,ì14 That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.ì15 And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.ì@ì1. Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that [are] in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.ì2 The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks.ì3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, every [cow at that which is] before her; and ye shall cast [them] into the palace, saith the LORD.ì4 Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and] your tithes after three years:ì5 And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim [and] publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.ì6. And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.ì7 And also I have withholden the rain from you, when [there were] yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.ì8 So two [or] three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.ì9 I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured [them]: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.ì10 I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.ì11 I have overthrown [some] of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.ì12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: [and] because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.ì13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what [is] his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, [is] his name.ì@ì1. Hear ye this word which I take up against you, [even] a lamentation, O house of Israel.ì2 The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; [there is] none to raise her up.ì3 For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out [by] a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth [by] an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.ì4. For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:ì5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.ì6 Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and [there be] none to quench [it] in Bethel.ì7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,ì8 [Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name:ì9 That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.ì10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.ì11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading [is] upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.ì12 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate [from their right].ì13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it [is] an evil time.ì14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.ì15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.ì16. Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing [shall be] in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.ì17 And in all vineyards [shall be] wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.ì18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end [is] it for you? the day of the LORD [is] darkness, and not light.ì19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.ì20 [Shall] not the day of the LORD [be] darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?ì21. I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.ì22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.ì23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.ì24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.ì25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?ì26 But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.ì27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name [is] The God of hosts.ì@ì1. Woe to them [that are] at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, [which are] named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!ì2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: [be they] better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?ì3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;ì4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;ì5 That chant to the sound of the viol, [and] invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David;ì6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.ì7 Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.ì8. The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.ì9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die.ì10 And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that [is] by the sides of the house, [Is there] yet [any] with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.ì11 For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.ì12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will [one] plow [there] with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:ì13 Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?ì14 But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the wilderness.ì@ì1. Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, [it was] the latter growth after the king's mowings.ì2 And it came to pass, [that] when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small.ì3 The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.ì4 Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.ì5 Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small.ì6 The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.ì7 Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall [made] by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.ì8 And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more:ì9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.ì10. Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.ì11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land.ì12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:ì13 But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it [is] the king's chapel, and it [is] the king's court.ì14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I [was] no prophet, neither [was] I a prophet's son; but I [was] an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:ì15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.ì16 Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac.ì17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.ì@ì1. Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.ì2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.ì3 And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: [there shall be] many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast [them] forth with silence.ì4. Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,ì5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?ì6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; [yea], and sell the refuse of the wheat? ì7 The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works.ì8 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as [by] the flood of Egypt.ì9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:ì10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only [son], and the end thereof as a bitter day.ì11. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:ì12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find [it].ì13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.ì14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again.ì@ì1. I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.ì2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:ì3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:ì4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.ì5 And the Lord GOD of hosts [is] he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as [by] the flood of Egypt.ì6 [It is] he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name.ì7 [Are] ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?ì8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD [are] upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.ì9 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as [corn] is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. ì10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.ì11. In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:ì12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.ì13 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.ì14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit [them]; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.ì15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.ì# ì@ì1. The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.ì2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.ì3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation [is] high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?ì4 Though thou exalt [thyself] as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.ì5 If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave [some] grapes?ì6 How are [the things] of Esau searched out! [how] are his hidden things sought up!ì7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee [even] to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, [and] prevailed against thee; [they that eat] thy bread have laid a wound under thee: [there is] none understanding in him.ì8 Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise [men] out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?ì9 And thy mighty [men], O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.ì10. For [thy] violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.ì11 In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou [wast] as one of them.ì12 But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.ì13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid [hands] on their substance in the day of their calamity;ì14 Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.ì15 For the day of the LORD [is] near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.ì16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, [so] shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.ì17. But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.ì18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be [any] remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken [it].ì19 And [they of] the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and [they of] the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin [shall possess] Gilead.ì20 And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel [shall possess] that of the Canaanites, [even] unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which [is] in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.ì21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S. ì# ì@ì1. Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,ì2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.ì3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.ì4. But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.ì5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that [were] in the ship into the sea, to lighten [it] of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.ì6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.ì7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil [is] upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.ì8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil [is] upon us; What [is] thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what [is] thy country? and of what people [art] thou?ì9 And he said unto them, I [am] an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry [land].ì10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.ì11. Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.ì12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest [is] upon you.ì13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring [it] to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.ì14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.ì15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.ì16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.ì17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.ì@ì1. Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,ì2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, [and] thou heardest my voice.ì3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.ì4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. ì5 The waters compassed me about, [even] to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.ì6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars [was] about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.ì7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.ì8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.ì9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay [that] that I have vowed. Salvation [is] of the LORD.ì10. And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land].ì@ì1. And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,ì2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.ì3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.ì4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.ì5. So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.ì6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered [him] with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.ì7 And he caused [it] to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:ì8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that [is] in their hands.ì9 Who can tell [if] God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?ì10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.ì@ì1. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.ì2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, [was] not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou [art] a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.ì3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for [it is] better for me to die than to live.ì4 Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?ì5. So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.ì6 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made [it] to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.ì7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.ì8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, [It is] better for me to die than to live.ì9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, [even] unto death.ì10 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:ì11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and [also] much cattle?ì# ì@ì1. The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.ì2 Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.ì3 For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.ì4 And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, [and] as the waters [that are] poured down a steep place.ì5 For the transgression of Jacob [is] all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What [is] the transgression of Jacob? [is it] not Samaria? and what [are] the high places of Judah? [are they] not Jerusalem?ì6 Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, [and] as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof.ì7 And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered [it] of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.ì8. Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.ì9 For her wound [is] incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, [even] to Jerusalem.ì10 Declare ye [it] not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.ì11 Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing.ì12 For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.ì13 O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she [is] the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.ì14 Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib [shall be] a lie to the kings of Israel.ì15 Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.ì16 Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.ì@ì1. Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.ì2 And they covet fields, and take [them] by violence; and houses, and take [them] away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.ì3 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time [is] evil.ì4 In that day shall [one] take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, [and] say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed [it] from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.ì5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD.ì6. Prophesy ye not, [say they to them that] prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, [that] they shall not take shame.ì7 O [thou that art] named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? [are] these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?ì8 Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war.ì9 The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.ì10 Arise ye, and depart; for this [is] not [your] rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy [you], even with a sore destruction.ì11 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, [saying], I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.ì12. I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of [the multitude of] men.ì13 The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.ì@ì1. And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; [Is it] not for you to know judgment?ì2 Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;ì3 Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.ì4 Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.ì5 Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.ì6 Therefore night [shall be] unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.ì7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for [there is] no answer of God.ì8. But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.ì9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.ì10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.ì11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, [Is] not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.ì12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed [as] a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.ì@ì1. But in the last days it shall come to pass, [that] the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.ì2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.ì3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.ì4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make [them] afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken [it].ì5 For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.ì6 In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;ì7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.ì8. And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.ì9 Now why dost thou cry out aloud? [is there] no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.ì10 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go [even] to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.ì11 Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.ì12 But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.ì13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.ì@ì1. Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.ì2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.ì3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time [that] she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.ì4 And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.ì5 And this [man] shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.ì6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver [us] from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.ì7. And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.ì8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.ì9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.ì10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:ì11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:ì12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no [more] soothsayers:ì13 Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.ì14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.ì15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.ì@ì1. Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.ì2 Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.ì3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.ì4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.ì5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.ì6. Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?ì7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn [for] my transgression, the fruit of my body [for] the sin of my soul?ì8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?ì9. The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and [the man of] wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.ì10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure [that is] abominable?ì11 Shall I count [them] pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?ì12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth.ì13 Therefore also will I make [thee] sick in smiting thee, in making [thee] desolate because of thy sins.ì14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down [shall be] in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and [that] which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.ì15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.ì16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.ì@ì1. Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: [there is] no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.ì2 The good [man] is perished out of the earth: and [there is] none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.ì3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge [asketh] for a reward; and the great [man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.ì4 The best of them [is] as a brier: the most upright [is sharper] than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen [and] thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.ì5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.ì6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies [are] the men of his own house.ì7. Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.ì8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me.ì9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.ì10 Then [she that is] mine enemy shall see [it], and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.ì11 [In] the day that thy walls are to be built, [in] that day shall the decree be far removed.ì12 [In] that day [also] he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and [from] the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and [from] mountain to mountain.ì13 Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.ì14. Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily [in] the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed [in] Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.ì15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous [things].ì16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their ears shall be deaf.ì17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee. ì18 Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.ì19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.ì20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old. ì# ì@ì1. The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.ì2. God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies.ì3 The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet.ì4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.ì5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.ì6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.ì7 The LORD [is] good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.ì8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.ì9. What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.ì10 For while [they be] folden together [as] thorns, and while they are drunken [as] drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.ì11 There is [one] come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.ì12 Thus saith the LORD; Though [they be] quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.ì13 For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.ì14 And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, [that] no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.ì15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.ì@ì1. He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make [thy] loins strong, fortify [thy] power mightily.ì2 For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.ì3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men [are] in scarlet: the chariots [shall be] with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.ì4 The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.ì5 He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.ì6 The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.ì7 And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead [her] as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.ì8 But Nineveh [is] of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, [shall they cry]; but none shall look back.ì9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for [there is] none end of the store [and] glory out of all the pleasant furniture.ì10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain [is] in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.ì11. Where [is] the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, [even] the old lion, walked, [and] the lion's whelp, and none made [them] afraid?ì12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.ì13 Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.ì@ì1. Woe to the bloody city! it [is] all full of lies [and] robbery; the prey departeth not;ì2 The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.ì3 The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and [there is] a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and [there is] none end of [their] corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:ì4 Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.ì5 Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.ì6 And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock. ì7 And it shall come to pass, [that] all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?ì8. Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, [that had] the waters round about it, whose rampart [was] the sea, [and] her wall [was] from the sea?ì9 Ethiopia and Egypt [were] her strength, and [it was] infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.ì10 Yet [was] she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.ì11 Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.ì12 All thy strong holds [shall be like] fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.ì13 Behold, thy people in the midst of thee [are] women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.ì14 Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.ì15 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.ì16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.ì17 Thy crowned [are] as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, [but] when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they [are].ì18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell [in the dust]: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth [them].ì19 [There is] no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?ì# ì@ì1. The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.ì2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!ì3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause [me] to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence [are] before me: and there are [that] raise up strife and contention.ì4 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.ì5. Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for [I] will work a work in your days, [which] ye will not believe, though it be told [you].ì6 For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, [that] bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces [that are] not theirs.ì7 They [are] terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves.ì8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle [that] hasteth to eat.ì9 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up [as] the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.ì10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.ì11 Then shall [his] mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, [imputing] this his power unto his god.ì12. [Art] thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.ì13 [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he?ì14 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, [that have] no ruler over them?ì15 They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.ì16 Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion [is] fat, and their meat plenteous.ì17 Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?ì@ì1. I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.ì2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make [it] plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.ì3 For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.ì4 Behold, his soul [which] is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.ì5. Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, [he is] a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and [is] as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:ì6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth [that which is] not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!ì7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?ì8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and [for] the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.ì9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!ì10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned [against] thy soul.ì11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.ì12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!ì13 Behold, [is it] not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?ì14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.ì15. Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to [him], and makest [him] drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!ì16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing [shall be] on thy glory.ì17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, [which] made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.ì18 What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?ì19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it [is] laid over with gold and silver, and [there is] no breath at all in the midst of it.ì20 But the LORD [is] in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.ì@ì1. A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.ì2 O LORD, I have heard thy speech, [and] was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.ì3. God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.ì4 And [his] brightness was as the light; he had horns [coming] out of his hand: and there [was] the hiding of his power.ì5 Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.ì6 He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways [are] everlasting.ì7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: [and] the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.ì8 Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? [was] thine anger against the rivers? [was] thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses [and] thy chariots of salvation?ì9 Thy bow was made quite naked, [according] to the oaths of the tribes, [even thy] word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.ì10 The mountains saw thee, [and] they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, [and] lifted up his hands on high.ì11 The sun [and] moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, [and] at the shining of thy glittering spear.ì12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.ì13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, [even] for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.ì14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing [was] as to devour the poor secretly.ì15 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, [through] the heap of great waters.ì16. When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.ì17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither [shall] fruit [be] in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and [there shall be] no herd in the stalls:ì18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.ì19 The LORD God [is] my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' [feet], and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. ì# ì@ì1. The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.ì2 I will utterly consume all [things] from off the land, saith the LORD.ì3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.ì4 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, [and] the name of the Chemarims with the priests;ì5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship [and] that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;ì6 And them that are turned back from the LORD; and [those] that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.ì7. Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD [is] at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.ì8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD'S sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.ì9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.ì10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, [that there shall be] the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.ì11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.ì12 And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.ì13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit [them]; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.ì14. The great day of the LORD [is] near, [it is] near, and hasteth greatly, [even] the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.ì15 That day [is] a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,ì16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.ì17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.ì18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.ì@ì1. Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;ì2 Before the decree bring forth, [before] the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.ì3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.ì4. For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.ì5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD [is] against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.ì6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings [and] cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.ì7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.ì8. I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified [themselves] against their border.ì9 Therefore [as] I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, [even] the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.ì10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified [themselves] against the people of the LORD of hosts.ì11 The LORD [will be] terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and [men] shall worship him, every one from his place, [even] all the isles of the heathen.ì12. Ye Ethiopians also, ye [shall be] slain by my sword.ì13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, [and] dry like a wilderness.ì14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; [their] voice shall sing in the windows; desolation [shall be] in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.ì15 This [is] the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I [am], and [there is] none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, [and] wag his hand.ì@ì1. Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!ì2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.ì3 Her princes within her [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.ì4 Her prophets [are] light [and] treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.ì5 The just LORD [is] in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.ì6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.ì7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, [and] corrupted all their doings.ì8. Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination [is] to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, [even] all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.ì9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.ì10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, [even] the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.ì11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.ì12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.ì13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make [them] afraid.ì14. Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.ì15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, [even] the LORD, [is] in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.ì16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: [and to] Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.ì17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee [is] mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.ì18 I will gather [them that are] sorrowful for the solemn assembly, [who] are of thee, [to whom] the reproach of it [was] a burden.ì19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.ì20 At that time will I bring you [again], even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD. ì# ì@ì1. In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,ì2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built.ì3 Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,ì4 [Is it] time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house [lie] waste?ì5 Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.ì6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes.ì7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.ì8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.ì9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, [it came] to little; and when ye brought [it] home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that [is] waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.ì10 Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed [from] her fruit.ì11 And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon [that] which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.ì12. Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.ì13 Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S message unto the people, saying, I [am] with you, saith the LORD.ì14 And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,ì15 In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.ì@ì1. In the seventh [month], in the one and twentieth [day] of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying,ì2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,ì3 Who [is] left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? [is it] not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?ì4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I [am] with you, saith the LORD of hosts:ì5 [According to] the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.ì6 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it [is] a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry [land];ì7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.ì8 The silver [is] mine, and the gold [is] mine, saith the LORD of hosts.ì9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.ì10. In the four and twentieth [day] of the ninth [month], in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,ì11 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests [concerning] the law, saying,ì12 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.ì13 Then said Haggai, If [one that is] unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.ì14 Then answered Haggai, and said, So [is] this people, and so [is] this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so [is] every work of their hands; and that which they offer there [is] unclean.ì15 And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:ì16 Since those [days] were, when [one] came to an heap of twenty [measures], there were [but] ten: when [one] came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty [vessels] out of the press, there were [but] twenty.ì17 I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye [turned] not to me, saith the LORD.ì18 Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth [month, even] from the day that the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider [it].ì19 Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless [you].ì20. And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth [day] of the month, saying,ì21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;ì22 And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.ì23 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts. ì# ì@ì1. In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,ì2 The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.ì3 Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.ì4 Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and [from] your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.ì5 Your fathers, where [are] they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?ì6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.ì7. Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which [is] the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,ì8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that [were] in the bottom; and behind him [were there] red horses, speckled, and white.ì9 Then said I, O my lord, what [are] these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these [be].ì10 And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These [are they] whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.ì11 And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.ì12 Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?ì13 And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me [with] good words [and] comfortable words.ì14 So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.ì15 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen [that are] at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.ì16 Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.ì17 Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.ì18. Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.ì19 And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What [be] these? And he answered me, These [are] the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.ì20 And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.ì21 Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These [are] the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up [their] horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.ì@ì1. I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.ì2 Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what [is] the breadth thereof, and what [is] the length thereof.ì3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,ì4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited [as] towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:ì5 For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.ì6. Ho, ho, [come forth], and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.ì7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest [with] the daughter of Babylon.ì8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.ì9 For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.ì10. Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.ì11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.ì12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.ì13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.ì@ì1. And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.ì2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: [is] not this a brand plucked out of the fire?ì3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.ì4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.ì5 And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.ì6 And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying,ì7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.ì8. Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they [are] men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.ì9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone [shall be] seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.ì10 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.ì@ì1. And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,ì2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all [of] gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which [are] upon the top thereof:ì3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the right [side] of the bowl, and the other upon the left [side] thereof.ì4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What [are] these, my lord?ì5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.ì6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This [is] the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.ì7 Who [art] thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou shalt become] a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone [thereof with] shoutings, [crying], Grace, grace unto it.ì8 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.ì10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel [with] those seven; they [are] the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.ì11. Then answered I, and said unto him, What [are] these two olive trees upon the right [side] of the candlestick and upon the left [side] thereof?ì12 And I answered again, and said unto him, What [be these] two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden [oil] out of themselves?ì13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these [be]? And I said, No, my lord.ì14 Then said he, These [are] the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.ì@ì1. Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.ì2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof [is] twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.ì3 Then said he unto me, This [is] the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off [as] on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off [as] on that side according to it.ì4 I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.ì5. Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what [is] this that goeth forth.ì6 And I said, What [is] it? And he said, This [is] an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This [is] their resemblance through all the earth.ì7 And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this [is] a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.ì8 And he said, This [is] wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.ì9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind [was] in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.ì10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?ì11 And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.ì@ì1. And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains [were] mountains of brass.ì2 In the first chariot [were] red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;ì3 And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.ì4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What [are] these, my lord?ì5 And the angel answered and said unto me, These [are] the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.ì6 The black horses which [are] therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.ì7 And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.ì8 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.ì9. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,ì10 Take of [them of] the captivity, [even] of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;ì11 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set [them] upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;ì12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name [is] The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:ì13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.ì14 And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD.ì15 And they [that are] far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And [this] shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.ì@ì1. And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, [that] the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth [day] of the ninth month, [even] in Chisleu;ì2 When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,ì3 [And] to speak unto the priests which [were] in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?ì4 Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,ì5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh [month], even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, [even] to me?ì6 And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat [for yourselves], and drink [for yourselves]?ì7 [Should ye] not [hear] the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when [men] inhabited the south and the plain?ì8. And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,ì9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:ì10 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.ì11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.ì12 Yea, they made their hearts [as] an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.ì13 Therefore it is come to pass, [that] as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:ì14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.ì@ì1. Again the word of the LORD of hosts came [to me], saying,ì2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.ì3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.ì4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.ì5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.ì6 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.ì7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;ì8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.ì9. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which [were] in the day [that] the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.ì10 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither [was there any] peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.ì11 But now I [will] not [be] unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.ì12 For the seed [shall be] prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these [things].ì13 And it shall come to pass, [that] as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, [but] let your hands be strong.ì14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:ì15 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.ì16 These [are] the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:ì17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these [are things] that I hate, saith the LORD.ì18. And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,ì19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth [month], and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.ì20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; [It shall] yet [come to pass], that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:ì21 And the inhabitants of one [city] shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.ì22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.ì23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days [it shall come to pass], that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard [that] God [is] with you.ì@ì1. The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus [shall be] the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, [shall be] toward the LORD.ì2 And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.ì3 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.ì4 Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.ì5 Ashkelon shall see [it], and fear; Gaza also [shall see it], and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.ì6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.ì7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, [shall be] for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.ì8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.ì9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.ì10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion [shall be] from sea [even] to sea, and from the river [even] to the ends of the earth.ì11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein [is] no water.ì12. Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare [that] I will render double unto thee;ì13 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.ì14 And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.ì15 The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, [and] make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, [and] as the corners of the altar.ì16 And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they [shall be as] the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.ì17 For how great [is] his goodness, and how great [is] his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.ì@ì1. Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; [so] the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.ì2 For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because [there was] no shepherd.ì3 Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.ì4 Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.ì5. And they shall be as mighty [men], which tread down [their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD [is] with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.ì6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I [am] the LORD their God, and will hear them.ì7 And [they of] Ephraim shall be like a mighty [man], and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see [it], and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.ì8 I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.ì9 And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.ì10 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and [place] shall not be found for them.ì11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.ì12 And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.ì@ì1. Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.ì2 Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.ì3 [There is] a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.ì4. Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;ì5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed [be] the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.ì6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver [them].ì7 And I will feed the flock of slaughter, [even] you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.ì8 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.ì9 Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.ì10 And I took my staff, [even] Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.ì11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it [was] the word of the LORD.ì12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give [me] my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty [pieces] of silver.ì13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty [pieces] of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.ì14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, [even] Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.ì15. And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.ì16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, [which] shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.ì17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword [shall be] upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.ì@ì1. The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.ì2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah [and] against Jerusalem.ì3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.ì4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.ì5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem [shall be] my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.ì6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, [even] in Jerusalem.ì7 The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify [themselves] against Judah.ì8 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David [shall be] as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.ì9. And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.ì10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn.ì11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.ì12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;ì13 The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;ì14 All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.ì@ì1. In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.ì2 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, [that] I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.ì3 And it shall come to pass, [that] when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.ì4 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:ì5 But he shall say, I [am] no prophet, I [am] an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.ì6 And [one] shall say unto him, What [are] these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, [Those] with which I was wounded [in] the house of my friends.ì7. Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man [that is] my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.ì8 And it shall come to pass, [that] in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off [and] die; but the third shall be left therein.ì9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It [is] my people: and they shall say, The LORD [is] my God.ì@ì1. Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.ì2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.ì3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.ì4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.ì5 And ye shall flee [to] the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, [and] all the saints with thee.ì6 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the light shall not be clear, [nor] dark:ì7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, [that] at evening time it shall be light.ì8. And it shall be in that day, [that] living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.ì9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.ì10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and [from] the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.ì11 And [men] shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.ì12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.ì13 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.ì14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.ì15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.ì16. And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.ì17 And it shall be, [that] whoso will not come up of [all] the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.ì18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that [have] no [rain]; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.ì19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.ì20 In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar.ì21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts. ì# ì@ì1. The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.ì2 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? [Was] not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,ì3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.ì4 Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.ì5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border of Israel.ì6. A son honoureth [his] father, and a servant his master: if then I [be] a father, where [is] mine honour? and if I [be] a master, where [is] my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?ì7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD [is] contemptible.ì8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, [is it] not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, [is it] not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.ì9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.ì10 Who [is there] even among you that would shut the doors [for nought]? neither do ye kindle [fire] on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.ì11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name [shall be] great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense [shall be] offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name [shall be] great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.ì12 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD [is] polluted; and the fruit thereof, [even] his meat, [is] contemptible.ì13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness [is it]! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought [that which was] torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.ì14 But cursed [be] the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I [am] a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name [is] dreadful among the heathen.ì@ì1. And now, O ye priests, this commandment [is] for you.ì2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay [it] to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay [it] to heart.ì3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, [even] the dung of your solemn feasts; and [one] shall take you away with it.ì4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.ì5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him [for] the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.ì6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.ì7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he [is] the messenger of the LORD of hosts.ì8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.ì9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.ì10. Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?ì11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.ì12 The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.ì13 And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth [it] with good will at your hand.ì14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet [is] she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.ì15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.ì16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for [one] covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.ì17 Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied [him]? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil [is] good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where [is] the God of judgment?ì@ì1. Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.ì2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he [is] like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:ì3 And he shall sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.ì4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.ì5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in [his] wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.ì6 For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.ì7. Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept [them]. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?ì8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.ì9 Ye [are] cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, [even] this whole nation.ì10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it].ì11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.ì12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.ì13. Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken [so much] against thee?ì14 Ye have said, It [is] vain to serve God: and what profit [is it] that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?ì15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, [they that] tempt God are even delivered.ì16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard [it], and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.ì17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.ì18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.ì@ì1. For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.ì2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.ì3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do [this], saith the LORD of hosts.ì4. Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, [with] the statutes and judgments.ì5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:ì6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.ì# ì@ì1. The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.ì2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;ì3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;ì4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;ì5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;ì6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Urias;ì7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;ì8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;ì9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;ì10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;ì11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:ì12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;ì13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;ì14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;ì15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;ì16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.ì17 So all the generations from Abraham to David [are] fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon [are] fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ [are] fourteen generations.ì18. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.ì19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.ì20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.ì21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.ì22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,ì23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.ì24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:ì25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.ì@ì1. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,ì2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.ì3 When Herod the king had heard [these things], he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.ì4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.ì5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,ì6 And thou Bethlehem, [in] the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.ì7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.ì8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found [him], bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.ì9. When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.ì10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.ì11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.ì12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.ì13. And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.ì14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:ì15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.ì16. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.ì17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,ì18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping [for] her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.ì19. But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,ì20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.ì21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.ì22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:ì23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.ì@ì1. In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,ì2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.ì3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.ì4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.ì5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,ì6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.ì7. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?ì8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:ì9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to [our] father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.ì10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.ì11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and [with] fire:ì12 Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.ì13. Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.ì14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?ì15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it to be so] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.ì16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:ì17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. ì@ì1. Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.ì2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.ì3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.ì4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.ì5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,ì6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.ì7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.ì8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;ì9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.ì10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.ì11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.ì12. Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;ì13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:ì14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,ì15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, [by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;ì16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.ì17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.ì18. And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.ì19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.ì20 And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed him.ì21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.ì22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.ì23. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.ì24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.ì25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and [from] Decapolis, and [from] Jerusalem, and [from] Judaea, and [from] beyond Jordan.ì@ì1. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:ì2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,ì3. Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.ì4 Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.ì5 Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.ì6 Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.ì7 Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.ì8 Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God.ì9 Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.ì10 Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.ì11 Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.ì12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.ì13. Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.ì14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.ì15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.ì16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.ì17. Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.ì18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.ì19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.ì20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.ì21. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:ì22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.ì23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;ì24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.ì25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.ì26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.ì27. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:ì28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.ì29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into hell.ì30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be cast into hell.ì31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:ì32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.ì33. Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:ì34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:ì35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.ì36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.ì37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.ì38. Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:ì39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.ì40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have [thy] cloke also.ì41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.ì42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.ì43. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.ì44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;ì45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.ì46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?ì47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others]? do not even the publicans so?ì48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.ì@ì1. Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.ì2 Therefore when thou doest [thine] alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.ì3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:ì4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.ì5. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.ì6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.ì7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.ì8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.ì9. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.ì10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven.ì11 Give us this day our daily bread.ì12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.ì13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.ì14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:ì15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.ì16. Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.ì17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;ì18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.ì19. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:ì20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:ì21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.ì22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.ì23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great [is] that darkness!ì24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.ì25. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?ì26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?ì27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?ì28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:ì29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.ì30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith?ì31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?ì32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.ì33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.ì34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.ì@ì1. Judge not, that ye be not judged.ì2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.ì3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?ì4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye?ì5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.ì6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.ì7. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:ì8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.ì9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?ì10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?ì11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?ì12. Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.ì13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:ì14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.ì15. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.ì16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?ì17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.ì18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.ì19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.ì20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.ì21. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.ì22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?ì23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.ì24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:ì25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.ì26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:ì27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.ì28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:ì29 For he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as the scribes.ì@ì1. When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.ì2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.ì3 And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.ì4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.ì5. And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,ì6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.ì7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.ì8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.ì9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this [man], Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].ì10 When Jesus heard [it], he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.ì11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.ì12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.ì13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.ì14. And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.ì15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.ì16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with [his] word, and healed all that were sick:ì17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare [our] sicknesses.ì18. Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.ì19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.ì20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.ì21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.ì22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.ì23. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.ì24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.ì25 And his disciples came to [him], and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.ì26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.ì27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!ì28. And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.ì29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?ì30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.ì31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.ì32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.ì33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.ì34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart out of their coasts.ì@ì1. And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.ì2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.ì3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This [man] blasphemeth.ì4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?ì5 For whether is easier, to say, [Thy] sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?ì6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.ì7 And he arose, and departed to his house.ì8 But when the multitudes saw [it], they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.ì9. And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.ì10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.ì11 And when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?ì12 But when Jesus heard [that], he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.ì13 But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.ì14. Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?ì15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.ì16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.ì17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.ì18. While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.ì19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and [so did] his disciples.ì20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment:ì21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.ì22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.ì23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,ì24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.ì25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.ì26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.ì27. And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on us.ì28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.ì29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.ì30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See [that] no man know [it].ì31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.ì32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.ì33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.ì34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.ì35. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.ì36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.ì37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly [is] plenteous, but the labourers [are] few;ì38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.ì@ì1. And when he had called unto [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.ì2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;ì3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;ì4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.ì5. These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:ì6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.ì7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.ì8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.ì9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,ì10 Nor scrip for [your] journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.ì11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.ì12 And when ye come into an house, salute it. ì13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.ì14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.ì15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.ì16. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.ì17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;ì18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.ì19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.ì20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.ì21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against [their] parents, and cause them to be put to death.ì22 And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.ì23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.ì24 The disciple is not above [his] master, nor the servant above his lord.ì25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more [shall they call] them of his household?ì26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.ì27 What I tell you in darkness, [that] speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, [that] preach ye upon the housetops.ì28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.ì29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.ì30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.ì31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.ì32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.ì33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.ì34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.ì35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.ì36 And a man's foes [shall be] they of his own household.ì37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.ì38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.ì39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.ì40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.ì41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.ì42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold [water] only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.ì@ì1. And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.ì2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,ì3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?ì4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:ì5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.ì6 And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in me.ì7. And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?ì8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft [clothing] are in kings' houses.ì9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.ì10 For this is [he], of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.ì11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.ì12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.ì13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.ì14 And if ye will receive [it], this is Elias, which was for to come.ì15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.ì16. But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,ì17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.ì18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.ì19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.ì20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:ì21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.ì22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.ì23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.ì24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.ì25. At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.ì26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.ì27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and [he] to whomsoever the Son will reveal [him].ì28 Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.ì29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.ì30 For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light.ì@ì1. At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.ì2 But when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.ì3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;ì4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?ì5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?ì6 But I say unto you, That in this place is [one] greater than the temple.ì7 But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.ì8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.ì9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:ì10 And, behold, there was a man which had [his] hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.ì11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift [it] out?ì12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.ì13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched [it] forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.ì14. Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.ì15 But when Jesus knew [it], he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;ì16 And charged them that they should not make him known:ì17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,ì18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.ì19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.ì20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.ì21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.ì22. Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.ì23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?ì24 But when the Pharisees heard [it], they said, This [fellow] doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.ì25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:ì26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?ì27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast [them] out? therefore they shall be your judges.ì28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.ì29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.ì30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.ì31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy [against] the [Holy] Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.ì32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the [world] to come.ì33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by [his] fruit.ì34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.ì35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.ì36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.ì37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.ì38. Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.ì39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:ì40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.ì41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here.ì42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.ì43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.ì44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth [it] empty, swept, and garnished.ì45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.ì46. While he yet talked to the people, behold, [his] mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.ì47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.ì48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?ì49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!ì50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.ì@ì1. The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.ì2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.ì3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;ì4 And when he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:ì5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:ì6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.ì7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:ì8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.ì9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.ì10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?ì11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.ì12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.ì13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.ì14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:ì15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and [their] ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and should understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.ì16 But blessed [are] your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.ì17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous [men] have desired to see [those things] which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear [those things] which ye hear, and have not heard [them].ì18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.ì19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth [it] not, then cometh the wicked [one], and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.ì20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;ì21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.ì22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.ì23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth [it]; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.ì24. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:ì25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.ì26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.ì27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?ì28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?ì29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.ì30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.ì31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:ì32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.ì33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.ì34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:ì35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.ì36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.ì37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;ì38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked [one];ì39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.ì40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.ì41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;ì42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.ì43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.ì44. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.ì45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:ì46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.ì47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:ì48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.ì49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,ì50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.ì51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.ì52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe [which is] instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man [that is] an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure [things] new and old.ì53. And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.ì54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this [man] this wisdom, and [these] mighty works?ì55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?ì56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this [man] all these things?ì57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.ì58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.ì@ì1. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,ì2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.ì3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put [him] in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.ì4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.ì5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.ì6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.ì7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.ì8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.ì9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded [it] to be given [her].ì10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.ì11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought [it] to her mother.ì12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.ì13. When Jesus heard [of it], he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard [thereof], they followed him on foot out of the cities.ì14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.ì15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.ì16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.ì17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.ì18 He said, Bring them hither to me.ì19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to [his] disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.ì20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.ì21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.ì22. And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.ì23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.ì24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.ì25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.ì26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.ì27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.ì28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.ì29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.ì30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.ì31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth [his] hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?ì32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.ì33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.ì34. And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.ì35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;ì36 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.ì@ì1. Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,ì2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.ì3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?ì4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.ì5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;ì6 And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. ì7 [Ye] hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,ì8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me.ì9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.ì10. And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:ì11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.ì12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?ì13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.ì14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.ì15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.ì16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?ì17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?ì18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.ì19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:ì20 These are [the things] which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.ì21. Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.ì22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, [thou] Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.ì23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.ì24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.ì25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.ì26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast [it] to dogs.ì27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.ì28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great [is] thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.ì29. And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.ì30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them [those that were] lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:ì31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.ì32 Then Jesus called his disciples [unto him], and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.ì33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?ì34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.ì35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.ì36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake [them], and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.ì37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets full.ì38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.ì39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.ì@ì1. The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.ì2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, [It will be] fair weather: for the sky is red.ì3 And in the morning, [It will be] foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O [ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not [discern] the signs of the times?ì4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.ì5. And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.ì6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.ì7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, [It is] because we have taken no bread.ì8 [Which] when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?ì9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?ì10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?ì11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake [it] not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?ì12 Then understood they how that he bade [them] not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.ì13. When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?ì14 And they said, Some [say that thou art] John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.ì15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?ì16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.ì17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it] unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.ì18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.ì19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.ì20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.ì21. From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.ì22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.ì23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.ì24. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.ì25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.ì26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?ì27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.ì28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.ì@ì1. And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,ì2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.ì3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.ì4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.ì5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.ì6 And when the disciples heard [it], they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.ì7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.ì8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.ì9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.ì10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?ì11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.ì12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.ì13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.ì14. And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a [certain] man, kneeling down to him, and saying,ì15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.ì16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.ì17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.ì18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.ì19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?ì20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.ì21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.ì22. And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:ì23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.ì24. And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute [money] came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?ì25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?ì26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.ì27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.ì@ì1. At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?ì2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,ì3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.ì4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.ì5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.ì6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and [that] he were drowned in the depth of the sea.ì7. Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!ì8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast [them] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.ì9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast [it] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.ì10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.ì11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.ì12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?ì13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that [sheep], than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.ì14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.ì15. Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.ì16 But if he will not hear [thee, then] take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.ì17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [it] unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.ì18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.ì19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.ì20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.ì21. Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?ì22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.ì23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.ì24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.ì25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.ì26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.ì27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.ì28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.ì29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.ì30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.ì31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.ì32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:ì33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?ì34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.ì35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.ì@ì1. And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;ì2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.ì3. The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?ì4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made [them] at the beginning made them male and female,ì5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?ì6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.ì7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?ì8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.ì9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except [it be] for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.ì10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry.ì11 But he said unto them, All [men] cannot receive this saying, save [they] to whom it is given.ì12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from [their] mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it].ì13. Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put [his] hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.ì14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.ì15 And he laid [his] hands on them, and departed thence.ì16. And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?ì17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.ì18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,ì19 Honour thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.ì20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?ì21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me.ì22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.ì23. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.ì24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.ì25 When his disciples heard [it], they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?ì26 But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.ì27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?ì28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.ì29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.ì30 But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last [shall be] first.ì@ì1. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man [that is] an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.ì2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.ì3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,ì4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.ì5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.ì6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?ì7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, [that] shall ye receive.ì8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them [their] hire, beginning from the last unto the first.ì9 And when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.ì10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.ì11 And when they had received [it], they murmured against the goodman of the house,ì12 Saying, These last have wrought [but] one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.ì13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?ì14 Take [that] thine [is], and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.ì15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?ì16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.ì17. And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,ì18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,ì19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify [him]: and the third day he shall rise again.ì20. Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him.ì21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.ì22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.ì23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but [it shall be given to them] for whom it is prepared of my Father.ì24 And when the ten heard [it], they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.ì25 But Jesus called them [unto him], and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.ì26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;ì27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:ì28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.ì29. And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.ì30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, [thou] Son of David.ì31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, [thou] Son of David.ì32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?ì33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.ì34 So Jesus had compassion [on them], and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.ì@ì1. And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,ì2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose [them], and bring [them] unto me.ì3 And if any [man] say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.ì4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,ì5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.ì6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,ì7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set [him] thereon.ì8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed [them] in the way.ì9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.ì10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?ì11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.ì12. And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,ì13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.ì14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.ì15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,ì16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?ì17 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.ì18. Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.ì19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.ì20 And when the disciples saw [it], they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!ì21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this [which is done] to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.ì22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.ì23. And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?ì24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. ì25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?ì26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.ì27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.ì28. But what think ye? A [certain] man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.ì29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.ì30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I [go], sir: and went not.ì31 Whether of them twain did the will of [his] father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.ì32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen [it], repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.ì33. Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:ì34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.ì35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.ì36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.ì37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.ì38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.ì39 And they caught him, and cast [him] out of the vineyard, and slew [him].ì40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?ì41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out [his] vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.ì42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?ì43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.ì44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.ì45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.ì46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.ì@ì1. And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,ì2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,ì3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.ì4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and [my] fatlings [are] killed, and all things [are] ready: come unto the marriage.ì5 But they made light of [it], and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:ì6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated [them] spitefully, and slew [them].ì7 But when the king heard [thereof], he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.ì8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.ì9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.ì10 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.ì11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:ì12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.ì13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast [him] into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.ì14 For many are called, but few [are] chosen.ì15. Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in [his] talk.ì16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any [man]: for thou regardest not the person of men.ì17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?ì18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, [ye] hypocrites?ì19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.ì20 And he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and superscription?ì21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.ì22 When they had heard [these words], they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.ì23. The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,ì24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.ì25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:ì26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.ì27 And last of all the woman died also.ì28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.ì29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.ì30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.ì31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,ì32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.ì33 And when the multitude heard [this], they were astonished at his doctrine.ì34. But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.ì35 Then one of them, [which was] a lawyer, asked [him a question], tempting him, and saying,ì36 Master, which [is] the great commandment in the law?ì37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.ì38 This is the first and great commandment.ì39 And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.ì40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.ì41. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,ì42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The Son] of David.ì43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,ì44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?ì45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?ì46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any [man] from that day forth ask him any more [questions].ì@ì1. Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,ì2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:ì3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, [that] observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.ì4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay [them] on men's shoulders; but they [themselves] will not move them with one of their fingers.ì5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,ì6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,ì7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.ì8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, [even] Christ; and all ye are brethren.ì9 And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.ì10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, [even] Christ.ì11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.ì12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.ì13. But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.ì14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.ì15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.ì16 Woe unto you, [ye] blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!ì17 [Ye] fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?ì18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.ì19 [Ye] fools and blind: for whether [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?ì20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.ì21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.ì22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.ì23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.ì24 [Ye] blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.ì25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.ì26 [Thou] blind Pharisee, cleanse first that [which is] within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.ì27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all uncleanness.ì28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.ì29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,ì30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.ì31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.ì32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.ì33 [Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?ì34. Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and [some] of them ye shall kill and crucify; and [some] of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute [them] from city to city:ì35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.ì36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.ì37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!ì38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.ì39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord. ì@ì1. And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to [him] for to shew him the buildings of the temple.ì2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.ì3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?ì4. And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.ì5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.ì6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all [these things] must come to pass, but the end is not yet.ì7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.ì8 All these [are] the beginning of sorrows.ì9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.ì10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.ì11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.ì12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.ì13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.ì14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.ì15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)ì16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:ì17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:ì18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.ì19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!ì20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:ì21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.ì22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.ì23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here [is] Christ, or there; believe [it] not.ì24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect.ì25 Behold, I have told you before.ì26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, [he is] in the secret chambers; believe [it] not.ì27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.ì28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.ì29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:ì30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.ì31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.ì32. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer [is] nigh:ì33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, [even] at the doors.ì34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.ì35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.ì36 But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.ì37 But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.ì38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,ì39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.ì40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.ì41 Two [women shall be] grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.ì42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.ì43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.ì44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.ì45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?ì46 Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.ì47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.ì48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;ì49 And shall begin to smite [his] fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;ì50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and in an hour that he is not aware of,ì51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.ì@ì1. Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.ì2 And five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish.ì3 They that [were] foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:ì4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.ì5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.ì6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.ì7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.ì8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.ì9 But the wise answered, saying, [Not so]; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.ì10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.ì11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.ì12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.ì13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.ì14. For [the kingdom of heaven is] as a man travelling into a far country, [who] called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.ì15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.ì16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made [them] other five talents.ì17 And likewise he that [had received] two, he also gained other two.ì18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.ì19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.ì20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.ì21 His lord said unto him, Well done, [thou] good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.ì22 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.ì23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.ì24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:ì25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, [there] thou hast [that is] thine.ì26 His lord answered and said unto him, [Thou] wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:ì27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and [then] at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.ì28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give [it] unto him which hath ten talents.ì29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.ì30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.ì31. When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:ì32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats:ì33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.ì34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:ì35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:ì36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.ì37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed [thee]? or thirsty, and gave [thee] drink?ì38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took [thee] in? or naked, and clothed [thee]?ì39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?ì40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.ì41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:ì42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:ì43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.ì44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?ì45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of the least of these, ye did [it] not to me.ì46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.ì@ì1. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,ì2 Ye know that after two days is [the feast of] the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.ì3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,ì4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill [him].ì5 But they said, Not on the feast [day], lest there be an uproar among the people.ì6. Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,ì7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat [at meat].ì8 But when his disciples saw [it], they had indignation, saying, To what purpose [is] this waste?ì9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.ì10 When Jesus understood [it], he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.ì11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.ì12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did [it] for my burial.ì13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, [there] shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.ì14. Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,ì15 And said [unto them], What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.ì16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.ì17. Now the first [day] of the [feast of] unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?ì18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.ì19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.ì20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.ì21 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.ì22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?ì23 And he answered and said, He that dippeth [his] hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.ì24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.ì25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.ì26. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed [it], and brake [it], and gave [it] to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.ì27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave [it] to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;ì28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.ì29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.ì30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.ì31. Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.ì32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.ì33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all [men] shall be offended because of thee, [yet] will I never be offended.ì34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.ì35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.ì36. Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.ì37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.ì38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.ì39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou [wilt].ì40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?ì41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.ì42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.ì43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.ì44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.ì45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take [your] rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.ì46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.ì47. And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.ì48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.ì49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.ì50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.ì51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out [his] hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.ì52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.ì53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?ì54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?ì55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.ì56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.ì57. And they that had laid hold on Jesus led [him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.ì58 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.ì59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;ì60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, [yet] found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,ì61 And said, This [fellow] said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.ì62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what [is it which] these witness against thee?ì63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.ì64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.ì65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.ì66 What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.ì67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote [him] with the palms of their hands,ì68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?ì69. Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.ì70 But he denied before [them] all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.ì71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another [maid] saw him, and said unto them that were there, This [fellow] was also with Jesus of Nazareth.ì72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.ì73 And after a while came unto [him] they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art [one] of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.ì74 Then began he to curse and to swear, [saying], I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.ì75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.ì@ì1. When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:ì2 And when they had bound him, they led [him] away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.ì3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,ì4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What [is that] to us? see thou [to that].ì5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.ì6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.ì7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.ì8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.ì9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;ì10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.ì11. And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.ì12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.ì13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?ì14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.ì15 Now at [that] feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.ì16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.ì17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?ì18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.ì19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.ì20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.ì21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.ì22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? [They] all say unto him, Let him be crucified.ì23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.ì24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but [that] rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed [his] hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye [to it].ì25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood [be] on us, and on our children.ì26. Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered [him] to be crucified.ì27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band [of soldiers].ì28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.ì29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put [it] upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!ì30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.ì31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify [him].ì32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.ì33. And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,ì34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted [thereof], he would not drink.ì35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.ì36 And sitting down they watched him there;ì37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.ì38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.ì39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,ì40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest [it] in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.ì41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking [him], with the scribes and elders, said,ì42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.ì43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.ì44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth.ì45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.ì46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?ì47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard [that], said, This [man] calleth for Elias.ì48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled [it] with vinegar, and put [it] on a reed, and gave him to drink.ì49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.ì50. Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.ì51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;ì52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,ì53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.ì54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.ì55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:ì56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.ì57. When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:ì58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.ì59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,ì60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.ì61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.ì62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,ì63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.ì64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.ì65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make [it] as sure as ye can.ì66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.ì@ì1. In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.ì2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.ì3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:ì4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead [men]. ì5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.ì6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.ì7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.ì8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.ì9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.ì10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.ì11. Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.ì12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,ì13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him [away] while we slept.ì14 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.ì15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.ì16. Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.ì17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.ì18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.ì19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:ì20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;ì2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.ì3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.ì4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.ì5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.ì6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;ì7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.ì8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.ì9. And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.ì10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:ì11 And there came a voice from heaven, [saying], Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.ì12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness.ì13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.ì14. Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,ì15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.ì16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.ì17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.ì18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.ì19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.ì20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.ì21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.ì22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.ì23. And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,ì24 Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.ì25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.ì26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.ì27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine [is] this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. ì28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.ì29. And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.ì30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.ì31 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.ì32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.ì33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.ì34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.ì35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.ì36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him.ì37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All [men] seek for thee.ì38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.ì39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.ì40. And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.ì41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth [his] hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.ì42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.ì43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away;ì44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.ì45 But he went out, and began to publish [it] much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter. ì@ì1. And again he entered into Capernaum after [some] days; and it was noised that he was in the house.ì2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive [them], no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.ì3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.ì4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken [it] up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.ì5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.ì6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,ì7 Why doth this [man] thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?ì8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?ì9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, [Thy] sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?ì10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)ì11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.ì12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.ì13. And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.ì14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.ì15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.ì16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?ì17 When Jesus heard [it], he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.ì18. And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?ì19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.ì20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.ì21 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.ì22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles.ì23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.ì24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?ì25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?ì26 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?ì27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:ì28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.ì@ì1. And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.ì2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.ì3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.ì4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.ì5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.ì6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.ì7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,ì8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and [from] beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.ì9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.ì10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.ì11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.ì12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.ì13. And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth [unto him] whom he would: and they came unto him.ì14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,ì15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:ì16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;ì17 And James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:ì18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,ì19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.ì20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.ì21 And when his friends heard [of it], they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. ì22. And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.ì23 And he called them [unto him], and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?ì24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.ì25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.ì26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.ì27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.ì28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:ì29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:ì30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.ì31. There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.ì32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.ì33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?ì34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!ì35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.ì@ì1. And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.ì2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine,ì3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:ì4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.ì5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:ì6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.ì7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.ì8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.ì9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.ì10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.ì11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all [these] things are done in parables:ì12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and [their] sins should be forgiven them.ì13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?ì14 The sower soweth the word.ì15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.ì16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;ì17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended.ì18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,ì19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.ì20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive [it], and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.ì21. And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?ì22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.ì23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. ì24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.ì25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.ì26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;ì27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.ì28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.ì29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.ì30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?ì31 [It is] like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:ì32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.ì33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear [it].ì34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.ì35. And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.ì36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.ì37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.ì38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?ì39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.ì40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?ì41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?ì@ì1. And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.ì2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,ì3 Who had [his] dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:ì4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any [man] tame him.ì5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.ì6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,ì7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.ì8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, [thou] unclean spirit.ì9 And he asked him, What [is] thy name? And he answered, saying, My name [is] Legion: for we are many.ì10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.ì11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.ì12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.ì13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.ì14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told [it] in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.ì15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.ì16 And they that saw [it] told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and [also] concerning the swine.ì17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.ì18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.ì19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.ì20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all [men] did marvel.ì21. And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.ì22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,ì23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: [I pray thee], come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.ì24 And [Jesus] went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.ì25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,ì26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,ì27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.ì28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.ì29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in [her] body that she was healed of that plague.ì30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?ì31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?ì32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.ì33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.ì34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.ì35. While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's [house certain] which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?ì36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.ì37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.ì38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.ì39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.ì40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.ì41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.ì42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was [of the age] of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.ì43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.ì@ì1. And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.ì2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing [him] were astonished, saying, From whence hath this [man] these things? and what wisdom [is] this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?ì3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.ì4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.ì5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed [them].ì6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.ì7. And he called [unto him] the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;ì8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for [their] journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in [their] purse:ì9 But [be] shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.ì10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.ì11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.ì12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.ì13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed [them].ì14. And king Herod heard [of him]; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.ì15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.ì16 But when Herod heard [thereof], he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.ì17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.ì18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.ì19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:ì20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.ì21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief [estates] of Galilee;ì22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give [it] thee.ì23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give [it] thee, unto the half of my kingdom.ì24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.ì25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.ì26 And the king was exceeding sorry; [yet] for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.ì27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,ì28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.ì29 And when his disciples heard [of it], they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.ì30. And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.ì31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.ì32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.ì33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.ì34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.ì35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time [is] far passed:ì36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.ì37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?ì38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.ì39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.ì40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.ì41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.ì42 And they did all eat, and were filled.ì43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.ì44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.ì45. And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.ì46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.ì47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.ì48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.ì49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:ì50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.ì51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.ì52 For they considered not [the miracle] of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.ì53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.ì54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,ì55 And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.ì56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.ì@ì1. Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.ì2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.ì3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash [their] hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.ì4 And [when they come] from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, [as] the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.ì5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?ì6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.ì7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.ì8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, [as] the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.ì9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.ì10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:ì11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, [It is] Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; [he shall be free].ì12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;ì13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.ì14 And when he had called all the people [unto him], he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one [of you], and understand:ì15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.ì16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.ì17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.ì18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, [it] cannot defile him;ì19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?ì20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.ì21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,ì22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:ì23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.ì24. And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know [it]: but he could not be hid.ì25 For a [certain] woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:ì26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.ì27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast [it] unto the dogs.ì28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.ì29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.ì30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.ì31. And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.ì32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.ì33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;ì34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.ì35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.ì36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published [it];ì37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.ì@ì1. In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples [unto him], and saith unto them,ì2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:ì3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.ì4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these [men] with bread here in the wilderness?ì5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.ì6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before [them]; and they did set [them] before the people.ì7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before [them].ì8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets.ì9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.ì10. And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.ì11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.ì12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.ì13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.ì14 Now [the disciples] had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.ì15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and [of] the leaven of Herod.ì16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, [It is] because we have no bread.ì17 And when Jesus knew [it], he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?ì18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?ì19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.ì20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.ì21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?ì22. And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.ì23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.ì24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.ì25 After that he put [his] hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.ì26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell [it] to any in the town.ì27. And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?ì28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some [say], Elias; and others, One of the prophets.ì29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.ì30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.ì31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and [of] the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.ì32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.ì33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.ì34 And when he had called the people [unto him] with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.ì35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.ì36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?ì37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?ì38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.ì@ì1. And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.ì2 And after six days Jesus taketh [with him] Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.ì3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.ì4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.ì5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.ì6 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.ì7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.ì8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.ì9 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.ì10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.ì11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?ì12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.ì13 But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.ì14. And when he came to [his] disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.ì15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to [him] saluted him.ì16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?ì17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;ì18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.ì19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.ì20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.ì21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.ì22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.ì23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things [are] possible to him that believeth.ì24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.ì25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, [Thou] dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.ì26 And [the spirit] cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.ì27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.ì28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?ì29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.ì30. And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know [it].ì31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.ì32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.ì33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?ì34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who [should be] the greatest.ì35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, [the same] shall be last of all, and servant of all.ì36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,ì37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.ì38 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.ì39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.ì40 For he that is not against us is on our part.ì41. For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.ì42 And whosoever shall offend one of [these] little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.ì43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:ì44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.ì45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:ì46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.ì47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:ì48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.ì49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.ì50 Salt [is] good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.ì@ì1. And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.ì2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? tempting him.ì3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?ì4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put [her] away.ì5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.ì6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.ì7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;ì8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.ì9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.ì10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same [matter].ì11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.ì12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.ì13. And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and [his] disciples rebuked those that brought [them]. ì14 But when Jesus saw [it], he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.ì15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.ì16 And he took them up in his arms, put [his] hands upon them, and blessed them.ì17. And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?ì18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there is] none good but one, [that is], God.ì19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.ì20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.ì21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.ì22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.ì23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!ì24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!ì25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.ì26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?ì27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men [it is] impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.ì28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.ì29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,ì30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.ì31 But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last first.ì32. And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,ì33 [Saying], Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:ì34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.ì35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.ì36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you?ì37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.ì38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?ì39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:ì40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but [it shall be given to them] for whom it is prepared.ì41 And when the ten heard [it], they began to be much displeased with James and John.ì42 But Jesus called them [to him], and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.ì43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:ì44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.ì45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.ì46. And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.ì47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, [thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.ì48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.ì49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.ì50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.ì51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.ì52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.ì@ì1. And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,ì2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring [him].ì3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.ì4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.ì5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?ì6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.ì7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.ì8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed [them] in the way.ì9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord:ì10 Blessed [be] the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.ì11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.ì12. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:ì13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not [yet].ì14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard [it].ì15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;ì16 And would not suffer that any man should carry [any] vessel through the temple.ì17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.ì18 And the scribes and chief priests heard [it], and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.ì19 And when even was come, he went out of the city.ì20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.ì21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.ì22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.ì23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.ì24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].ì25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.ì26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.ì27. And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,ì28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?ì29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.ì30 The baptism of John, was [it] from heaven, or of men? answer me.ì31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?ì32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all [men] counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.ì33 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.ì@ì1. And he began to speak unto them by parables. A [certain] man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about [it], and digged [a place for] the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.ì2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.ì3 And they caught [him], and beat him, and sent [him] away empty.ì4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded [him] in the head, and sent [him] away shamefully handled.ì5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.ì6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.ì7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.ì8 And they took him, and killed [him], and cast [him] out of the vineyard.ì9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.ì10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:ì11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?ì12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.ì13. And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in [his] words.ì14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?ì15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see [it].ì16 And they brought [it]. And he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.ì17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.ì18. Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,ì19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave [his] wife [behind him], and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.ì20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.ì21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.ì22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.ì23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.ì24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?ì25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.ì26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I [am] the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?ì27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.ì28. And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?ì29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:ì30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.ì31 And the second [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.ì32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:ì33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.ì34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him [any question].ì35. And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?ì36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.ì37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he [then] his son? And the common people heard him gladly.ì38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and [love] salutations in the marketplaces,ì39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:ì40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.ì41. And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.ì42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.ì43 And he called [unto him] his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:ì44 For all [they] did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, [even] all her living.ì@ì1. And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings [are here]!ì2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.ì3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,ì4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?ì5. And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any [man] deceive you:ì6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and shall deceive many.ì7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for [such things] must needs be; but the end [shall] not [be] yet.ì8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these [are] the beginnings of sorrows.ì9 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.ì10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations.ì11 But when they shall lead [you], and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.ì12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against [their] parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.ì13 And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.ì14. But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:ì15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter [therein], to take any thing out of his house:ì16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.ì17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!ì18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.ì19 For [in] those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.ì20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.ì21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here [is] Christ; or, lo, [he is] there; believe [him] not:ì22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect.ì23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.ì24. But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,ì25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.ì26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.ì27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.ì28. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:ì29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, [even] at the doors.ì30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.ì31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.ì32 But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.ì33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.ì34 [For the Son of man is] as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.ì35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:ì36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.ì37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.ì@ì1. After two days was [the feast of] the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put [him] to death.ì2 But they said, Not on the feast [day], lest there be an uproar of the people.ì3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured [it] on his head.ì4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?ì5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.ì6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.ì7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.ì8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.ì9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, [this] also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.ì10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.ì11 And when they heard [it], they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.ì12. And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?ì13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.ì14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?ì15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished [and] prepared: there make ready for us.ì16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.ì17 And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.ì18 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.ì19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, [Is] it I? and another [said, Is] it I?ì20 And he answered and said unto them, [It is] one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.ì21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.ì22 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake [it], and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.ì23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave [it] to them: and they all drank of it.ì24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.ì25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.ì26 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.ì27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.ì28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.ì29 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet [will] not I.ì30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, [even] in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.ì31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.ì32. And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.ì33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;ì34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.ì35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.ì36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things [are] possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.ì37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?ì38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly [is] ready, but the flesh [is] weak.ì39 And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.ì40 And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.ì41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take [your] rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.ì42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.ì43. And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.ì44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead [him] away safely.ì45 And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.ì46 And they laid their hands on him, and took him.ì47 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.ì48 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and [with] staves to take me?ì49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.ì50 And they all forsook him, and fled.ì51 And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about [his] naked [body]; and the young men laid hold on him:ì52 And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.ì53. And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.ì54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.ì55 And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.ì56 For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.ì57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,ì58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.ì59 But neither so did their witness agree together.ì60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what [is it which] these witness against thee?ì61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?ì62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.ì63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?ì64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.ì65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.ì66. And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:ì67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.ì68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.ì69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is [one] of them.ì70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art [one] of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth [thereto].ì71 But he began to curse and to swear, [saying], I know not this man of whom ye speak.ì72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.ì@ì1. And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] to Pilate.ì2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest [it].ì3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.ì4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.ì5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.ì6 Now at [that] feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.ì7 And there was [one] named Barabbas, [which lay] bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.ì8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire [him to do] as he had ever done unto them.ì9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?ì10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.ì11 But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.ì12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do [unto him] whom ye call the King of the Jews?ì13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.ì14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.ì15. And [so] Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged [him], to be crucified.ì16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.ì17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his [head],ì18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!ì19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing [their] knees worshipped him.ì20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.ì21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.ì22. And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.ì23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received [it] not.ì24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.ì25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.ì26 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.ì27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.ì28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.ì29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest [it] in three days,ì30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross.ì31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.ì32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.ì33. And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.ì34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?ì35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard [it], said, Behold, he calleth Elias.ì36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put [it] on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.ì37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.ì38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.ì39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.ì40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;ì41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.ì42. And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,ì43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.ì44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling [unto him] the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.ì45 And when he knew [it] of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.ì46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.ì47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary [the mother] of Joses beheld where he was laid.ì@ì1. And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.ì2 And very early in the morning the first [day] of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.ì3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?ì4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.ì5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.ì6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.ì7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.ì8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any [man]; for they were afraid.ì9. Now when [Jesus] was risen early the first [day] of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.ì10 [And] she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept.ì11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.ì12 After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.ì13 And they went and told [it] unto the residue: neither believed they them.ì14. Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.ì15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.ì16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.ì17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;ì18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.ì19. So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.ì20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with [them], and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,ì2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;ì3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,ì4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.ì5. There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elisabeth.ì6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.ì7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.ì8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,ì9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.ì10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.ì11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.ì12 And when Zacharias saw [him], he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.ì13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.ì14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.ì15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.ì16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.ì17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.ì18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.ì19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.ì20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.ì21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.ì22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.ì23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.ì24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,ì25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.ì26. And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,ì27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name [was] Mary.ì28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, [thou that art] highly favoured, the Lord [is] with thee: blessed [art] thou among women.ì29 And when she saw [him], she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.ì30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.ì31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.ì32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:ì33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.ì34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?ì35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.ì36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.ì37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.ì38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.ì39. And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;ì40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.ì41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:ì42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb.ì43 And whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?ì44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.ì45 And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.ì46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,ì47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.ì48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.ì49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy [is] his name.ì50 And his mercy [is] on them that fear him from generation to generation.ì51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.ì52 He hath put down the mighty from [their] seats, and exalted them of low degree.ì53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.ì54 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of [his] mercy;ì55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.ì56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.ì57. Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.ì58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.ì59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.ì60 And his mother answered and said, Not [so]; but he shall be called John.ì61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.ì62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.ì63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.ì64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue [loosed], and he spake, and praised God.ì65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.ì66 And all they that heard [them] laid [them] up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.ì67. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,ì68 Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,ì69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;ì70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:ì71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;ì72 To perform the mercy [promised] to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;ì73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,ì74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,ì75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.ì76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;ì77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,ì78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,ì79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.ì80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.ì@ì1. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.ì2 ([And] this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)ì3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.ì4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)ì5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.ì6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.ì7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.ì8. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.ì9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.ì10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.ì11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.ì12 And this [shall be] a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.ì13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,ì14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.ì15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.ì16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.ì17 And when they had seen [it], they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.ì18 And all they that heard [it] wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.ì19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered [them] in her heart.ì20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.ì21. And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.ì22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present [him] to the Lord;ì23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)ì24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.ì25. And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [was] Simeon; and the same man [was] just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.ì26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.ì27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,ì28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,ì29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:ì30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,ì31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;ì32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.ì33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.ì34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this [child] is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;ì35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.ì36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;ì37 And she [was] a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served [God] with fastings and prayers night and day.ì38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.ì39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.ì40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.ì41. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.ì42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.ì43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not [of it].ì44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among [their] kinsfolk and acquaintance.ì45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.ì46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.ì47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.ì48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.ì49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?ì50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.ì51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.ì52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.ì@ì1. Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,ì2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.ì3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;ì4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.ì5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways [shall be] made smooth;ì6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.ì7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?ì8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to [our] father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.ì9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.ì10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?ì11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.ì12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?ì13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.ì14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse [any] falsely; and be content with your wages.ì15. And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;ì16 John answered, saying unto [them] all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:ì17 Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.ì18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.ì19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,ì20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.ì21. Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,ì22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.ì23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was [the son] of Heli,ì24 Which was [the son] of Matthat, which was [the son] of Levi, which was [the son] of Melchi, which was [the son] of Janna, which was [the son] of Joseph,ì25 Which was [the son] of Mattathias, which was [the son] of Amos, which was [the son] of Naum, which was [the son] of Esli, which was [the son] of Nagge,ì26 Which was [the son] of Maath, which was [the son] of Mattathias, which was [the son] of Semei, which was [the son] of Joseph, which was [the son] of Juda,ì27 Which was [the son] of Joanna, which was [the son] of Rhesa, which was [the son] of Zorobabel, which was [the son] of Salathiel, which was [the son] of Neri,ì28 Which was [the son] of Melchi, which was [the son] of Addi, which was [the son] of Cosam, which was [the son] of Elmodam, which was [the son] of Er,ì29 Which was [the son] of Jose, which was [the son] of Eliezer, which was [the son] of Jorim, which was [the son] of Matthat, which was [the son] of Levi,ì30 Which was [the son] of Simeon, which was [the son] of Juda, which was [the son] of Joseph, which was [the son] of Jonan, which was [the son] of Eliakim,ì31 Which was [the son] of Melea, which was [the son] of Menan, which was [the son] of Mattatha, which was [the son] of Nathan, which was [the son] of David,ì32 Which was [the son] of Jesse, which was [the son] of Obed, which was [the son] of Booz, which was [the son] of Salmon, which was [the son] of Naasson,ì33 Which was [the son] of Aminadab, which was [the son] of Aram, which was [the son] of Esrom, which was [the son] of Phares, which was [the son] of Juda,ì34 Which was [the son] of Jacob, which was [the son] of Isaac, which was [the son] of Abraham, which was [the son] of Thara, which was [the son] of Nachor,ì35 Which was [the son] of Saruch, which was [the son] of Ragau, which was [the son] of Phalec, which was [the son] of Heber, which was [the son] of Sala,ì36 Which was [the son] of Cainan, which was [the son] of Arphaxad, which was [the son] of Sem, which was [the son] of Noe, which was [the son] of Lamech,ì37 Which was [the son] of Mathusala, which was [the son] of Enoch, which was [the son] of Jared, which was [the son] of Maleleel, which was [the son] of Cainan,ì38 Which was [the son] of Enos, which was [the son] of Seth, which was [the son] of Adam, which was [the son] of God.ì@ì1. And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,ì2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.ì3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.ì4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.ì5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.ì6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.ì7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.ì8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.ì9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:ì10 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:ì11 And in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.ì12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.ì13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.ì14. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.ì15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.ì16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.ì17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,ì18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,ì19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.ì20 And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.ì21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.ì22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?ì23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.ì24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.ì25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;ì26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, [a city] of Sidon, unto a woman [that was] a widow.ì27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.ì28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,ì29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.ì30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,ì31. And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.ì32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.ì33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,ì34 Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, [thou] Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.ì35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.ì36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word [is] this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.ì37 And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.ì38 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.ì39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.ì40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.ì41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking [them] suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.ì42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.ì43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.ì44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.ì@ì1. And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,ì2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing [their] nets.ì3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.ì4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.ì5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.ì6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.ì7 And they beckoned unto [their] partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.ì8 When Simon Peter saw [it], he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.ì9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:ì10 And so [was] also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.ì11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.ì12. And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on [his] face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.ì13 And he put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.ì14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.ì15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.ì16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.ì17. And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present] to heal them.ì18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought [means] to bring him in, and to lay [him] before him.ì19 And when they could not find by what [way] they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with [his] couch into the midst before Jesus.ì20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.ì21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?ì22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?ì23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?ì24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.ì25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.ì26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.ì27. And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.ì28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him.ì29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.ì30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?ì31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.ì32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.ì33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise [the disciples] of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?ì34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?ì35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.ì36 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was [taken] out of the new agreeth not with the old.ì37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.ì38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.ì39 No man also having drunk old [wine] straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.ì@ì1. And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing [them] in [their] hands.ì2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?ì3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;ì4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?ì5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.ì6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.ì7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.ì8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.ì9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy [it]?ì10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.ì11 And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.ì12. And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.ì13 And when it was day, he called [unto him] his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;ì14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,ì15 Matthew and Thomas, James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,ì16 And Judas [the brother] of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.ì17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;ì18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.ì19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed [them] all.ì20. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [be ye] poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.ì21 Blessed [are ye] that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are ye] that weep now: for ye shall laugh.ì22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.ì23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward [is] great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.ì24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.ì25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.ì26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.ì27. But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,ì28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.ì29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not [to take thy] coat also.ì30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask [them] not again.ì31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.ì32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.ì33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.ì34 And if ye lend [to them] of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.ì35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.ì36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.ì37. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:ì38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.ì39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?ì40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.ì41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?ì42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.ì43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.ì44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.ì45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.ì46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?ì47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:ì48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.ì49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.ì@ì1. Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.ì2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.ì3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.ì4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:ì5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.ì6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:ì7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.ì8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].ì9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.ì10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.ì11. And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.ì12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.ì13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.ì14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare [him] stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.ì15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.ì16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.ì17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.ì18 And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.ì19. And John calling [unto him] two of his disciples sent [them] to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?ì20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?ì21 And in that same hour he cured many of [their] infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many [that were] blind he gave sight.ì22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.ì23 And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in me.ì24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?ì25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.ì26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.ì27 This is [he], of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.ì28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.ì29 And all the people that heard [him], and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.ì30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.ì31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?ì32 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.ì33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.ì34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!ì35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.ì36. And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.ì37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that [Jesus] sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,ì38 And stood at his feet behind [him] weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe [them] with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the ointment.ì39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw [it], he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman [this is] that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.ì40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.ì41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.ì42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?ì43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that [he], to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.ì44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped [them] with the hairs of her head.ì45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.ì46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.ì47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, [the same] loveth little.ì48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.ì49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?ì50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.ì@ì1. And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve [were] with him,ì2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,ì3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.ì4. And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:ì5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.ì6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.ì7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.ì8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.ì9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?ì10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.ì11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.ì12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.ì13 They on the rock [are they], which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.ì14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of [this] life, and bring no fruit to perfection.ì15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep [it], and bring forth fruit with patience.ì16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth [it] under a bed; but setteth [it] on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.ì17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither [any thing] hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.ì18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.ì19 Then came to him [his] mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.ì20 And it was told him [by certain] which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.ì21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.ì22. Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.ì23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled [with water], and were in jeopardy.ì24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.ì25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.ì26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.ì27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in [any] house, but in the tombs.ì28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.ì29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)ì30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.ì31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.ì32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.ì33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.ì34 When they that fed [them] saw what was done, they fled, and went and told [it] in the city and in the country.ì35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.ì36 They also which saw [it] told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.ì37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.ì38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,ì39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.ì40. And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people [gladly] received him: for they were all waiting for him.ì41 And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:ì42 For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.ì43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,ì44 Came behind [him], and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.ì45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press [thee], and sayest thou, Who touched me?ì46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.ì47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.ì48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.ì49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's [house], saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.ì50 But when Jesus heard [it], he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.ì51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.ì52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.ì53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.ì54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.ì55 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.ì56 And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.ì@ì1. Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.ì2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.ì3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for [your] journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.ì4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.ì5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.ì6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.ì7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;ì8 And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.ì9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.ì10. And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.ì11 And the people, when they knew [it], followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.ì12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.ì13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.ì14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.ì15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.ì16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.ì17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.ì18. And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?ì19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some [say], Elias; and others [say], that one of the old prophets is risen again.ì20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.ì21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded [them] to tell no man that thing;ì22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.ì23 And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.ì24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.ì25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?ì26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and [in his] Father's, and of the holy angels.ì27 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.ì28. And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.ì29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment [was] white [and] glistering.ì30 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:ì31 Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.ì32 But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.ì33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.ì34 While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.ì35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.ì36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept [it] close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.ì37. And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.ì38 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.ì39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.ì40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.ì41 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.ì42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare [him]. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.ì43. And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,ì44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.ì45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.ì46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.ì47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,ì48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.ì49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.ì50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid [him] not: for he that is not against us is for us.ì51. And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,ì52 And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.ì53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.ì54 And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?ì55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.ì56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save [them]. And they went to another village.ì57. And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain [man] said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.ì58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.ì59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.ì60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.ì61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.ì62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.ì@ì1. After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.ì2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly [is] great, but the labourers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.ì3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.ì4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.ì5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house.ì6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.ì7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.ì8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:ì9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.ì10 But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,ì11 Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.ì12 But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.ì13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.ì14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.ì15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell.ì16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.ì17. And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.ì18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.ì19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.ì20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.ì21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.ì22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and [he] to whom the Son will reveal [him].ì23 And he turned him unto [his] disciples, and said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye see:ì24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen [them]; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard [them].ì25. And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?ì26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?ì27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.ì28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.ì29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?ì30 And Jesus answering said, A certain [man] went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded [him], and departed, leaving [him] half dead.ì31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.ì32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked [on him], and passed by on the other side.ì33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],ì34 And went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.ì35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.ì36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?ì37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.ì38. Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.ì39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.ì40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.ì41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:ì42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.ì@ì1. And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.ì2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.ì3 Give us day by day our daily bread.ì4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.ì5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;ì6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?ì7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.ì8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.ì9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.ì10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.ì11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if [he ask] a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?ì12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?ì13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?ì14. And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.ì15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.ì16 And others, tempting [him], sought of him a sign from heaven.ì17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house [divided] against a house falleth.ì18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.ì19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast [them] out? therefore shall they be your judges.ì20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.ì21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:ì22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.ì23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.ì24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.ì25 And when he cometh, he findeth [it] swept and garnished.ì26 Then goeth he, and taketh [to him] seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first.ì27. And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed [is] the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.ì28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear the word of God, and keep it.ì29. And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.ì30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.ì31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.ì32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here.ì33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth [it] in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.ì34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when [thine eye] is evil, thy body also [is] full of darkness.ì35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.ì36 If thy whole body therefore [be] full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.ì37. And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.ì38 And when the Pharisee saw [it], he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.ì39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.ì40 [Ye] fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?ì41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.ì42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.ì43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.ì44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over [them] are not aware [of them].ì45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.ì46 And he said, Woe unto you also, [ye] lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.ì47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.ì48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.ì49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they shall slay and persecute:ì50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;ì51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.ì52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.ì53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge [him] vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:ì54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.ì@ì1. In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.ì2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.ì3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.ì4 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.ì5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.ì6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?ì7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.ì8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:ì9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.ì10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.ì11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and [unto] magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:ì12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.ì13. And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.ì14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?ì15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.ì16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:ì17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?ì18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.ì19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry.ì20 But God said unto him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?ì21 So [is] he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.ì22. And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.ì23 The life is more than meat, and the body [is more] than raiment.ì24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?ì25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?ì26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?ì27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.ì28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more [will he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?ì29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.ì30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.ì31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.ì32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.ì33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.ì34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.ì35 Let your loins be girded about, and [your] lights burning;ì36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.ì37 Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.ì38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants.ì39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.ì40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.ì41. Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?ì42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom [his] lord shall make ruler over his household, to give [them their] portion of meat in due season?ì43 Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.ì44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.ì45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;ì46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.ì47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes].ì48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.ì49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?ì50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!ì51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:ì52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.ì53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.ì54. And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.ì55 And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.ì56 [Ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?ì57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?ì58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, [as thou art] in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.ì59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.ì@ì1. There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.ì2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?ì3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.ì4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?ì5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.ì6. He spake also this parable; A certain [man] had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.ì7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?ì8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung [it]:ì9 And if it bear fruit, [well]: and if not, [then] after that thou shalt cut it down.ì10. And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.ì11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up [herself].ì12 And when Jesus saw her, he called [her to him], and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.ì13 And he laid [his] hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.ì14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.ì15 The Lord then answered him, and said, [Thou] hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or [his] ass from the stall, and lead [him] away to watering?ì16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?ì17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.ì18. Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?ì19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.ì20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?ì21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.ì22 And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.ì23. Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,ì24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.ì25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:ì26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.ì27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all [ye] workers of iniquity.ì28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you [yourselves] thrust out.ì29 And they shall come from the east, and [from] the west, and from the north, and [from] the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.ì30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.ì31. The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.ì32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third [day] I shall be perfected.ì33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the [day] following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.ì34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen [doth gather] her brood under [her] wings, and ye would not!ì35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until [the time] come when ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord.ì@ì1. And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.ì2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.ì3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?ì4 And they held their peace. And he took [him], and healed him, and let him go;ì5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?ì6 And they could not answer him again to these things.ì7. And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,ì8 When thou art bidden of any [man] to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;ì9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.ì10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.ì11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.ì12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor [thy] rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.ì13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:ì14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.ì15. And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed [is] he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.ì16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:ì17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.ì18 And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.ì19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.ì20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.ì21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.ì22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.ì23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.ì24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.ì25. And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,ì26 If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.ì27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.ì28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have [sufficient] to finish [it]?ì29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish [it], all that behold [it] begin to mock him,ì30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.ì31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?ì32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.ì33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.ì34 Salt [is] good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?ì35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; [but] men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.ì@ì1. Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.ì2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.ì3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, ì4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?ì5 And when he hath found [it], he layeth [it] on his shoulders, rejoicing.ì6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together [his] friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.ì7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.ì8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find [it]?ì9 And when she hath found [it], she calleth [her] friends and [her] neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.ì10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.ì11. And he said, A certain man had two sons:ì12 And the younger of them said to [his] father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth [to me]. And he divided unto them [his] living.ì13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.ì14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.ì15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.ì16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.ì17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!ì18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,ì19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.ì20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.ì21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.ì22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put [it] on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on [his] feet:ì23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill [it]; and let us eat, and be merry:ì24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.ì25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.ì26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.ì27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.ì28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.ì29 And he answering said to [his] father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:ì30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.ì31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.ì32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.ì@ì1. And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.ì2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.ì3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.ì4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.ì5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors [unto him], and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?ì6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.ì7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.ì8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.ì9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.ì10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.ì11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches]?ì12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?ì13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.ì14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.ì15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.ì16 The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.ì17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.ì18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from [her] husband committeth adultery.ì19. There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:ì20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,ì21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.ì22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;ì23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.ì24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.ì25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.ì26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that [would come] from thence.ì27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:ì28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.ì29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.ì30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.ì31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.ì@ì1. Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe [unto him], through whom they come!ì2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.ì3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.ì4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.ì5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.ì6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.ì7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?ì8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?ì9 Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.ì10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.ì11. And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.ì12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:ì13 And they lifted up [their] voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.ì14 And when he saw [them], he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.ì15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,ì16 And fell down on [his] face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.ì17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where [are] the nine?ì18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.ì19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.ì20. And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:ì21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.ì22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see [it].ì23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after [them], nor follow [them].ì24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one [part] under heaven, shineth unto the other [part] under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.ì25 But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.ì26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.ì27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.ì28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;ì29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed [them] all.ì30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.ì31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.ì32 Remember Lot's wife.ì33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.ì34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two [men] in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.ì35 Two [women] shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.ì36 Two [men] shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.ì37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body [is], thither will the eagles be gathered together.ì@ì1. And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;ì2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:ì3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.ì4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;ì5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.ì6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.ì7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?ì8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?ì9. And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:ì10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.ì11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men [are], extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.ì12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.ì13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.ì14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified [rather] than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.ì15. And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when [his] disciples saw [it], they rebuked them.ì16 But Jesus called them [unto him], and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.ì17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.ì18. And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?ì19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none [is] good, save one, [that is], God.ì20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.ì21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.ì22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.ì23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.ì24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!ì25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.ì26 And they that heard [it] said, Who then can be saved?ì27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.ì28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.ì29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,ì30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.ì31. Then he took [unto him] the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.ì32 For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:ì33 And they shall scourge [him], and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again.ì34 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.ì35. And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:ì36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.ì37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.ì38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, [thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.ì39 And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on me.ì40 And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, ì41 Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.ì42 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.ì43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw [it], gave praise unto God.ì@ì1. And [Jesus] entered and passed through Jericho.ì2 And, behold, [there was] a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.ì3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.ì4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that [way].ì5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.ì6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.ì7 And when they saw [it], they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.ì8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore [him] fourfold.ì9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.ì10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.ì11. And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.ì12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.ì13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.ì14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this [man] to reign over us.ì15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.ì16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.ì17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.ì18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.ì19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.ì20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, [here is] thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:ì21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.ì22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, [thou] wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:ì23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?ì24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give [it] to him that hath ten pounds.ì25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)ì26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.ì27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay [them] before me.ì28. And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.ì29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called [the mount] of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,ì30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against [you]; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring [him hither].ì31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose [him]? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.ì32 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.ì33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?ì34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.ì35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.ì36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.ì37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;ì38 Saying, Blessed [be] the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.ì39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.ì40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.ì41. And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,ì42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things [which belong] unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. ì43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,ì44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.ì45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;ì46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.ì47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,ì48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.ì@ì1. And it came to pass, [that] on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon [him] with the elders,ì2 And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?ì3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:ì4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?ì5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?ì6 But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.ì7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence [it was].ì8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.ì9. Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.ì10 And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent [him] away empty.ì11 And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated [him] shamefully, and sent [him] away empty.ì12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast [him] out.ì13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence [him] when they see him.ì14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.ì15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed [him]. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?ì16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard [it], they said, God forbid.ì17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?ì18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.ì19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.ì20. And they watched [him], and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.ì21 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person [of any], but teachest the way of God truly:ì22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?ì23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?ì24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.ì25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.ì26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.ì27. Then came to [him] certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,ì28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.ì29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.ì30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.ì31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.ì32 Last of all the woman died also.ì33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.ì34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:ì35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:ì36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.ì37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.ì38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.ì39. Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.ì40 And after that they durst not ask him any [question at all].ì41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?ì42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,ì43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.ì44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?ì45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,ì46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;ì47 Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.ì@ì1. And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.ì2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.ì3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:ì4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.ì5. And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,ì6 [As for] these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.ì7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign [will there be] when these things shall come to pass?ì8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.ì9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end [is] not by and by.ì10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:ì11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.ì12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute [you], delivering [you] up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.ì13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.ì14 Settle [it] therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:ì15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.ì16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and [some] of you shall they cause to be put to death.ì17 And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake.ì18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.ì19 In your patience possess ye your souls.ì20. And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.ì21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.ì22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.ì23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.ì24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.ì25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;ì26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.ì27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.ì28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.ì29. And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;ì30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.ì31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.ì32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.ì33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.ì34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares.ì35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.ì36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.ì37 And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called [the mount] of Olives.ì38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.ì@ì1. Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.ì2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.ì3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.ì4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.ì5 And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.ì6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.ì7. Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.ì8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.ì9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?ì10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.ì11 And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?ì12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.ì13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.ì14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.ì15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:ì16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.ì17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide [it] among yourselves:ì18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.ì19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake [it], and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.ì20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup [is] the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.ì21. But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me [is] with me on the table.ì22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!ì23 And they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.ì24 And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.ì25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.ì26 But ye [shall] not [be] so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.ì27 For whether [is] greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? [is] not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.ì28 Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.ì29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me;ì30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.ì31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired [to have] you, that he may sift [you] as wheat:ì32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.ì33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.ì34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.ì35 And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.ì36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take [it], and likewise [his] scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.ì37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.ì38 And they said, Lord, behold, here [are] two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.ì39. And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.ì40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.ì41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,ì42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.ì43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.ì44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.ì45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,ì46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.ì47. And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.ì48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?ì49 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?ì50 And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.ì51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.ì52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?ì53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.ì54. Then took they him, and led [him], and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.ì55 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.ì56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.ì57 And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.ì58 And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.ì59 And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this [fellow] also was with him: for he is a Galilaean.ì60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.ì61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.ì62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.ì63. And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote [him].ì64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?ì65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.ì66 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,ì67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:ì68 And if I also ask [you], ye will not answer me, nor let [me] go.ì69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.ì70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.ì71 And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.ì@ì1. And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.ì2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this [fellow] perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.ì3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest [it].ì4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and [to] the people, I find no fault in this man.ì5 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.ì6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.ì7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.ì8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long [season], because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.ì9 Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.ì10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.ì11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked [him], and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.ì12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.ì13. And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,ì14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined [him] before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:ì15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.ì16 I will therefore chastise him, and release [him].ì17 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)ì18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this [man], and release unto us Barabbas:ì19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)ì20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.ì21 But they cried, saying, Crucify [him], crucify him.ì22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let [him] go.ì23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.ì24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.ì25 And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.ì26. And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear [it] after Jesus.ì27 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.ì28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.ì29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.ì30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.ì31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?ì32. And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.ì33 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.ì34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.ì35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided [him], saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.ì36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,ì37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.ì38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.ì39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.ì40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?ì41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.ì42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.ì43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.ì44. And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.ì45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.ì46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.ì47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.ì48 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.ì49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.ì50. And, behold, [there was] a man named Joseph, a counsellor; [and he was] a good man, and a just:ì51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) [he was] of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God.ì52 This [man] went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.ì53 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.ì54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.ì55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.ì56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.ì@ì1. Now 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.ì2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.ì3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.ì4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:ì5 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?ì6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,ì7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.ì8 And they remembered his words,ì9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.ì10 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.ì11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.ì12 Then 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.ì13. And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem [about] threescore furlongs.ì14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.ì15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed [together] and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.ì16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.ì17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications [are] these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?ì18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?ì19 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:ì20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.ì21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.ì22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;ì23 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.ì24 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.ì25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:ì26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?ì27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.ì28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.ì29 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.ì30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed [it], and brake, and gave to them.ì31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.ì32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?ì33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,ì34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.ì35 And they told what things [were done] in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.ì36. And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.ì37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.ì38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?ì39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.ì40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them [his] hands and [his] feet.ì41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?ì42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.ì43 And he took [it], and did eat before them.ì44 And he said unto them, These [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 prophets, and [in] the psalms, concerning me.ì45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,ì46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:ì47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.ì48 And ye are witnesses of these things.ì49 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 from on high.ì50. And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.ì51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. ì52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:ì53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.ì2 The same was in the beginning with God.ì3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.ì4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.ì5. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.ì6 There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John.ì7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe.ì8 He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light.ì9 [That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.ì10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.ì11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.ì12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:ì13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.ì14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.ì15. 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.ì16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.ì17 For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.ì18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].ì19. And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?ì20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.ì21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.ì22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?ì23 He said, I [am] the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.ì24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.ì25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?ì26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;ì27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.ì28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.ì29. The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.ì30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.ì31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.ì32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.ì33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.ì34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.ì35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;ì36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!ì37. And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.ì38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?ì39 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 tenth hour.ì40 One of the two which heard John [speak], and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.ì41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.ì42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.ì43. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.ì44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.ì45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.ì46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.ì47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!ì48 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 thee.ì49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.ì50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.ì51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.ì@ì1. And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:ì2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.ì3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.ì4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.ì5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do [it].ì6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.ì7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.ì8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare [it].ì9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,ì10 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 until now.ì11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.ì12. After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.ì13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,ì14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:ì15 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 out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;ì16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.ì17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.ì18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?ì19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.ì20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?ì21 But he spake of the temple of his body.ì22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.ì23. Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast [day], many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.ì24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all [men],ì25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.ì@ì1. There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:ì2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.ì3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.ì4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?ì5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.ì6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.ì7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.ì8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.ì9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?ì10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?ì11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.ì12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you [of] heavenly things?ì13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.ì14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:ì15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.ì16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.ì17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.ì18 He 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.ì19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.ì20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.ì21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.ì22. After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.ì23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.ì24 For John was not yet cast into prison.ì25 Then there arose a question between [some] of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.ì26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all [men] come to him.ì27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.ì28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.ì29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.ì30 He must increase, but I [must] decrease.ì31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.ì32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.ì33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.ì34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure [unto him].ì35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.ì36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.ì@ì1. When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,ì2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)ì3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.ì4. And he must needs go through Samaria.ì5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.ì6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with [his] journey, sat thus on the well: [and] it was about the sixth hour.ì7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.ì8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)ì9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.ì10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.ì11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?ì12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?ì13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:ì14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.ì15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.ì16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither.ì17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:ì18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.ì19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.ì20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.ì21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.ì22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.ì23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.ì24 God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.ì25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.ì26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am [he].ì27. And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?ì28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,ì29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?ì30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.ì31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.ì32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.ì33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him [ought] to eat?ì34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.ì35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and [then] cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.ì36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.ì37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.ì38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.ì39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.ì40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.ì41 And many more believed because of his own word;ì42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard [him] ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.ì43. Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.ì44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.ì45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.ì46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.ì47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.ì48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.ì49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.ì50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.ì51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told [him], saying, Thy son liveth.ì52 Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.ì53 So the father knew that [it was] at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.ì54 This [is] again the second miracle [that] Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.ì@ì1. After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.ì2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep [market] a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.ì3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.ì4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.ì5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.ì6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time [in that case], he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?ì7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.ì8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.ì9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.ì10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry [thy] bed.ì11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.ì12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?ì13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in [that] place.ì14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.ì15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.ì16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.ì17. But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.ì18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.ì19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.ì20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.ì21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth [them]; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.ì22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:ì23 That all [men] should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.ì24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.ì25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.ì26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;ì27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.ì28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,ì29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.ì30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.ì31. If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.ì32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.ì33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.ì34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.ì35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.ì36 But I have greater witness than [that] of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.ì37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.ì38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.ì39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.ì40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.ì41 I receive not honour from men.ì42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.ì43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.ì44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that [cometh] from God only?ì45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is [one] that accuseth you, [even] Moses, in whom ye trust.ì46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.ì47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?ì@ì1. After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is [the sea] of Tiberias.ì2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.ì3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.ì4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.ì5 When Jesus then lifted up [his] eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?ì6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.ì7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.ì8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him,ì9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?ì10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.ì11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.ì12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.ì13 Therefore they gathered [them] together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.ì14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.ì15. When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.ì16 And when even was [now] come, his disciples went down unto the sea,ì17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.ì18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.ì19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.ì20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.ì21 Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.ì22. The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but [that] his disciples were gone away alone;ì23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)ì24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.ì25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?ì26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.ì27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.ì28. Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?ì29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.ì30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?ì31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.ì32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.ì33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.ì34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.ì35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.ì36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.ì37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.ì38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.ì39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.ì40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.ì41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.ì42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?ì43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.ì44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.ì45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.ì46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.ì47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.ì48 I am that bread of life.ì49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.ì50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.ì51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.ì52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?ì53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.ì54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.ì55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.ì56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.ì57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.ì58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.ì59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.ì60. Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard [this], said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?ì61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?ì62 [What] and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?ì63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.ì64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.ì65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.ì66 From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.ì67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?ì68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.ì69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.ì70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?ì71 He spake of Judas Iscariot [the son] of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.ì@ì1. After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.ì2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.ì3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.ì4 For [there is] no man [that] doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.ì5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.ì6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.ì7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.ì8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.ì9 When he had said these words unto them, he abode [still] in Galilee.ì10 But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.ì11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?ì12 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.ì13 Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.ì14. Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.ì15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?ì16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.ì17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or [whether] I speak of myself.ì18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.ì19 Did not Moses give you the law, and [yet] none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?ì20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?ì21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.ì22 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.ì23 If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?ì24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.ì25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?ì26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?ì27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.ì28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.ì29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.ì30 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.ì31 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this [man] hath done?ì32 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.ì33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and [then] I go unto him that sent me.ì34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find [me]: and where I am, [thither] ye cannot come.ì35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?ì36 What [manner of] saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find [me]: and where I am, [thither] ye cannot come?ì37. In the last day, that great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.ì38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.ì39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet [given]; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)ì40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.ì41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?ì42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?ì43 So there was a division among the people because of him.ì44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.ì45. Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?ì46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.ì47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?ì48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?ì49 But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.ì50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)ì51 Doth our law judge [any] man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?ì52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.ì53 And every man went unto his own house.ì@ì1. Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.ì2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.ì3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,ì4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.ì5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?ì6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with [his] finger wrote on the ground, [as though he heard them not].ì7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.ì8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.ì9 And they which heard [it], being convicted by [their own] conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, [even] unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.ì10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?ì11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.ì12. Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.ì13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.ì14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, [yet] my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.ì15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.ì16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.ì17 It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.ì18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.ì19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.ì20 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.ì21. Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come.ì22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.ì23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.ì24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am [he], ye shall die in your sins.ì25 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even [the same] that I said unto you from the beginning.ì26 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.ì27 They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.ì28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am [he], and [that] I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.ì29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.ì30 As he spake these words, many believed on him.ì31. Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, [then] are ye my disciples indeed;ì32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.ì33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?ì34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.ì35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: [but] the Son abideth ever.ì36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.ì37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you.ì38. I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father.ì39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham.ì40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.ì41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, [even] God.ì42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.ì43 Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye cannot hear my word.ì44 Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.ì45 And because I tell [you] the truth, ye believe me not.ì46. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?ì47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear [them] not, because ye are not of God.ì48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?ì49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.ì50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.ì51. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.ì52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.ì53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?ì54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:ì55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.ì56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw [it], and was glad.ì57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?ì58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.ì59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.ì@ì1. And as [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man which was blind from [his] birth.ì2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?ì3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.ì4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.ì5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.ì6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,ì7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.ì8. The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?ì9 Some said, This is he: others [said], He is like him: [but] he said, I am [he].ì10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?ì11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.ì12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.ì13. They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.ì14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.ì15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.ì16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.ì17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.ì18 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.ì19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?ì20 His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:ì21 But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.ì22 These [words] spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.ì23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.ì24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.ì25 He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner [or no], I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.ì26 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?ì27 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear [it] again? will ye also be his disciples?ì28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.ì29 We know that God spake unto Moses: [as for] this [fellow], we know not from whence he is.ì30 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and [yet] he hath opened mine eyes.ì31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.ì32 Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.ì33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.ì34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.ì35. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?ì36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?ì37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.ì38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.ì39. And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.ì40 And [some] of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?ì41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.ì@ ì1. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.ì2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.ì3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.ì4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.ì5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.ì6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.ì7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.ì8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.ì9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.ì10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.ì11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.ì12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.ì13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.ì14 I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am known of mine.ì15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.ì16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd.ì17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.ì18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.ì19. There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.ì20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?ì21 Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?ì22. And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.ì23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.ì24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.ì25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.ì26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.ì27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:ì28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.ì29 My Father, which gave [them] me, is greater than all; and no [man] is able to pluck [them] out of my Father's hand.ì30 I and [my] Father are one.ì31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.ì32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?ì33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.ì34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?ì35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;ì36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?ì37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.ì38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father [is] in me, and I in him.ì39. Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,ì40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.ì41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.ì42 And many believed on him there.ì@ì1. Now a certain [man] was sick, [named] Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.ì2 (It was [that] Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)ì3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.ì4 When Jesus heard [that], he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.ì5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.ì6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.ì7 Then after that saith he to [his] disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.ì8 [His] disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?ì9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.ì10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.ì11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.ì12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.ì13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.ì14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.ì15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.ì16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.ì17. Then when Jesus came, he found that he had [lain] in the grave four days already.ì18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:ì19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.ì20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat [still] in the house.ì21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.ì22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give [it] thee.ì23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.ì24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.ì25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:ì26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?ì27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.ì28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.ì29 As soon as she heard [that], she arose quickly, and came unto him.ì30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.ì31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.ì32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.ì33. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,ì34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.ì35 Jesus wept.ì36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!ì37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?ì38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.ì39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been [dead] four days.ì40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?ì41 Then they took away the stone [from the place] where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up [his] eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.ì42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said [it], that they may believe that thou hast sent me.ì43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.ì44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.ì45. Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.ì46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.ì47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. ì48 If we let him thus alone, all [men] will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.ì49 And one of them, [named] Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,ì50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.ì51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;ì52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.ì53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.ì54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.ì55 And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.ì56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast?ì57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew [it], that they might take him.ì@ì1. Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.ì2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.ì3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.ì4 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's [son], which should betray him,ì5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?ì6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.ì7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.ì8 For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.ì9 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.ì10 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;ì11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.ì12. On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,ì13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed [is] the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.ì14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,ì15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.ì16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and [that] they had done these things unto him.ì17 The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.ì18 For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.ì19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.ì20. And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:ì21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.ì22 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.ì23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.ì24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.ì25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.ì26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will [my] Father honour.ì27. Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.ì28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, [saying], I have both glorified [it], and will glorify [it] again.ì29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard [it], said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.ì30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.ì31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.ì32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all [men] unto me.ì33 This he said, signifying what death he should die.ì34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man? ì35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.ì36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.ì37. But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:ì38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?ì39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,ì40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with [their] eyes, nor understand with [their] heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.ì41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.ì42. Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess [him], lest they should be put out of the synagogue:ì43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.ì44. Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.ì45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.ì46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.ì47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.ì48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.ì49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.ì50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.ì@ì1. Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.ì2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's [son], to betray him;ì3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;ì4 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.ì5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe [them] with the towel wherewith he was girded.ì6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?ì7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.ì8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.ì9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also [my] hands and [my] head.ì10 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash [his] feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all.ì11 For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean.ì12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?ì13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for [so] I am.ì14 If I then, [your] Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.ì15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.ì16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.ì17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.ì18. I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.ì19 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am [he].ì20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.ì21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.ì22 Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.ì23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.ì24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.ì25 He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?ì26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped [it]. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave [it] to Judas Iscariot, [the son] of Simon.ì27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.ì28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him.ì29 For some [of them] thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy [those things] that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.ì30 He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.ì31. Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.ì32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.ì33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.ì34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.ì35 By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.ì36. Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.ì37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.ì38 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.ì@ì1. Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.ì2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.ì3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.ì4. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.ì5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?ì6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.ì7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.ì8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.ì9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the Father?ì10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.ì11 Believe me that I [am] in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.ì12. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works] than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.ì13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.ì14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it].ì15. If ye love me, keep my commandments.ì16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;ì17 [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.ì18. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.ì19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.ì20 At that day ye shall know that I [am] in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.ì21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.ì22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?ì23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.ì24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.ì25. These things have I spoken unto you, being [yet] present with you.ì26 But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.ì27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.ì28. Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come [again] unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.ì29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.ì30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.ì31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.ì@ì1. I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.ì2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.ì3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.ì4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.ì5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.ì6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast [them] into the fire, and they are burned.ì7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.ì8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.ì9. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.ì10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.ì11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and [that] your joy might be full.ì12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.ì13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.ì14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.ì15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.ì16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.ì17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.ì18. If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.ì19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.ì20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.ì21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.ì22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.ì23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.ì24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.ì25 But [this cometh to pass], that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.ì26. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:ì27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.ì@ì1. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.ì2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.ì3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.ì4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.ì5 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou?ì6 But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.ì7. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.ì8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:ì9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;ì10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;ì11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.ì12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.ì13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.ì14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew [it] unto you.ì15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew [it] unto you.ì16. A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.ì17 Then said [some] of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?ì18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith.ì19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me?ì20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.ì21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.ì22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.ì23. And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give [it] you.ì24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.ì25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.ì26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:ì27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.ì28. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.ì29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.ì30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.ì31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?ì32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.ì33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.ì@ì1. These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:ì2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.ì3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.ì4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.ì5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.ì6. I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.ì7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.ì8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received [them], and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.ì9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.ì10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.ì11. And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we [are].ì12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.ì13 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.ì14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.ì15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.ì16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.ì17. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.ì18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.ì19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.ì20. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;ì21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.ì22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:ì23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.ì24. Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.ì25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.ì26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare [it]: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.ì@ì1. When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.ì2 And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.ì3 Judas then, having received a band [of men] and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.ì4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?ì5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am [he]. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.ì6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am [he], they went backward, and fell to the ground.ì7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.ì8 Jesus answered, I have told you that I am [he]: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:ì9 That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.ì10 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.ì11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?ì12 Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,ì13. And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.ì14 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.ì15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and [so did] another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.ì16 But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.ì17 Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also [one] of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not.ì18 And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.ì19 The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.ì20 Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.ì21 Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.ì22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?ì23 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?ì24 Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.ì25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also [one] of his disciples? He denied [it], and said, I am not.ì26 One of the servants of the high priest, being [his] kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?ì27 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.ì28. Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.ì29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?ì30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.ì31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:ì32 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.ì33 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?ì34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?ì35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?ì36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.ì37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.ì38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault [at all].ì39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?ì40 Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.ì@ì1. Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged [him].ì2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put [it] on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,ì3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.ì4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.ì5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And [Pilate] saith unto them, Behold the man!ì6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify [him]. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify [him]: for I find no fault in him.ì7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.ì8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;ì9 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.ì10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?ì11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power [at all] against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.ì12 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.ì13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.ì14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!ì15 But they cried out, Away with [him], away with [him], crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.ì16. Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led [him] away.ì17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called [the place] of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:ì18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.ì19. And Pilate wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.ì20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, [and] Greek, [and] Latin.ì21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.ì22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.ì23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also [his] coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.ì24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.ì25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the [wife] of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.ì26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!ì27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own [home].ì28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.ì29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put [it] upon hyssop, and put [it] to his mouth.ì30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.ì31. The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and [that] they might be taken away.ì32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.ì33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:ì34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.ì35 And he that saw [it] bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.ì36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.ì37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.ì38. And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave [him] leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.ì39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound [weight].ì40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.ì41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.ì42 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation [day]; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.ì@ì1. The first [day] of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.ì2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.ì3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.ì4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.ì5 And he stooping down, [and looking in], saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.ì6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,ì7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.ì8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.ì9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.ì10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.ì11. But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, [and looked] into the sepulchre,ì12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.ì13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.ì14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.ì15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.ì16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.ì17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and [to] my God, and your God.ì18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and [that] he had spoken these things unto her.ì19. Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.ì20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them [his] hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.ì21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace [be] unto you: as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you.ì22 And when he had said this, he breathed on [them], and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:ì23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; [and] whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.ì24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.ì25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.ì26. And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: [then] came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] unto you.ì27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust [it] into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.ì28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.ì29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.ì30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:ì31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.ì@ì1. After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he [himself].ì2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the [sons] of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.ì3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.ì4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.ì5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.ì6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.ì7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt [his] fisher's coat [unto him], (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.ì8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.ì9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.ì10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.ì11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.ì12 Jesus saith unto them, Come [and] dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. ì13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.ì14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.ì15. So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.ì16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.ì17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.ì18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry [thee] whither thou wouldest not.ì19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.ì20. Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?ì21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what [shall] this man [do]?ì22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what [is that] to thee? follow thou me.ì23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what [is that] to thee?ì24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.ì25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,ì2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:ì3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:ì4 And, being assembled together with [them], commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, [saith he], ye have heard of me.ì5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.ì6. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?ì7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.ì8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.ì9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.ì10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;ì11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.ì12. Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.ì13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas [the brother] of James.ì14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.ì15. And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)ì16 Men [and] brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.ì17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.ì18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.ì19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.ì20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.ì21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,ì22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.ì23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.ì24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all [men], shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,ì25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.ì26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.ì@ì1. And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.ì2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.ì3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.ì4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.ì5. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.ì6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.ì7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?ì8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?ì9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,ì10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,ì11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.ì12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?ì13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.ì14. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all [ye] that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:ì15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is [but] the third hour of the day.ì16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;ì17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:ì18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:ì19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:ì20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:ì21 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.ì22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:ì23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:ì24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.ì25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:ì26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:ì27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.ì28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.ì29 Men [and] brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.ì30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;ì31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.ì32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.ì33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.ì34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,ì35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.ì36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.ì37. Now when they heard [this], they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men [and] brethren, what shall we do?ì38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.ì39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call.ì40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.ì41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added [unto them] about three thousand souls.ì42. And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.ì43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.ì44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;ì45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all [men], as every man had need.ì46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,ì47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.ì@ì1. Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].ì2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;ì3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.ì4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.ì5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.ì6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.ì7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted [him] up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.ì8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.ì9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God:ì10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.ì11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.ì12. And when Peter saw [it], he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?ì13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let [him] go.ì14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;ì15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.ì16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.ì17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did [it], as [did] also your rulers.ì18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.ì19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;ì20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:ì21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.ì22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.ì23 And it shall come to pass, [that] every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.ì24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.ì25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.ì26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.ì@ì1. And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,ì2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.ì3 And they laid hands on them, and put [them] in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.ì4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.ì5. And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,ì6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.ì7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?ì8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,ì9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;ì10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] by him doth this man stand here before you whole.ì11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.ì12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.ì13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.ì14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.ì15. But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,ì16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them [is] manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny [it].ì17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.ì18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.ì19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.ì20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.ì21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all [men] glorified God for that which was done.ì22 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.ì23. And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.ì24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou [art] God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:ì25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?ì26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.ì27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,ì28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.ì29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,ì30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.ì31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.ì32. And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any [of them] that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.ì33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.ì34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,ì35 And laid [them] down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.ì36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, [and] of the country of Cyprus,ì37 Having land, sold [it], and brought the money, and laid [it] at the apostles' feet.ì@ì1. But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,ì2 And kept back [part] of the price, his wife also being privy [to it], and brought a certain part, and laid [it] at the apostles' feet.ì3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?ì4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.ì5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.ì6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried [him] out, and buried [him].ì7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.ì8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.ì9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband [are] at the door, and shall carry thee out.ì10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying [her] forth, buried [her] by her husband.ì11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.ì12. And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.ì13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.ì14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)ì15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid [them] on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.ì16 There came also a multitude [out] of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.ì17. Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,ì18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.ì19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,ì20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.ì21 And when they heard [that], they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.ì22 But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,ì23 Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.ì24 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.ì25 Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.ì26. Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.ì27 And when they had brought them, they set [them] before the council: and the high priest asked them,ì28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.ì29 Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.ì30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.ì31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.ì32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and [so is] also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.ì33 When they heard [that], they were cut [to the heart], and took counsel to slay them.ì34 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;ì35 And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.ì36 For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.ì37 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, [even] as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.ì38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:ì39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.ì40 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten [them], they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.ì41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.ì42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.ì@ì1. And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.ì2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples [unto them], and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.ì3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.ì4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.ì5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:ì6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid [their] hands on them.ì7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.ì8. And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.ì9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.ì10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.ì11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God.ì12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon [him], and caught him, and brought [him] to the council,ì13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:ì14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.ì15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.ì@ì1. Then said the high priest, Are these things so?ì2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,ì3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.ì4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.ì5 And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not [so much as] to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when [as yet] he had no child.ì6 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat [them] evil four hundred years.ì7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.ì8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob; and Jacob [begat] the twelve patriarchs.ì9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,ì10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.ì11 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.ì12 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.ì13 And at the second [time] Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.ì14 Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to [him], and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.ì15 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,ì16 And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor [the father] of Sychem.ì17. But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,ì18 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.ì19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.ì20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:ì21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.ì22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.ì23 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.ì24 And seeing one [of them] suffer wrong, he defended [him], and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:ì25 For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.ì26 And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?ì27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?ì28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?ì29 Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.ì30. And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.ì31 When Moses saw [it], he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold [it], the voice of the Lord came unto him,ì32 [Saying], I [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.ì33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.ì34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.ì35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send [to be] a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.ì36 He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.ì37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.ì38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and [with] our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:ì39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust [him] from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,ì40 Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for [as for] this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.ì41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.ì42. Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices [by the space of] forty years in the wilderness?ì43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.ì44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.ì45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;ì46 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.ì47 But Solomon built him an house.ì48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,ì49 Heaven [is] my throne, and earth [is] my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what [is] the place of my rest?ì50 Hath not my hand made all these things?ì51. Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers [did], so [do] ye.ì52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:ì53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept [it].ì54. When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with [their] teeth.ì55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,ì56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.ì57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,ì58 And cast [him] out of the city, and stoned [him]: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.ì59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [God], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.ì60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.ì@ì1. And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.ì2 And devout men carried Stephen [to his burial], and made great lamentation over him.ì3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed [them] to prison.ì4. Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.ì5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.ì6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.ì7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed [with them]: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.ì8 And there was great joy in that city.ì9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:ì10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.ì11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.ì12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.ì13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.ì14. Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:ì15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:ì16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)ì17 Then laid they [their] hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.ì18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,ì19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.ì20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.ì21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.ì22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.ì23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and [in] the bond of iniquity.ì24 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.ì25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.ì26. And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.ì27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,ì28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.ì29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.ì30 And Philip ran thither to [him], and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?ì31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.ì32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:ì33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.ì34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?ì35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.ì36 And as they went on [their] way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?ì37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.ì38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.ì39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.ì40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.ì@ì1. And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,ì2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.ì3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:ì4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?ì5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks.ì6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.ì7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.ì8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought [him] into Damascus.ì9 And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.ì10. And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I [am here], Lord.ì11 And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for [one] called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,ì12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting [his] hand on him, that he might receive his sight.ì13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:ì14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.ì15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:ì16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.ì17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.ì18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.ì19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.ì20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.ì21 But all that heard [him] were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?ì22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.ì23. And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:ì24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.ì25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let [him] down by the wall in a basket.ì26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.ì27 But Barnabas took him, and brought [him] to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.ì28 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.ì29 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.ì30 [Which] when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.ì31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.ì32. And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all [quarters], he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.ì33 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.ì34 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.ì35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.ì36. Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.ì37 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid [her] in an upper chamber.ì38 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring [him] that he would not delay to come to them.ì39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. ì40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning [him] to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.ì41 And he gave her [his] hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.ì42 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.ì43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.ì@ì1. There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian [band],ì2 [A] devout [man], and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.ì3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.ì4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.ì5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for [one] Simon, whose surname is Peter:ì6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.ì7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;ì8 And when he had declared all [these] things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.ì9. On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:ì10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,ì11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:ì12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.ì13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.ì14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.ì15 And the voice [spake] unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.ì16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.ì17 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate,ì18 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.ì19. While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.ì20 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.ì21 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what [is] the cause wherefore ye are come?ì22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.ì23 Then called he them in, and lodged [them]. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.ì24 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.ì25 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].ì26 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.ì27 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.ì28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.ì29 Therefore came I [unto you] without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?ì30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,ì31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.ì32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of [one] Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.ì33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.ì34. Then Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:ì35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.ì36 The word which [God] sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)ì37 That word, [I say], ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;ì38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.ì39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:ì40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;ì41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, [even] to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.ì42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God [to be] the Judge of quick and dead.ì43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.ì44. While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.ì45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.ì46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,ì47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?ì48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.ì@ì1. And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.ì2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,ì3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.ì4 But Peter rehearsed [the matter] from the beginning, and expounded [it] by order unto them, saying,ì5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:ì6 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.ì7 And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.ì8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.ì9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.ì10 And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.ì11 And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.ì12 And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:ì13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;ì14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.ì15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.ì16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.ì17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as [he did] unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?ì18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.ì19. Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.ì20 And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus.ì21 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.ì22 Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch.ì23 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.ì24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.ì25 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:ì26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.ì27. And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.ì28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.ì29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:ì30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.ì@ì1. Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands to vex certain of the church.ì2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.ì3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)ì4 And when he had apprehended him, he put [him] in prison, and delivered [him] to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.ì5. Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.ì6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.ì7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon [him], and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from [his] hands.ì8 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.ì9 And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.ì10 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.ì11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and [from] all the expectation of the people of the Jews.ì12 And when he had considered [the thing], he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.ì13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.ì14 And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.ì15 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.ì16 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened [the door], and saw him, they were astonished.ì17 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.ì18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.ì19 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that [they] should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and [there] abode.ì20. And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's [country].ì21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.ì22 And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man.ì23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.ì24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.ì25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled [their] ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.ì@ì1. Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.ì2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.ì3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid [their] hands on them, they sent [them] away.ì4. So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.ì5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to [their] minister.ì6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name [was] Barjesus:ì7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.ì8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.ì9 Then Saul, (who also [is called] Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,ì10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, [thou] child of the devil, [thou] enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?ì11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.ì12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.ì13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.ì14. But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.ì15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, [Ye] men [and] brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.ì16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with [his] hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.ì17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.ì18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.ì19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.ì20 And after that he gave [unto them] judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.ì21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.ì22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the [son] of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.ì23 Of this man's seed hath God according to [his] promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:ì24 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.ì25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not [he]. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of [his] feet I am not worthy to loose.ì26 Men [and] brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.ì27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled [them] in condemning [him].ì28 And though they found no cause of death [in him], yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.ì29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took [him] down from the tree, and laid [him] in a sepulchre.ì30 But God raised him from the dead:ì31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.ì32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,ì33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.ì34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, [now] no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.ì35 Wherefore he saith also in another [psalm], Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.ì36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:ì37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.ì38 Be it known unto you therefore, men [and] brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:ì39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.ì40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;ì41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.ì42. And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.ì43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.ì44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.ì45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.ì46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.ì47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, [saying], I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.ì48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.ì49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.ì50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.ì51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.ì52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.ì@ì1. And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.ì2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.ì3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.ì4 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.ì5 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use [them] despitefully, and to stone them,ì6 They were ware of [it], and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:ì7 And there they preached the gospel.ì8. And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked:ì9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,ì10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.ì11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.ì12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.ì13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.ì14 [Which] when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard [of], they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,ì15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:ì16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.ì17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.ì18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.ì19. And there came thither [certain] Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew [him] out of the city, supposing he had been dead.ì20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.ì21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and [to] Iconium, and Antioch,ì22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.ì23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.ì24 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.ì25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:ì26 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.ì27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.ì28 And there they abode long time with the disciples.ì@ì1. And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, [and said], Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.ì2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.ì3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.ì4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and [of] the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.ì5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses.ì6. And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.ì7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men [and] brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.ì8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as [he did] unto us;ì9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.ì10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?ì11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.ì12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.ì13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men [and] brethren, hearken unto me:ì14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.ì15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,ì16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:ì17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.ì18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.ì19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:ì20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and [from] fornication, and [from] things strangled, and [from] blood.ì21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.ì22. Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:ì23 And they wrote [letters] by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren [send] greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:ì24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, [Ye must] be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no [such] commandment:ì25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,ì26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.ì27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell [you] the same things by mouth.ì28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;ì29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.ì30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:ì31 [Which] when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.ì32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed [them].ì33 And after they had tarried [there] a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.ì34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.ì35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.ì36. And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do.ì37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.ì38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.ì39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;ì40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.ì41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.ì@ì1. Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father [was] a Greek:ì2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.ì3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.ì4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.ì5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.ì6. Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,ì7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.ì8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.ì9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.ì10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.ì11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next [day] to Neapolis;ì12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, [and] a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.ì13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted [thither].ì14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard [us]: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.ì15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought [us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. And she constrained us.ì16. And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:ì17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.ì18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.ì19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew [them] into the marketplace unto the rulers,ì20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,ì21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.ì22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat [them].ì23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:ì24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.ì25. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.ì26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.ì27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.ì28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.ì29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,ì30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?ì31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.ì32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.ì33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed [their] stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.ì34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.ì35. And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.ì36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.ì37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast [us] into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.ì38 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.ì39 And they came and besought them, and brought [them] out, and desired [them] to depart out of the city.ì40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into [the house of] Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.ì@ì1. Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:ì2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,ì3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.ì4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.ì5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.ì6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;ì7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, [one] Jesus.ì8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.ì9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.ì10. And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming [thither] went into the synagogue of the Jews.ì11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.ì12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.ì13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.ì14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.ì15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.ì16. Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.ì17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.ì18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.ì19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, [is]?ì20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.ì21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)ì22. Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, [Ye] men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.ì23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.ì24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;ì25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;ì26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;ì27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:ì28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.ì29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.ì30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:ì31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by [that] man whom he hath ordained; [whereof] he hath given assurance unto all [men], in that he hath raised him from the dead.ì32. And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this [matter].ì33 So Paul departed from among them.ì34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which [was] Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.ì@ì1. After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;ì2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.ì3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.ì4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.ì5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews [that] Jesus [was] Christ.ì6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook [his] raiment, and said unto them, Your blood [be] upon your own heads; I [am] clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.ì7. And he departed thence, and entered into a certain [man's] house, named Justus, [one] that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.ì8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.ì9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:ì10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.ì11 And he continued [there] a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.ì12. And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,ì13 Saying, This [fellow] persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.ì14 And when Paul was now about to open [his] mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O [ye] Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:ì15 But if it be a question of words and names, and [of] your law, look ye [to it]; for I will be no judge of such [matters].ì16 And he drave them from the judgment seat.ì17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat [him] before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.ì18. And Paul [after this] tarried [there] yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn [his] head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.ì19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.ì20 When they desired [him] to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;ì21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.ì22 And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.ì23 And after he had spent some time [there], he departed, and went over [all] the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.ì24. And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, [and] mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.ì25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.ì26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto [them], and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.ì27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:ì28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, [and that] publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.ì@ì1. And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,ì2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.ì3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.ì4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.ì5 When they heard [this], they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.ì6 And when Paul had laid [his] hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.ì7 And all the men were about twelve.ì8. And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.ì9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.ì10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.ì11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:ì12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.ì13. Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.ì14 And there were seven sons of [one] Sceva, a Jew, [and] chief of the priests, which did so.ì15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?ì16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.ì17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.ì18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.ì19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all [men]: and they counted the price of them, and found [it] fifty thousand [pieces] of silver.ì20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.ì21. After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.ì22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.ì23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.ì24 For a certain [man] named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;ì25 Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.ì26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:ì27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.ì28 And when they heard [these sayings], they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great [is] Diana of the Ephesians.ì29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.ì30 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.ì31 And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring [him] that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.ì32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.ì33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.ì34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great [is] Diana of the Ephesians.ì35 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, [Ye] men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the [image] which fell down from Jupiter?ì36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.ì37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.ì38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.ì39 But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.ì40 For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.ì41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.ì@ì1. And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto [him] the disciples, and embraced [them], and departed for to go into Macedonia.ì2 And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,ì3 And [there] abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.ì4 And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.ì5 These going before tarried for us at Troas.ì6 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.ì7. And upon the first [day] of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.ì8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.ì9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.ì10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing [him] said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.ì11 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.ì12 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.ì13. And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.ì14 And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.ì15 And we sailed thence, and came the next [day] over against Chios; and the next [day] we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next [day] we came to Miletus.ì16 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.ì17. And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. ì18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,ì19 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:ì20 [And] how I kept back nothing that was profitable [unto you], but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,ì21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.ì22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:ì23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.ì24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.ì25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.ì26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I [am] pure from the blood of all [men].ì27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.ì28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.ì29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.ì30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.ì31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.ì32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.ì33 I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.ì34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.ì35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.ì36. And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.ì37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,ì38 Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.ì@ì1. And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the [day] following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:ì2 And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.ì3 Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.ì4 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.ì5 And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till [we were] out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.ì6 And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.ì7 And when we had finished [our] course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.ì8. And the next [day] we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was [one] of the seven; and abode with him.ì9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.ì10 And as we tarried [there] many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.ì11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver [him] into the hands of the Gentiles.ì12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.ì13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.ì14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.ì15. And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.ì16 There went with us also [certain] of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.ì17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.ì18 And the [day] following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.ì19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.ì20 And when they heard [it], they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:ì21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise [their] children, neither to walk after the customs.ì22 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.ì23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;ì24 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave [their] heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but [that] thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.ì25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written [and] concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from [things] offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.ì26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.ì27. And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,ì28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all [men] every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.ì29 (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)ì30 And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.ì31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.ì32 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.ì33 Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded [him] to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.ì34 And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.ì35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.ì36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.ì37 And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?ì38 Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?ì39 But Paul said, I am a man [which am] a Jew of Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.ì40 And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto [them] in the Hebrew tongue, saying,ì@ì1. Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence [which I make] now unto you.ì2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)ì3. I am verily a man [which am] a Jew, born in Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, [and] taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.ì4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.ì5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.ì6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.ì7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?ì8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.ì9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.ì10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.ì11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.ì12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt [there],ì13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.ì14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.ì15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.ì16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.ì17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;ì18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.ì19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:ì20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.ì21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. ì22. And they gave him audience unto this word, and [then] lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a [fellow] from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.ì23 And as they cried out, and cast off [their] clothes, and threw dust into the air,ì24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.ì25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?ì26 When the centurion heard [that], he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.ì27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.ì28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was [free] born.ì29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.ì30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from [his] bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.ì@ì1. And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men [and] brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.ì2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.ì3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, [thou] whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?ì4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?ì5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.ì6. But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men [and] brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.ì7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.ì8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.ì9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes [that were] of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.ì10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring [him] into the castle.ì11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.ì12. And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.ì13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.ì14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.ì15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.ì16 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.ì17 Then Paul called one of the centurions unto [him], and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.ì18 So he took him, and brought [him] to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto [him], and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.ì19 Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went [with him] aside privately, and asked [him], What is that thou hast to tell me?ì20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.ì21 But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.ì22 So the chief captain [then] let the young man depart, and charged [him, See thou] tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.ì23 And he called unto [him] two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;ì24 And provide [them] beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring [him] safe unto Felix the governor.ì25 And he wrote a letter after this manner:ì26 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix [sendeth] greeting.ì27 This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.ì28 And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:ì29 Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.ì30 And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what [they had] against him. Farewell.ì31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought [him] by night to Antipatris.ì32 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:ì33 Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.ì34 And when the governor had read [the letter], he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that [he was] of Cilicia;ì35 I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.ì@ì1. And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and [with] a certain orator [named] Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.ì2 And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,ì3 We accept [it] always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.ì4 Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.ì5 For we have found this man [a] pestilent [fellow], and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:ì6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.ì7 But the chief captain Lysias came [upon us], and with great violence took [him] away out of our hands,ì8 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.ì9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.ì10. Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:ì11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.ì12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:ì13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.ì14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:ì15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.ì16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and [toward] men.ì17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.ì18 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.ì19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.ì20 Or else let these same [here] say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,ì21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.ì22. And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of [that] way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.ì23 And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let [him] have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.ì24 And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.ì25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.ì26 He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.ì27 But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.ì@ì1. Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.ì2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,ì3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.ì4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly [thither].ì5 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with [me], and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.ì6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.ì7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.ì8 While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.ì9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?ì10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.ì11 For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.ì12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.ì13. And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.ì14 And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:ì15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], desiring [to have] judgment against him.ì16 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.ì17 Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.ì18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:ì19 But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.ì20 And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked [him] whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.ì21 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.ì22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.ì23 And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.ì24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and [also] here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.ì25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.ì26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.ì27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes [laid] against him.ì@ì1. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:ì2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:ì3 Especially [because I know] thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.ì4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;ì5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.ì6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:ì7 Unto which [promise] our twelve tribes, instantly serving [God] day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.ì8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?ì9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.ì10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against [them].ì11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled [them] to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted [them] even unto strange cities.ì12. Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,ì13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.ì14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks.ì15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.ì16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;ì17 Delivering thee from the people, and [from] the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,ì18 To open their eyes, [and] to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.ì19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:ì20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and [then] to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.ì21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill [me].ì22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:ì23 That Christ should suffer, [and] that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.ì24. And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.ì25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.ì26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.ì27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.ì28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.ì29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.ì30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:ì31 And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.ì32 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.ì@ì1. And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto [one] named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.ì2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; [one] Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.ì3 And the next [day] we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave [him] liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.ì4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.ì5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, [a city] of Lycia.ì6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.ì7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;ì8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city [of] Lasea.ì9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished [them],ì10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.ì11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.ì12. And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, [and there] to winter; [which is] an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.ì13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained [their] purpose, loosing [thence], they sailed close by Crete.ì14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.ì15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let [her] drive.ì16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:ì17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.ì18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next [day] they lightened the ship;ì19 And the third [day] we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.ì20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on [us], all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.ì21. But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.ì22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of [any man's] life among you, but of the ship.ì23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,ì24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.ì25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.ì26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.ì27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;ì28 And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen fathoms.ì29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.ì30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,ì31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.ì32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.ì33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought [them] all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.ì34 Wherefore I pray you to take [some] meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.ì35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken [it], he began to eat.ì36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took [some] meat.ì37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.ì38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.ì39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.ì40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed [themselves] unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.ì41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.ì42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.ì43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from [their] purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land:ì44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on [broken pieces] of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.ì@ì1. And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.ì2 And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.ì3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid [them] on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.ì4 And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.ì5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.ì6 Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.ì7 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.ì8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.ì9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:ì10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded [us] with such things as were necessary.ì11. And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.ì12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried [there] three days.ì13 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:ì14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.ì15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.ì16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.ì17. And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men [and] brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.ì18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let [me] go, because there was no cause of death in me.ì19 But when the Jews spake against [it], I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.ì20 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see [you], and to speak with [you]: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.ì21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.ì22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.ì23. And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into [his] lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and [out of] the prophets, from morning till evening.ì24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.ì25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,ì26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:ì27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.ì28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and [that] they will hear it.ì29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.ì30. And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,ì31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.ì# ì@ì1. Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,ì2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)ì3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;ì4 And declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:ì5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:ì6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:ì7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.ì8. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.ì9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;ì10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.ì11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;ì12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.ì13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.ì14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.ì15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.ì16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.ì17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.ì18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;ì19. Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed [it] unto them.ì20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:ì21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him] not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.ì22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,ì23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.ì24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:ì25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.ì26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:ì27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.ì28 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;ì29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,ì30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,ì31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:ì32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.ì@ì1. Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.ì2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.ì3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?ì4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?ì5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;ì6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:ì7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:ì8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,ì9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;ì10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:ì11 For there is no respect of persons with God.ì12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;ì13 (For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.ì14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:ì15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)ì16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.ì17. Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,ì18 And knowest [his] will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;ì19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,ì20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.ì21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?ì22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?ì23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?ì24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.ì25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.ì26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?ì27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?ì28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:ì29 But he [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision [is that] of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.ì@ì1. What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit [is there] of circumcision?ì2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.ì3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?ì4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.ì5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? [Is] God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)ì6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?ì7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?ì8 And not [rather], (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.ì9 What then? are we better [than they]? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;ì10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:ì11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.ì12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.ì13 Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under their lips:ì14 Whose mouth [is] full of cursing and bitterness:ì15 Their feet [are] swift to shed blood:ì16 Destruction and misery [are] in their ways:ì17 And the way of peace have they not known:ì18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.ì19. Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.ì20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.ì21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;ì22 Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:ì23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;ì24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:ì25 Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;ì26 To declare, [I say], at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.ì27 Where [is] boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.ì28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.ì29 [Is he] the God of the Jews only? [is he] not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:ì30 Seeing [it is] one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.ì31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.ì@ì1. What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?ì2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath [whereof] to glory; but not before God.ì3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.ì4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.ì5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.ì6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,ì7 [Saying], Blessed [are] they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.ì8 Blessed [is] the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.ì9. [Cometh] this blessedness then upon the circumcision [only], or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.ì10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.ì11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [he had yet] being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:ì12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which [he had] being [yet] uncircumcised.ì13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, [was] not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.ì14 For if they which are of the law [be] heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:ì15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, [there is] no transgression.ì16 Therefore [it is] of faith, that [it might be] by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,ì17. (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.ì18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.ì19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:ì20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;ì21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.ì22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.ì23. Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;ì24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;ì25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.ì@ì1. Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:ì2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.ì3 And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;ì4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:ì5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.ì6. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.ì7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.ì8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.ì9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.ì10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.ì11 And not only [so], but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.ì12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:ì13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.ì14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.ì15 But not as the offence, so also [is] the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, [which is] by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.ì16 And not as [it was] by one that sinned, [so is] the gift: for the judgment [was] by one to condemnation, but the free gift [is] of many offences unto justification.ì17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)ì18 Therefore as by the offence of one [judgment came] upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one [the free gift came] upon all men unto justification of life.ì19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.ì20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:ì21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.ì@ì1. What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?ì2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?ì3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?ì4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.ì5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also [in the likeness] of [his] resurrection:ì6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.ì7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.ì8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:ì9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.ì10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.ì11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.ì12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.ì13 Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God.ì14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.ì15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.ì16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?ì17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.ì18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.ì19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.ì20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.ì21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things [is] death.ì22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.ì23 For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.ì@ì1. Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?ì2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.ì3 So then if, while [her] husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.ì4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, [even] to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.ì5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.ì6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not [in] the oldness of the letter.ì7. What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.ì8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin [was] dead.ì9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.ì10 And the commandment, which [was ordained] to life, I found [to be] unto death.ì11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew [me].ì12 Wherefore the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.ì13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.ì14. For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.ì15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.ì16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that [it is] good.ì17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.ì18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but [how] to perform that which is good I find not.ì19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.ì20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.ì21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.ì22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:ì23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.ì24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?ì25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.ì@ì1. [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.ì2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.ì3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:ì4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.ì5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.ì6 For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace.ì7 Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.ì8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.ì9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.ì10. And if Christ [be] in you, the body [is] dead because of sin; but the Spirit [is] life because of righteousness.ì11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.ì12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.ì13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.ì14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.ì15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.ì16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:ì17. And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we may be also glorified together.ì18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us.ì19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.ì20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the same] in hope,ì21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.ì22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.ì23 And not only [they], but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, [to wit], the redemption of our body.ì24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?ì25 But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it].ì26. Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.ì27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what [is] the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to [the will of] God.ì28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.ì29. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.ì30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.ì31. What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?ì32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?ì33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? [It is] God that justifieth.ì34 Who [is] he that condemneth? [It is] Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.ì35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? [shall] tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?ì36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.ì37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.ì38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,ì39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.ì@ì1. I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,ì2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.ì3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:ì4 Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;ì5 Whose [are] the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ [came], who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.ì6. Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they [are] not all Israel, which are of Israel:ì7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.ì8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these [are] not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.ì9 For this [is] the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.ì10 And not only [this]; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, [even] by our father Isaac;ì11 (For [the children] being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)ì12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.ì13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.ì14. What shall we say then? [Is there] unrighteousness with God? God forbid.ì15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.ì16 So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.ì17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.ì18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy], and whom he will he hardeneth.ì19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?ì20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed [it], Why hast thou made me thus?ì21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?ì22 [What] if God, willing to shew [his] wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:ì23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,ì24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?ì25. As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.ì26 And it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.ì27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:ì28 For he will finish the work, and cut [it] short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.ì29 And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.ì30. What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.ì31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.ì32 Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;ì33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.ì@ì1. Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.ì2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.ì3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.ì4 For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.ì5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.ì6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down [from above]:)ì7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)ì8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, [even] in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;ì9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.ì10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.ì11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.ì12. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.ì13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.ì14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?ì15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!ì16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?ì17 So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.ì18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.ì19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by [them that are] no people, [and] by a foolish nation I will anger you.ì20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.ì21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.ì@ì1. I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, [of] the tribe of Benjamin.ì2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,ì3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.ì4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to [the image of] Baal.ì5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.ì6 And if by grace, then [is it] no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if [it be] of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.ì7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blindedì8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.ì9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:ì10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.ì11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but [rather] through their fall salvation [is come] unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.ì12 Now if the fall of them [be] the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?ì13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:ì14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation [them which are] my flesh, and might save some of them.ì15 For if the casting away of them [be] the reconciling of the world, what [shall] the receiving [of them be], but life from the dead?ì16 For if the firstfruit [be] holy, the lump [is] also [holy]: and if the root [be] holy, so [are] the branches.ì17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;ì18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.ì19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.ì20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:ì21 For if God spared not the natural branches, [take heed] lest he also spare not thee.ì22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in [his] goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.ì23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.ì24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural [branches], be graffed into their own olive tree?ì25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.ì26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:ì27 For this [is] my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.ì28 As concerning the gospel, [they are] enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, [they are] beloved for the fathers' sakes.ì29 For the gifts and calling of God [are] without repentance.ì30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:ì31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.ì32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.ì33. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!ì34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?ì35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?ì36 For of him, and through him, and to him, [are] all things: to whom [be] glory for ever. Amen.ì@ì1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.ì2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.ì3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think [of himself] more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.ì4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:ì5 So we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.ì6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith;ì7 Or ministry, [let us wait] on [our] ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;ì8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, [let him do it] with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.ì9 [Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.ì10 [Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;ì11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;ì12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;ì13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.ì14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.ì15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.ì16 [Be] of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.ì17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.ì18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. ì19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.ì20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.ì21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.ì@ì1. Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.ì2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.ì3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:ì4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil.ì5 Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.ì6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.ì7. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.ì8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.ì9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.ì10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law.ì11. And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.ì12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.ì13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.ì14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].ì@ì1. Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to doubtful disputations.ì2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.ì3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.ì4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.ì5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.ì6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth [it] unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard [it]. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.ì7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.ì8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.ì9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.ì10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.ì11 For it is written, [As] I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.ì12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.ì13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in [his] brother's way.ì14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that [there is] nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean.ì15 But if thy brother be grieved with [thy] meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.ì16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:ì17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.ì18 For he that in these things serveth Christ [is] acceptable to God, and approved of men.ì19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.ì20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil for that man who eateth with offence.ì21 [It is] good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [any thing] whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.ì22 Hast thou faith? have [it] to thyself before God. Happy [is] he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.ì23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because [he eateth] not of faith: for whatsoever [is] not of faith is sin.ì@ì1. We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.ì2 Let every one of us please [his] neighbour for [his] good to edification.ì3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.ì4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.ì5. Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:ì6 That ye may with one mind [and] one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.ì7. Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.ì8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises [made] unto the fathers:ì9 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for [his] mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.ì10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.ì11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.ì12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.ì13. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.ì14. And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.ì15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,ì16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.ì17. I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.ì18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,ì19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.ì20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:ì21 But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.ì22. For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.ì23 But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;ì24 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your [company].ì25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.ì26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.ì27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.ì28 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.ì29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.ì30. Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in [your] prayers to God for me;ì31 That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which [I have] for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;ì32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.ì33 Now the God of peace [be] with you all. Amen.ì@ì1. I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:ì2 That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.ì3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:ì4 Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.ì5 Likewise [greet] the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.ì6 Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.ì7 Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.ì8 Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.ì9 Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.ì10 Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' [household].ì11 Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the [household] of Narcissus, which are in the Lord.ì12 Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.ì13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.ì14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them.ì15 Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.ì16 Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.ì17. Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.ì18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.ì19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all [men]. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.ì20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. Amen.ì21. Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.ì22 I Tertius, who wrote [this] epistle, salute you in the Lord.ì23 Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.ì24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.ì25. Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,ì26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:ì27 To God only wise, [be] glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes [our] brother,ì2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:ì3 Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ.ì4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;ì5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and [in] all knowledge;ì6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:ì7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:ì8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye may be] blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.ì9 God [is] faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.ì10. Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.ì11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them [which are of the house] of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.ì12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.ì13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?ì14. I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;ì15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.ì16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.ì17. For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.ì18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.ì19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.ì20 Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?ì21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.ì22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:ì23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;ì24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.ì25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.ì26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]:ì27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;ì28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, [yea], and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:ì29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.ì30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:ì31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.ì@ì1. And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.ì2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.ì3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.ì4 And my speech and my preaching [was] not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:ì5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.ì6. Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:ì7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory:ì8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known [it], they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.ì9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.ì10 But God hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.ì11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.ì12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.ì13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.ì14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.ì15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.ì16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.ì@ì1. And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ.ì2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able [to bear it], neither yet now are ye able.ì3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?ì4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I [am] of Apollos; are ye not carnal?ì5. Who then is Paul, and who [is] Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?ì6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. ì7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.ì8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.ì9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, [ye are] God's building.ì10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.ì11. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.ì12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;ì13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.ì14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.ì15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.ì16. Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?ì17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.ì18. Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.ì19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.ì20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.ì21. Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;ì22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;ì23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ [is] God's.ì@ì1. Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.ì2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.ì3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.ì4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.ì5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.ì6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and [to] Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think [of men] above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.ì7. For who maketh thee to differ [from another]? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive [it], why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received [it]?ì8 Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.ì9 For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.ì10 We [are] fools for Christ's sake, but ye [are] wise in Christ; we [are] weak, but ye [are] strong; ye [are] honourable, but we [are] despised.ì11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;ì12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:ì13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, [and are] the offscouring of all things unto this day.ì14. I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn [you].ì15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet [have ye] not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.ì16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.ì17. For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.ì18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.ì19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.ì20 For the kingdom of God [is] not in word, but in power.ì21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and [in] the spirit of meekness?ì@ì1. It is reported commonly [that there is] fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.ì2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.ì3 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, [concerning] him that hath so done this deed,ì4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,ì5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.ì6 Your glorying [is] not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?ì7. Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:ì8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened [bread] of sincerity and truth.ì9. I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:ì10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.ì11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.ì12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?ì13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.ì@ì1. Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?ì2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?ì3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?ì4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.ì5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?ì6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.ì7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather [suffer yourselves to] be defrauded?ì8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that [your] brethren.ì9. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,ì10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.ì11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.ì12. All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.ì13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body [is] not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.ì14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.ì15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make [them] the members of an harlot? God forbid.ì16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.ì17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.ì18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.ì19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?ì20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.ì@ì1. Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman.ì2 Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.ì3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.ì4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.ì5 Defraud ye not one the other, except [it be] with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.ì6 But I speak this by permission, [and] not of commandment.ì7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.ì8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.ì9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.ì10. And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband:ì11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to [her] husband: and let not the husband put away [his] wife.ì12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.ì13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.ì14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.ì15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such [cases]: but God hath called us to peace.ì16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save [thy] husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save [thy] wife?ì17. But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.ì18 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.ì19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.ì20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.ì21 Art thou called [being] a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use [it] rather.ì22 For he that is called in the Lord, [being] a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, [being] free, is Christ's servant.ì23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.ì24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.ì25. Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.ì26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, [I say], that [it is] good for a man so to be.ì27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.ì28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.ì29 But this I say, brethren, the time [is] short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;ì30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;ì31 And they that use this world, as not abusing [it]: for the fashion of this world passeth away.ì32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:ì33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please [his] wife.ì34 There is difference [also] between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please [her] husband.ì35 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.ì36. But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of [her] age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.ì37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.ì38 So then he that giveth [her] in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth [her] not in marriage doeth better.ì39. The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.ì40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.ì@ì1. Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.ì2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.ì3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him.ì4. As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one.ì5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)ì6 But to us [there is but] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him.ì7. Howbeit [there is] not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat [it] as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.ì8 But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.ì9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.ì10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;ì11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?ì12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.ì13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.ì@ì1. Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?ì2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.ì3. Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,ì4 Have we not power to eat and to drink?ì5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and [as] the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?ì6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?ì7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?ì8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?ì9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?ì10 Or saith he [it] altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, [this] is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.ì11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, [is it] a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?ì12 If others be partakers of [this] power over you, [are] not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.ì13 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live [of the things] of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?ì14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.ì15. But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for [it were] better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.ì16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!ì17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation [of the gospel] is committed unto me.ì18 What is my reward then? [Verily] that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.ì19. For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.ì20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;ì21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.ì22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.ì23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with [you].ì24. Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.ì25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they [do it] to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.ì26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:ì27 But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.ì@ì1. Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;ì2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;ì3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;ì4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.ì5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.ì6. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.ì7 Neither be ye idolaters, as [were] some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.ì8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.ì9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.ì10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.ì11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.ì12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.ì13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].ì14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.ì15. I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.ì16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?ì17 For we [being] many are one bread, [and] one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.ì18 Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?ì19 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?ì20 But I [say], that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.ì21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.ì22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?ì23. All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.ì24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's [wealth].ì25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, [that] eat, asking no question for conscience sake:ì26 For the earth [is] the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.ì27 If any of them that believe not bid you [to a feast], and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.ì28 But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth [is] the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:ì29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another [man's] conscience?ì30 For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?ì31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.ì32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:ì33 Even as I please all [men] in all [things], not seeking mine own profit, but the [profit] of many, that they may be saved.ì@ì1. Be ye followers of me, even as I also [am] of Christ.ì2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered [them] to you.ì3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the man; and the head of Christ [is] God.ì4 Every man praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered, dishonoureth his head.ì5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with [her] head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.ì6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.ì7 For a man indeed ought not to cover [his] head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.ì8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.ì9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.ì10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on [her] head because of the angels.ì11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.ì12 For as the woman [is] of the man, even so [is] the man also by the woman; but all things of God.ì13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?ì14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?ì15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for [her] hair is given her for a covering.ì16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.ì17. Now in this that I declare [unto you] I praise [you] not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.ì18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.ì19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.ì20 When ye come together therefore into one place, [this] is not to eat the Lord's supper.ì21 For in eating every one taketh before [other] his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.ì22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise [you] not.ì23. For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the [same] night in which he was betrayed took bread:ì24 And when he had given thanks, he brake [it], and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.ì25 After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me.ì26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.ì27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink [this] cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.ì28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.ì29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.ì30 For this cause many [are] weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.ì31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.ì32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.ì33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.ì34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.ì@ì1. Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.ì2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.ì3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and [that] no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.ì4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.ì5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.ì6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.ì7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.ì8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;ì9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;ì10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:ì11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.ì12. For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also [is] Christ.ì13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.ì14 For the body is not one member, but many.ì15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?ì16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?ì17 If the whole body [were] an eye, where [were] the hearing? If the whole [were] hearing, where [were] the smelling?ì18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.ì19 And if they were all one member, where [were] the body?ì20 But now [are they] many members, yet but one body.ì21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.ì22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:ì23 And those [members] of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness.ì24 For our comely [parts] have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that [part] which lacked:ì25 That there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.ì26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.ì27. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.ì28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.ì29 [Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles?ì30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?ì31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.ì@ì1. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.ì2 And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.ì3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.ì4. Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,ì5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;ì6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;ì7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.ì8. Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.ì9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.ì10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.ì11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.ì12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.ì13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.ì@ì1. Follow after charity, and desire spiritual [gifts], but rather that ye may prophesy.ì2 For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him]; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.ì3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men [to] edification, and exhortation, and comfort.ì4 He that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.ì5 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater [is] he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.ì6. Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?ì7 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?ì8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?ì9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.ì10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them [is] without signification.ì11 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh [shall be] a barbarian unto me.ì12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual [gifts], seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.ì13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue pray that he may interpret.ì14 For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.ì15. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.ì16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?ì17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.ì18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:ì19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that [by my voice] I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an [unknown] tongue.ì20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.ì21. In the law it is written, With [men of] other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.ì22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying [serveth] not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.ì23 If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in [those that are] unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?ì24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or [one] unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:ì25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on [his] face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.ì26. How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.ì27 If any man speak in an [unknown] tongue, [let it be] by two, or at the most [by] three, and [that] by course; and let one interpret.ì28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.ì29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.ì30 If [any thing] be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.ì31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.ì32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.ì33 For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.ì34. Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to be under obedience, as also saith the law.ì35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.ì36. What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?ì37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.ì38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.ì39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.ì40 Let all things be done decently and in order.ì@ì1. Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;ì2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.ì3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;ì4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:ì5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:ì6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.ì7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.ì8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.ì9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.ì10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.ì11 Therefore whether [it were] I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.ì12. Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?ì13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:ì14 And if Christ be not risen, then [is] our preaching vain, and your faith [is] also vain.ì15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.ì16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:ì17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith [is] vain; ye are yet in your sins.ì18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.ì19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.ì20. But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept.ì21 For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead.ì22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.ì23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.ì24 Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.ì25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.ì26 The last enemy [that] shall be destroyed [is] death.ì27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under [him, it is] manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.ì28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.ì29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?ì30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?ì31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.ì32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.ì33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.ì34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak [this] to your shame.ì35. But some [man] will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?ì36 [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:ì37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other [grain]:ì38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.ì39 All flesh [is] not the same flesh: but [there is] one [kind of] flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, [and] another of birds.ì40 [There are] also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial [is] one, and the [glory] of the terrestrial [is] another.ì41 [There is] one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for [one] star differeth from [another] star in glory.ì42 So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:ì43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:ì44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.ì45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.ì46 Howbeit that [was] not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. ì47 The first man [is] of the earth, earthy: the second man [is] the Lord from heaven.ì48 As [is] the earthy, such [are] they also that are earthy: and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] they also that are heavenly.ì49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.ì50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.ì51. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,ì52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.ì53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality.ì54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.ì55 O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory?ì56 The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin [is] the law.ì57 But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.ì58. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.ì@ì1. Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.ì2 Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.ì3 And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by [your] letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.ì4 And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me.ì5. Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.ì6 And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.ì7 For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.ì8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.ì9 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and [there are] many adversaries.ì10. Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also [do].ì11 Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.ì12 As touching [our] brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.ì13. Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.ì14 Let all your things be done with charity.ì15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and [that] they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)ì16 That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with [us], and laboureth.ì17 I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.ì18 For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.ì19. The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.ì20 All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.ì21 The salutation of [me] Paul with mine own hand.ì22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.ì23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you.ì24 My love [be] with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. ì# ì@ì1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy [our] brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:ì2 Grace [be] to you and peace from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ.ì3. Blessed [be] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;ì4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.ì5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.ì6 And whether we be afflicted, [it is] for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, [it is] for your consolation and salvation.ì7. And our hope of you [is] stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so [shall ye be] also of the consolation.ì8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:ì9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:ì10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver [us];ì11 Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift [bestowed] upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.ì12. For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.ì13 For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;ì14 As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also [are] ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.ì15. And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;ì16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.ì17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?ì18 But [as] God [is] true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.ì19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, [even] by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.ì20 For all the promises of God in him [are] yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.ì21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, [is] God;ì22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.ì23 Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.ì24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.ì@ì1. But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.ì2 For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?ì3 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is [the joy] of you all.ì4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.ì5. But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.ì6 Sufficient to such a man [is] this punishment, which [was inflicted] of many.ì7 So that contrariwise ye [ought] rather to forgive [him], and comfort [him], lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.ì8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm [your] love toward him.ì9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.ì10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I [forgive] also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave [it], for your sakes [forgave I it] in the person of Christ;ì11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.ì12. Furthermore, when I came to Troas to [preach] Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,ì13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.ì14 Now thanks [be] unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.ì15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:ì16 To the one [we are] the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who [is] sufficient for these things?ì17 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.ì@ì1. Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some [others], epistles of commendation to you, or [letters] of commendation from you?ì2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:ì3 [Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.ì4 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:ì5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;ì6. Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.ì7 But if the ministration of death, written [and] engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which [glory] was to be done away:ì8 How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?ì9 For if the ministration of condemnation [be] glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.ì10 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.ì11 For if that which is done away [was] glorious, much more that which remaineth [is] glorious.ì12. Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:ì13 And not as Moses, [which] put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:ì14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which [vail] is done away in Christ.ì15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.ì16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.ì17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord [is], there [is] liberty.ì18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, [even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.ì@ì1. Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;ì2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.ì3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:ì4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.ì5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.ì6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.ì7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.ì8. [We are] troubled on every side, yet not distressed; [we are] perplexed, but not in despair;ì9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;ì10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.ì11 For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.ì12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you.ì13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;ì14 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present [us] with you.ì15 For all things [are] for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.ì16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day.ì17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal weight of glory;ì18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal.ì@ì1. For we know that if our earthly house of [this] tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.ì2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:ì3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.ì4 For we that are in [this] tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.ì5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing [is] God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.ì6 Therefore [we are] always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:ì7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)ì8 We are confident, [I say], and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.ì9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.ì10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things [done] in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad.ì11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.ì12. For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to [answer] them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.ì13 For whether we be beside ourselves, [it is] to God: or whether we be sober, [it is] for your cause.ì14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:ì15 And [that] he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.ì16. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we [him] no more.ì17 Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.ì18 And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;ì19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.ì20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech [you] by us: we pray [you] in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.ì21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.ì@ì1. We then, [as] workers together [with him], beseech [you] also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.ì2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now [is] the accepted time; behold, now [is] the day of salvation.)ì3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:ì4 But in all [things] approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,ì5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;ì6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,ì7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,ì8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and [yet] true;ì9 As unknown, and [yet] well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;ì10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and [yet] possessing all things.ì11. O [ye] Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.ì12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.ì13 Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto [my] children,) be ye also enlarged.ì14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?ì15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?ì16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.ì17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you,ì18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.ì@ì1. Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.ì2 Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.ì3 I speak not [this] to condemn [you]: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with [you].ì4 Great [is] my boldness of speech toward you, great [is] my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.ì5. For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without [were] fightings, within [were] fears.ì6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;ì7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.ì8 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though [it were] but for a season.ì9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.ì10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.ì11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, [what] clearing of yourselves, yea, [what] indignation, yea, [what] fear, yea, [what] vehement desire, yea, [what] zeal, yea, [what] revenge! In all [things] ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.ì12. Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, [I did it] not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.ì13 Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.ì14 For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which [I made] before Titus, is found a truth.ì15 And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.ì16 I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all [things].ì@ì1. Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;ì2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.ì3 For to [their] power, I bear record, yea, and beyond [their] power [they were] willing of themselves;ì4 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and [take upon us] the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.ì5 And [this they did], not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.ì6 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.ì7. Therefore, as ye abound in every [thing, in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all diligence, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.ì8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.ì9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.ì10 And herein I give [my] advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.ì11 Now therefore perform the doing [of it]; that as [there was] a readiness to will, so [there may be] a performance also out of that which ye have.ì12 For if there be first a willing mind, [it is] accepted according to that a man hath, [and] not according to that he hath not.ì13 For [I mean] not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:ì14 But by an equality, [that] now at this time your abundance [may be a supply] for their want, that their abundance also may be [a supply] for your want: that there may be equality:ì15 As it is written, He that [had gathered] much had nothing over; and he that [had gathered] little had no lack.ì16. But thanks [be] to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.ì17 For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.ì18 And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise [is] in the gospel throughout all the churches;ì19 And not [that] only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and [declaration of] your ready mind:ì20 Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:ì21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.ì22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which [I have] in you.ì23 Whether [any do enquire] of Titus, [he is] my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren [be enquired of, they are] the messengers of the churches, [and] the glory of Christ.ì24 Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.ì@ì1. For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:ì2 For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.ì3 Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:ì4 Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.ì5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as [a matter of] bounty, and not as [of] covetousness.ì6. But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.ì7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.ì8 And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all [things], may abound to every good work:ì9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.ì10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)ì11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.ì12 For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;ì13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for [your] liberal distribution unto them, and unto all [men];ì14 And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.ì15 Thanks [be] unto God for his unspeakable gift.ì@ì1. Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence [am] base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:ì2 But I beseech [you], that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.ì3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:ì4 (For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)ì5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;ì6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.ì7. Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he [is] Christ's, even so [are] we Christ's.ì8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:ì9 That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.ì10 For [his] letters, say they, [are] weighty and powerful; but [his] bodily presence [is] weak, and [his] speech contemptible.ì11 Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such [will we be] also in deed when we are present.ì12. For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.ì13 But we will not boast of things without [our] measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.ì14 For we stretch not ourselves beyond [our measure], as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in [preaching] the gospel of Christ:ì15 Not boasting of things without [our] measure, [that is], of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,ì16 To preach the gospel in the [regions] beyond you, [and] not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand.ì17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.ì18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.ì@ì1. Would to God ye could bear with me a little in [my] folly: and indeed bear with me.ì2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present [you as] a chaste virgin to Christ.ì3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.ì4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or [if] ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with [him].ì5. For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.ì6 But though [I be] rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.ì7 Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?ì8 I robbed other churches, taking wages [of them], to do you service.ì9 And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all [things] I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and [so] will I keep [myself].ì10 As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.ì11 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.ì12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.ì13 For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.ì14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.ì15 Therefore [it is] no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.ì16. I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.ì17 That which I speak, I speak [it] not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.ì18 Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also.ì19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye [yourselves] are wise.ì20 For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour [you], if a man take [of you], if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.ì21 I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.ì22. Are they Hebrews? so [am] I. Are they Israelites? so [am] I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so [am] I.ì23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I [am] more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.ì24 Of the Jews five times received I forty [stripes] save one.ì25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;ì26 [In] journeyings often, [in] perils of waters, [in] perils of robbers, [in] perils by [mine own] countrymen, [in] perils by the heathen, [in] perils in the city, [in] perils in the wilderness, [in] perils in the sea, [in] perils among false brethren;ì27 In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.ì28 Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.ì29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?ì30 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.ì31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.ì32 In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:ì33 And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.ì@ì1. It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.ì2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.ì3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)ì4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.ì5 Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.ì6 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but [now] I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me [to be], or [that] he heareth of me.ì7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.ì8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.ì9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.ì10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.ì11. I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.ì12 Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.ì13 For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except [it be] that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.ì14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.ì15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.ì16 But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.ì17 Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?ì18 I desired Titus, and with [him] I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? [walked we] not in the same steps?ì19 Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but [we do] all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.ì20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and [that] I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest [there be] debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:ì21 [And] lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and [that] I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.ì@ì1. This [is] the third [time] I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.ì2 I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:ì3 Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.ì4 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.ì5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?ì6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.ì7. Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.ì8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.ì9 For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, [even] your perfection.ì10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.ì11. Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.ì12 Greet one another with an holy kiss.ì13 All the saints salute you.ì14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, [be] with you all. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)ì2 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:ì3 Grace [be] to you and peace from God the Father, and [from] our Lord Jesus Christ,ì4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:ì5 To whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.ì6. I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:ì7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.ì8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.ì9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.ì10. For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.ì11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.ì12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught [it], but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.ì13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:ì14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.ì15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace,ì16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:ì17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.ì18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.ì19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.ì20 Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.ì21 Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;ì22 And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:ì23 But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.ì24 And they glorified God in me.ì@ì1. Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with [me] also.ì2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.ì3 But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:ì4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:ì5 To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.ì6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed [to be somewhat] in conference added nothing to me:ì7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] unto Peter;ì8 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)ì9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we [should go] unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.ì10 Only [they would] that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.ì11. But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.ì12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.ì13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.ì14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before [them] all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?ì15 We [who are] Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,ì16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.ì17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, [is] therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.ì18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.ì19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.ì20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.ì21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness [come] by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.ì@ì1. O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?ì2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?ì3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?ì4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if [it be] yet in vain.ì5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, [doeth he it] by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?ì6. Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.ì7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.ì8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, [saying], In thee shall all nations be blessed.ì9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.ì10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.ì11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, [it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith.ì12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.ì13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that hangeth on a tree:ì14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.ì15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though [it be] but a man's covenant, yet [if it be] confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.ì16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.ì17 And this I say, [that] the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.ì18 For if the inheritance [be] of the law, [it is] no more of promise: but God gave [it] to Abraham by promise.ì19. Wherefore then [serveth] the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; [and it was] ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.ì20 Now a mediator is not [a mediator] of one, but God is one.ì21 [Is] the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.ì22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.ì23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.ì24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.ì25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.ì26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.ì27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.ì28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.ì29 And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.ì@ì1. Now I say, [That] the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;ì2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.ì3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:ì4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,ì5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.ì6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.ì7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.ì8. Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.ì9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?ì10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.ì11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.ì12. Brethren, I beseech you, be as I [am]; for I [am] as ye [are]: ye have not injured me at all.ì13 Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.ì14 And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, [even] as Christ Jesus.ì15 Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if [it had been] possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.ì16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?ì17. They zealously affect you, [but] not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them.ì18 But [it is] good to be zealously affected always in [a] good [thing], and not only when I am present with you.ì19. My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,ì20 I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.ì21. Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?ì22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.ì23 But he [who was] of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman [was] by promise.ì24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.ì25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.ì26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.ì27 For it is written, Rejoice, [thou] barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.ì28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.ì29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him [that was born] after the Spirit, even so [it is] now.ì30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.ì31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.ì@ì1. Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.ì2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.ì3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.ì4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.ì5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.ì6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.ì7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?ì8 This persuasion [cometh] not of him that calleth you.ì9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.ì10 I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.ì11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.ì12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you.ì13. For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.ì14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.ì15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.ì16 [This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.ì17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.ì18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.ì19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,ì20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,ì21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.ì22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,ì23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.ì24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.ì25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.ì26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.ì@ì1. Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.ì2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.ì3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.ì4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.ì5 For every man shall bear his own burden.ì6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.ì7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.ì8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.ì9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.ì10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men], especially unto them who are of the household of faith.ì11. Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.ì12 As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.ì13 For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.ì14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.ì15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.ì16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace [be] on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.ì17 From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.ì18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:ì2 Grace [be] to you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ.ì3. Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:ì4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:ì5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,ì6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.ì7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;ì8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;ì9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:ì10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; [even] in him:ì11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:ì12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.ì13 In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,ì14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.ì15. Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,ì16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;ì17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: ì18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,ì19 And what [is] the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,ì20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places],ì21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:ì22 And hath put all [things] under his feet, and gave him [to be] the head over all [things] to the church,ì23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.ì@ì1. And you [hath he quickened], who were dead in trespasses and sins;ì2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:ì3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.ì4. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,ì5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)ì6 And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus:ì7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in [his] kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.ì8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:ì9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.ì10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.ì11. Wherefore remember, that ye [being] in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;ì12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:ì13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.ì14. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us];ì15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, [even] the law of commandments [contained] in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, [so] making peace;ì16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:ì17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.ì18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.ì19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;ì20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone];ì21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:ì22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.ì@ì1. For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,ì2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:ì3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,ì4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)ì5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;ì6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:ì7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.ì8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;ì9 And to make all [men] see what [is] the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:ì10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly [places] might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,ì11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:ì12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.ì13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.ì14. For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,ì15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,ì16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;ì17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,ì18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what [is] the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;ì19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.ì20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,ì21 Unto him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.ì@ì1. I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,ì2. With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;ì3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.ì4 [There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;ì5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,ì6 One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all.ì7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.ì8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.ì9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?ì10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)ì11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;ì12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:ì13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:ì14 That we [henceforth] be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;ì15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:ì16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.ì17. This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,ì18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:ì19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.ì20 But ye have not so learned Christ;ì21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:ì22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;ì23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;ì24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.ì25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.ì26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:ì27 Neither give place to the devil.ì28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.ì29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.ì30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.ì31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:ì32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.ì@ì1. Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;ì2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.ì3. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;ì4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.ì5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.ì6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.ì7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.ì8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light:ì9 (For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)ì10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.ì11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [them].ì12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.ì13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.ì14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.ì15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,ì16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.ì17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord [is].ì18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;ì19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;ì20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;ì21. Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.ì22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.ì23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.ì24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.ì25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;ì26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,ì27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.ì28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.ì29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:ì30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.ì31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.ì32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.ì33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband.ì@ì1. Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.ì2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)ì3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.ì4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.ì5 Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;ì6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;ì7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:ì8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free.ì9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.ì10. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.ì11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.ì12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].ì13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.ì14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;ì15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;ì16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.ì17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:ì18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;ì19. And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,ì20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.ì21 But that ye also may know my affairs, [and] how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:ì22 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and [that] he might comfort your hearts.ì23 Peace [be] to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.ì24 Grace [be] with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. ì# ì@ì1. Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:ì2 Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ.ì3. I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,ì4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,ì5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;ì6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of Jesus Christ:ì7. Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.ì8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.ì9. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;ì10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;ì11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.ì12. But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things [which happened] unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;ì13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other [places];ì14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.ì15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:ì16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:ì17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.ì18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.ì19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, ì20 According to my earnest expectation and [my] hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but [that] with all boldness, as always, [so] now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether [it be] by life, or by death.ì21. For to me to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.ì22 But if I live in the flesh, this [is] the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.ì23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:ì24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh [is] more needful for you.ì25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;ì26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.ì27. Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;ì28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.ì29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;ì30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear [to be] in me.ì@ì1. If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,ì2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.ì3 [Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.ì4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.ì5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:ì6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:ì7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:ì8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.ì9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:ì10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth;ì11 And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.ì12. Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.ì13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure.ì14. Do all things without murmurings and disputings:ì15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;ì16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.ì17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.ì18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.ì19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.ì20 For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.ì21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's.ì22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.ì23 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.ì24 But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.ì25 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.ì26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.ì27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.ì28 I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.ì29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:ì30 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.ì@ì1. Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed [is] not grievous, but for you [it is] safe.ì2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.ì3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.ì4. Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:ì5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, [of] the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;ì6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.ì7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.ì8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,ì9. And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:ì10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;ì11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.ì12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.ì13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,ì14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.ì15. Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.ì16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.ì17. Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.ì18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ:ì19 Whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is their] belly, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, who mind earthly things.)ì20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:ì21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.ì@ì1. Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, [my] dearly beloved.ì2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.ì3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and [with] other my fellowlabourers, whose names [are] in the book of life.ì4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice.ì5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord [is] at hand.ì6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.ì7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.ì8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.ì9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.ì10. But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.ì11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, [therewith] to be content.ì12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.ì13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.ì14 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.ì15 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.ì16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.ì17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.ì18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things [which were sent] from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.ì19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.ì20. Now unto God and our Father [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.ì21 Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.ì22 All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household.ì23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen. ì# ì@ì1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus [our] brother,ì2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.ì3. We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,ì4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love [which ye have] to all the saints,ì5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;ì6 Which is come unto you, as [it is] in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as [it doth] also in you, since the day ye heard [of it], and knew the grace of God in truth:ì7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;ì8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.ì9. For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;ì10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;ì11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;ì12. Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:ì13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son:ì14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins:ì15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:ì16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:ì17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.ì18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence.ì19 For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell;ì20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say], whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven.ì21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in [your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciledì22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:ì23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and [be] not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, [and] which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;ì24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:ì25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;ì26 [Even] the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:ì27 To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:ì28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:ì29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.ì@ì1. For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and [for] them at Laodicea, and [for] as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;ì2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;ì3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.ì4. And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.ì5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.ì6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, [so] walk ye in him:ì7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.ì8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.ì9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.ì10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:ì11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:ì12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with [him] through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.ì13. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;ì14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;ì15 [And] having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.ì16. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]:ì17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.ì18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,ì19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.ì20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,ì21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;ì22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?ì23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.ì@ì1. If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.ì2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.ì3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.ì4 When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.ì5. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:ì6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:ì7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.ì8. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.ì9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;ì10 And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:ì11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all.ì12. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;ì13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.ì14 And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.ì15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.ì16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. ì17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.ì18. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.ì19 Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.ì20 Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.ì21 Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.ì22 Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:ì23 And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;ì24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.ì25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.ì@ì1. Masters, give unto [your] servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.ì2. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;ì3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:ì4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.ì5. Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.ì6 Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.ì7. All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, [who is] a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:ì8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;ì9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is [one] of you. They shall make known unto you all things which [are done] here.ì10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)ì11 And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only [are my] fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.ì12 Epaphras, who is [one] of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.ì13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them [that are] in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.ì14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.ì15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.ì16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the [epistle] from Laodicea.ì17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.ì18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace [be] with you. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians [which is] in God the Father and [in] the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.ì2. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;ì3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;ì4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.ì5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.ì6. And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:ì7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.ì8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.ì9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;ì10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.ì@ì1. For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:ì2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.ì3 For our exhortation [was] not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:ì4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.ì5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God [is] witness:ì6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor [yet] of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.ì7. But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:ì8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.ì9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.ì10 Ye [are] witnesses, and God [also], how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:ì11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father [doth] his children,ì12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.ì13. For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received [it] not [as] the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe. ì14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they [have] of the Jews:ì15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:ì16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.ì17. But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.ì18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.ì19 For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? [Are] not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?ì20 For ye are our glory and joy.ì@ì1. Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;ì2 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:ì3 That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.ì4 For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.ì5 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.ì6. But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also [to see] you:ì7 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:ì8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.ì9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;ì10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?ì11. Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.ì12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all [men], even as we [do] toward you:ì13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.ì@ì1. Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort [you] by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, [so] ye would abound more and more.ì2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.ì3 For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:ì4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;ì5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:ì6 That no [man] go beyond and defraud his brother in [any] matter: because that the Lord [is] the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.ì7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.ì8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.ì9. But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.ì10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;ì11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;ì12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and [that] ye may have lack of nothing.ì13. But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.ì14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.ì15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.ì16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:ì17 Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.ì18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.ì@ì1. But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.ì2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.ì3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.ì4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.ì5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.ì6. Therefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us watch and be sober.ì7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.ì8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.ì9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,ì10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.ì11. Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.ì12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;ì13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. [And] be at peace among yourselves.ì14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all [men].ì15 See that none render evil for evil unto any [man]; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all [men].ì16. Rejoice evermore.ì17 Pray without ceasing.ì18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.ì19 Quench not the Spirit.ì20 Despise not prophesyings.ì21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.ì22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.ì23. And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.ì24 Faithful [is] he that calleth you, who also will do [it].ì25 Brethren, pray for us.ì26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.ì27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.ì28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:ì2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.ì3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;ì4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:ì5. [Which is] a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:ì6 Seeing [it is] a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;ì7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,ì8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:ì9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;ì10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.ì11. Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of [this] calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of [his] goodness, and the work of faith with power:ì12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.ì@ì1. Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and [by] our gathering together unto him,ì2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.ì3. Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; ì4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.ì5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?ì6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.ì7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way.ì8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:ì9 [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,ì10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.ì11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:ì12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.ì13. But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:ì14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.ì15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.ì16. Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given [us] everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,ì17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.ì@ì1. Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have [free] course, and be glorified, even as [it is] with you:ì2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all [men] have not faith.ì3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep [you] from evil.ì4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.ì5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.ì6. Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.ì7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;ì8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:ì9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.ì10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.ì11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.ì12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.ì13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.ì14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.ì15 Yet count [him] not as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.ì16. Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord [be] with you all.ì17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.ì18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, [which is] our hope;ì2 Unto Timothy, [my] own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.ì3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,ì4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: [so do].ì5. Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned:ì6 From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;ì7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.ì8 But we know that the law [is] good, if a man use it lawfully;ì9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,ì10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;ì11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.ì12. And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;ì13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief.ì14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.ì15 This [is] a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.ì16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.ì17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, [be] honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.ì18. This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;ì19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:ì20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.ì@ì1. I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all men;ì2 For kings, and [for] all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.ì3 For this [is] good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;ì4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.ì5 For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;ì6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.ì7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, [and] lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.ì8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.ì9. In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;ì10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.ì11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.ì12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.ì13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.ì14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.ì15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.ì@ì1. This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.ì2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;ì3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;ì4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;ì5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)ì6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.ì7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.ì8. Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;ì9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.ì10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being [found] blameless.ì11 Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.ì12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.ì13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.ì14. These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:ì15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.ì16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.ì@ì1. Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;ì2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;ì3 Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.ì4 For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:ì5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.ì6. If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.ì7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness.ì8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.ì9 This [is] a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.ì10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.ì11 These things command and teach.ì12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.ì13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.ì14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.ì15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.ì16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.ì@ì1. Rebuke not an elder, but intreat [him] as a father; [and] the younger men as brethren;ì2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.ì3. Honour widows that are widows indeed.ì4 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.ì5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.ì6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.ì7 And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.ì8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.ì9 Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,ì10 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.ì11 But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;ì12 Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.ì13 And withal they learn [to be] idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.ì14 I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.ì15 For some are already turned aside after Satan.ì16 If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.ì17. Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.ì18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer [is] worthy of his reward.ì19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.ì20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.ì21 I charge [thee] before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.ì22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.ì23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.ì24 Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some [men] they follow after.ì25 Likewise also the good works [of some] are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.ì@ì1. Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and [his] doctrine be not blasphemed.ì2 And they that have believing masters, let them not despise [them], because they are brethren; but rather do [them] service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.ì3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, [even] the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;ì4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,ì5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.ì6. But godliness with contentment is great gain.ì7 For we brought nothing into [this] world, [and it is] certain we can carry nothing out.ì8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.ì9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.ì10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.ì11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.ì12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.ì13. I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and [before] Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;ì14 That thou keep [this] commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:ì15 Which in his times he shall shew, [who is] the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;ì16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.ì17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;ì18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;ì19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.ì20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane [and] vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:ì21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace [be] with thee. Amen. ì# ì@ì1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,ì2 To Timothy, [my] dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.ì3 I thank God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;ì4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;ì5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.ì6. Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.ì7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.ì8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;ì9 Who hath saved us, and called [us] with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,ì10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:ì11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.ì12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.ì13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.ì14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.ì15. This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.ì16 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:ì17 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found [me].ì18 The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.ì@ì1. Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.ì2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.ì3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.ì4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.ì5 And if a man also strive for masteries, [yet] is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.ì6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.ì7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.ì8. Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:ì9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, [even] unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.ì10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.ì11 [It is] a faithful saying: For if we be dead with [him], we shall also live with [him]:ì12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with [him]: if we deny [him], he also will deny us:ì13 If we believe not, [yet] he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.ì14. Of these things put [them] in remembrance, charging [them] before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, [but] to the subverting of the hearers.ì15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.ì16 But shun profane [and] vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.ì17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;ì18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.ì19. Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.ì20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.ì21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, [and] prepared unto every good work.ì22. Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.ì23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.ì24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient,ì25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;ì26 And [that] they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.ì@ì1. This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.ì2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,ì3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,ì4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;ì5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.ì6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,ì7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.ì8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.ì9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.ì10. But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,ì11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.ì12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.ì13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.ì14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];ì15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.ì16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:ì17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.ì@ì1. I charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;ì2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.ì3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;ì4 And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.ì5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.ì6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.ì7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith:ì8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.ì9. Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:ì10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.ì11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.ì12 And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.ì13 The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring [with thee], and the books, [but] especially the parchments.ì14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:ì15 Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.ì16. At my first answer no man stood with me, but all [men] forsook me: [I pray God] that it may not be laid to their charge.ì17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and [that] all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.ì18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve [me] unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.ì19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.ì20 Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.ì21 Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.ì22 The Lord Jesus Christ [be] with thy spirit. Grace [be] with you. Amen. ì# ì@ì1. Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;ì2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;ì3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;ì4 To Titus, [mine] own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.ì5. For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:ì6. If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.ì7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;ì8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;ì9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.ì10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:ì11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.ì12 One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.ì13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;ì14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.ì15 Unto the pure all things [are] pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.ì16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.ì@ì1. But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:ì2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.ì3 The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;ì4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,ì5 [To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.ì6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.ì7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine [shewing] uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,ì8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.ì9 [Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not answering again;ì10 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.ì11. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,ì12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;ì13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;ì14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.ì15. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.ì@ì1. Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,ì2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, [but] gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.ì3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.ì4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,ì5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;ì6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;ì7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.ì8 [This is] a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.ì9. But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.ì10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;ì11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.ì12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.ì13 Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.ì14 And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.ì15 All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace [be] with you all. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy [our] brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,ì2 And to [our] beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:ì3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.ì4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,ì5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;ì6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.ì7 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.ì8. Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,ì9 Yet for love's sake I rather beseech [thee], being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.ì10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:ì11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:ì12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:ì13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:ì14 But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.ì15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;ì16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?ì17 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.ì18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth [thee] ought, put that on mine account;ì19 I Paul have written [it] with mine own hand, I will repay [it]: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.ì20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.ì21 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.ì22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.ì23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;ì24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.ì25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,ì2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;ì3 Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;ì4. Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.ì5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?ì6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.ì7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.ì8 But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.ì9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, [even] thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.ì10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:ì11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;ì12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.ì13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?ì14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?ì@ì1. Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let [them] slip.ì2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;ì3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard [him];ì4 God also bearing [them] witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?ì5. For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.ì6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?ì7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:ì8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing [that is] not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.ì9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.ì10. For it became him, for whom [are] all things, and by whom [are] all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.ì11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified [are] all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,ì12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.ì13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.ì14. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;ì15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.ì16 For verily he took not on [him the nature of] angels; but he took on [him] the seed of Abraham.ì17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto [his] brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things [pertaining] to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.ì18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.ì@ì1. Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;ì2 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses [was faithful] in all his house.ì3 For this [man] was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.ì4 For every house is builded by some [man]; but he that built all things [is] God.ì5 And Moses verily [was] faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;ì6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.ì7. Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,ì8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:ì9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.ì10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in [their] heart; and they have not known my ways.ì11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)ì12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.ì13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.ì14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;ì15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.ì16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.ì17 But with whom was he grieved forty years? [was it] not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?ì18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?ì19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.ì@ì1. Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left [us] of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.ì2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard [it].ì3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.ì4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh [day] on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.ì5 And in this [place] again, If they shall enter into my rest.ì6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:ì7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.ì8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.ì9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.ì10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God [did] from his.ì11. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.ì12 For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.ì13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.ì14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast [our] profession.ì15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as [we are, yet] without sin.ì16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.ì@ì1. For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things [pertaining] to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:ì2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.ì3 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.ì4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as [was] Aaron.ì5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.ì6 As he saith also in another [place], Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.ì7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;ì8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;ì9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;ì10. Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec.ì11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.ì12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which [be] the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.ì13 For every one that useth milk [is] unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.ì14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.ì@ì1. Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,ì2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.ì3 And this will we do, if God permit.ì4 For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,ì5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,ì6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [him] to an open shame.ì7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:ì8 But that which beareth thorns and briers [is] rejected, and [is] nigh unto cursing; whose end [is] to be burned.ì9. But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.ì10 For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.ì11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:ì12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.ì13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,ì14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.ì15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.ì16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation [is] to them an end of all strife.ì17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed [it] by an oath:ì18 That by two immutable things, in which [it was] impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:ì19 Which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;ì20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, [even] Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.ì@ì1. For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;ì2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;ì3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.ì4 Now consider how great this man [was], unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.ì5 And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:ì6 But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.ì7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.ì8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he [receiveth them], of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.ì9 And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.ì10 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.ì11. If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need [was there] that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?ì12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.ì13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.ì14 For [it is] evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.ì15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,ì16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.ì17 For he testifieth, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.ì18 For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.ì19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope [did]; by the which we draw nigh unto God.ì20 And inasmuch as not without an oath [he was made priest]:ì21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)ì22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.ì23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:ì24 But this [man], because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood.ì25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.ì26 For such an high priest became us, [who is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;ì27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.ì28 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, [maketh] the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.ì@ì1. Now of the things which we have spoken [this is] the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;ì2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.ì3 For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore [it is] of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.ì4 For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:ì5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, [that] thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.ì6. But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.ì7 For if that first [covenant] had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.ì8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:ì9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.ì10 For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:ì11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.ì12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.ì13 In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.ì@ì1. Then verily the first [covenant] had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.ì2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein [was] the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.ì3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;ì4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein [was] the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;ì5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.ì6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service [of God].ì7 But into the second [went] the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and [for] the errors of the people:ì8. The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:ì9 Which [was] a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;ì10 [Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed [on them] until the time of reformation.ì11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;ì12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption [for us].ì13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:ì14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?ì15. And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.ì16 For where a testament [is], there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.ì17 For a testament [is] of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.ì18 Whereupon neither the first [testament] was dedicated without blood.ì19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,ì20 Saying, This [is] the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.ì21 Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.ì22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.ì23. [It was] therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.ì24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, [which are] the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:ì25 Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;ì26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.ì27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:ì28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.ì@ì1. For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.ì2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins.ì3 But in those [sacrifices there is] a remembrance again [made] of sins every year.ì4 For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.ì5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:ì6 In burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hast had no pleasure.ì7. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.ì8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;ì9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.ì10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once [for all].ì11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:ì12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;ì13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.ì14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.ì15 [Whereof] the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,ì16 This [is] the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;ì17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.ì18 Now where remission of these [is, there is] no more offering for sin.ì19. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,ì20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;ì21 And [having] an high priest over the house of God;ì22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.ì23 Let us hold fast the profession of [our] faith without wavering; (for he [is] faithful that promised;)ì24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:ì25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.ì26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,ì27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.ì28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:ì29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?ì30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.ì31 [It is] a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.ì32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;ì33 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.ì34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.ì35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.ì36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.ì37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.ì38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if [any man] draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.ì39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.ì@ì1. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.ì2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.ì3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.ì4. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.ì5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.ì6 But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.ì7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.ì8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.ì9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in] a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:ì10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker [is] God.ì11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.ì12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, [so many] as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.ì13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of [them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.ì14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.ì15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that [country] from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.ì16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.ì17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten [son],ì18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:ì19 Accounting that God [was] able to raise [him] up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.ì20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.ì21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, [leaning] upon the top of his staff.ì22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones.ì23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw [he was] a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.ì24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;ì25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;ì26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.ì27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.ì28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.ì29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry [land]: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.ì30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.ì31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.ì32. And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and [of] Barak, and [of] Samson, and [of] Jephthae; [of] David also, and Samuel, and [of] the prophets:ì33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,ì34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.ì35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:ì36 And others had trial of [cruel] mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:ì37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;ì38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and [in] mountains, and [in] dens and caves of the earth.ì39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:ì40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.ì@ ì1. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,ì2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.ì3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.ì4. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.ì5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:ì6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.ì7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?ì8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.ì9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected [us], and we gave [them] reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?ì10 For they verily for a few days chastened [us] after their own pleasure; but he for [our] profit, that [we] might be partakers of his holiness.ì11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.ì12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;ì13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.ì14 Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:ì15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and thereby many be defiled;ì16 Lest there [be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.ì17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.ì18. For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,ì19 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which [voice] they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:ì20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:ì21 And so terrible was the sight, [that] Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)ì22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,ì23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,ì24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that of] Abel.ì25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape], if we turn away from him that [speaketh] from heaven:ì26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven.ì27 And this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.ì28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:ì29 For our God [is] a consuming fire.ì@ì1. Let brotherly love continue.ì2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.ì3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; [and] them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.ì4 Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.ì5 [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.ì6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.ì7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of [their] conversation.ì8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.ì9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For [it is] a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.ì10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.ì11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.ì12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.ì13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.ì14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.ì15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of [our] lips giving thanks to his name.ì16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.ì17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for you.ì18. Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.ì19 But I beseech [you] the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.ì20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,ì21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.ì22 And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.ì23 Know ye that [our] brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.ì24 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you.ì25 Grace [be] with you all. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.ì2. My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;ì3 Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience.ì4 But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.ì5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.ì6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.ì7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.ì8 A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways.ì9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:ì10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.ì11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.ì12 Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.ì13. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:ì14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.ì15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.ì16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.ì17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.ì18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.ì19. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:ì20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.ì21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.ì22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.ì23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:ì24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.ì25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.ì26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion [is] vain.ì27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.ì@ì1. My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.ì2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;ì3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:ì4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?ì5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?ì6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?ì7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?ì8. If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:ì9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.ì10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one [point], he is guilty of all.ì11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.ì12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.ì13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.ì14. What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?ì15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,ì16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be [ye] warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what [doth it] profit?ì17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.ì18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.ì19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.ì20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?ì21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?ì22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?ì23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.ì24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.ì25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent [them] out another way?ì26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.ì@ì1. My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.ì2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same [is] a perfect man, [and] able also to bridle the whole body.ì3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.ì4 Behold also the ships, which though [they be] so great, and [are] driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.ì5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!ì6 And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.ì7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:ì8 But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.ì9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.ì10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.ì11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet [water] and bitter?ì12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so [can] no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.ì13. Who [is] a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.ì14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.ì15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but [is] earthly, sensual, devilish.ì16 For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.ì17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.ì18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.ì@ì1. From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?ì2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.ì3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.ì4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.ì5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?ì6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.ì7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.ì8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.ì9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.ì10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.ì11. Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.ì12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?ì13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:ì14 Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.ì15 For that ye [ought] to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.ì16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.ì17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin.ì@ì1. Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].ì2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.ì3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.ì4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.ì5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.ì6 Ye have condemned [and] killed the just; [and] he doth not resist you.ì7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.ì8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.ì9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.ì10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.ì11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.ì12. But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and [your] nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.ì13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.ì14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:ì15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.ì16 Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.ì17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.ì18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.ì19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;ì20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.ì# ì@ì1. Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,ì2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.ì3. Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,ì4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,ì5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.ì6. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:ì7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:ì8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:ì9 Receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation of [your] souls.ì10. Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace [that should come] unto you:ì11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.ì12 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.ì13. Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;ì14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:ì15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;ì16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.ì17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning [here] in fear:ì18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;ì19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:ì20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,ì21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.ì22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:ì23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.ì24. For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:ì25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.ì@ì1. Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,ì2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:ì3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord [is] gracious.ì4. To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,ì5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.ì6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.ì7 Unto you therefore which believe [he is] precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,ì8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, [even to them] which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.ì9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:ì10 Which in time past [were] not a people, but [are] now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.ì11 Dearly beloved, I beseech [you] as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;ì12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by [your] good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.ì13. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;ì14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.ì15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:ì16 As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.ì17 Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.ì18 Servants, [be] subject to [your] masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.ì19 For this [is] thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.ì20 For what glory [is it], if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer [for it], ye take it patiently, this [is] acceptable with God.ì21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:ì22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:ì23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:ì24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.ì25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.ì@ì1. Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;ì2 While they behold your chaste conversation [coupled] with fear.ì3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;ì4 But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.ì5 For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:ì6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.ì7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.ì8. Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:ì9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.ì10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:ì11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.ì12 For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.ì13 And who [is] he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?ì14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy [are ye]: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;ì15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:ì16. Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.ì17 For [it is] better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.ì18. For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:ì19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;ì20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.ì21. The like figure whereunto [even] baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:ì22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.ì@ì1. Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;ì2 That he no longer should live the rest of [his] time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.ì3 For the time past of [our] life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:ì4. Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with [them] to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of [you]: ì5 Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.ì6 For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.ì7. But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.ì8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.ì9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging.ì10 As every man hath received the gift, [even so] minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.ì11 If any man speak, [let him speak] as the oracles of God; if any man minister, [let him do it] as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.ì12. Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:ì13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.ì14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy [are ye]; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.ì15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or [as] a thief, or [as] an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.ì16 Yet if [any man suffer] as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.ì17 For the time [is come] that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if [it] first [begin] at us, what shall the end [be] of them that obey not the gospel of God?ì18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?ì19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls [to him] in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.ì@ì1. The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:ì2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight [thereof], not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;ì3 Neither as being lords over [God's] heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.ì4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.ì5. Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.ì6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:ì7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.ì8. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:ì9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.ì10. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle [you].ì11 To him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.ì12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.ì13 The [church that is] at Babylon, elected together with [you], saluteth you; and [so doth] Marcus my son.ì14 Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace [be] with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen. ì# ì@ì1. Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:ì2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,ì3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that [pertain] unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:ì4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.ì5. And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;ì6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;ì7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.ì8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.ì9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.ì10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:ì11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.ì12. Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know [them], and be established in the present truth.ì13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance;ì14 Knowing that shortly I must put off [this] my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.ì15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.ì16. For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.ì17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.ì18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.ì19. We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:ì20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.ì21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake [as they were] moved by the Holy Ghost.ì@ì1. But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.ì2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.ì3. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.ì4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast [them] down to hell, and delivered [them] into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;ì5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth [person], a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;ì6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned [them] with an overthrow, making [them] an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;ì7. And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:ì8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed [his] righteous soul from day to day with [their] unlawful deeds;)ì9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: ì10. But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous [are they], selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.ì11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.ì12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;ì13 And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, [as] they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots [they are] and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;ì14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:ì15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;ì16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.ì17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.ì18 For when they speak great swelling [words] of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, [through much] wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.ì19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.ì20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.ì21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known [it], to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.ì22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog [is] turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.ì@ì1. This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in [both] which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:ì2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:ì3. Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,ì4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the beginning of the creation.ì5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:ì6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:ì7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.ì8. But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.ì9. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.ì10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.ì11. [Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation and godliness,ì12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?ì13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.ì14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.ì15 And account [that] the longsuffering of our Lord [is] salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;ì16 As also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.ì17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know [these things] before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.ì18 But grow in grace, and [in] the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him [be] glory both now and for ever. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;ì2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen [it], and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)ì3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.ì4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.ì5. This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.ì6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:ì7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.ì8. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.ì9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.ì10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.ì@ì1. My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:ì2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.ì3. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.ì4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.ì5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.ì6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.ì7. Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.ì8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.ì9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.ì10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.ì11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.ì12. I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.ì13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.ì14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.ì15 Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.ì16 For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.ì17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.ì18. Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.ì19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would [no doubt] have continued with us: but [they went out], that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.ì20. But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.ì21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.ì22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.ì23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also].ì24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.ì25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, [even] eternal life.ì26 These [things] have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.ì27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.ì28. And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.ì29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.ì@ì1. Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.ì2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.ì3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.ì4. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.ì5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.ì6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.ì7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.ì8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. ì9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.ì10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.ì11. For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.ì12 Not as Cain, [who] was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.ì13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.ì14. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not [his] brother abideth in death.ì15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.ì16 Hereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.ì17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?ì18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.ì19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.ì20. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.ì21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we confidence toward God.ì22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.ì23. And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.ì24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.ì@ì1. Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.ì2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:ì3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.ì4. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.ì5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.ì6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.ì7. Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.ì8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.ì9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.ì10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.ì11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.ì12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.ì13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.ì14. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.ì15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.ì16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.ì17. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.ì18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.ì19 We love him, because he first loved us.ì20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?ì21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.ì@ì1. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.ì2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.ì3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.ì4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, [even] our faith.ì5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?ì6. This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.ì7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.ì8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.ì9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.ì10. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.ì11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.ì12 He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.ì13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.ì14. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:ì15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.ì16 If any man see his brother sin a sin [which is] not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.ì17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.ì18. We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.ì19 [And] we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.ì20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.ì21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;ì2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.ì3 Grace be with you, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.ì4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.ì5. And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.ì6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.ì7. For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.ì8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.ì9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.ì10. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into [your] house, neither bid him God speed:ì11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.ì12. Having many things to write unto you, I would not [write] with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.ì13 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.ì# ì@ì1. The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.ì2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.ì3. For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.ì4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.ì5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers;ì6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:ì7 Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.ì8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.ì9. I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.ì10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth [them] out of the church.ì11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.ì12. Demetrius hath good report of all [men], and of the truth itself: yea, and we [also] bear record; and ye know that our record is true.ì13 I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:ì14 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace [be] to thee. [Our] friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name.ì# ì@ì1. Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, [and] called:ì2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.ì3. Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort [you] that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.ì4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.ì5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.ì6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.ì7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.ì8. Likewise also these [filthy] dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.ì9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.ì10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.ì11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.ì12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds [they are] without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;ì13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.ì14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,ì15. To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard [speeches] which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.ì16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words], having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.ì17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;ì18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.ì19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.ì20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,ì21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.ì22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:ì23 And others save with fear, pulling [them] out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.ì24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,ì25 To the only wise God our Saviour, [be] glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. ì# ì@ì1. The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John:ì2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.ì3. Blessed [is] he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time [is] at hand.ì4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;ì5 And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,ì6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.ì7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.ì8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.ì9. I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.ì10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,ì11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send [it] unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.ì12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;ì13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks [one] like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.ì14 His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire;ì15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.ì16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance [was] as the sun shineth in his strength.ì17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:ì18 I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.ì19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;ì20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.ì@ì1. Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;ì2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:ì3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.ì4 Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.ì5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.ì6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.ì7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.ì8. And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;ì9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and [I know] the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but [are] the synagogue of Satan.ì10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.ì11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.ì12. And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;ì13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan's seat [is]: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas [was] my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.ì14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.ì15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.ì16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.ì17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth [it].ì18. And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet [are] like fine brass;ì19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last [to be] more than the first.ì20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.ì21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.ì22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.ì23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.ì24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.ì25 But that which ye have [already] hold fast till I come.ì26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:ì27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.ì28 And I will give him the morning star.ì29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.ì@ì1. And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.ì2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.ì3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.ì4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.ì5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.ì6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.ì7. And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;ì8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.ì9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.ì10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.ì11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.ì12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and [I will write upon him] my new name.ì13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.ì14. And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;ì15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.ì16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.ì17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:ì18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.ì19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.ì20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.ì21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.ì22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.ì@ì1. After this I looked, and, behold, a door [was] opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard [was] as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.ì2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on the throne.ì3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.ì4 And round about the throne [were] four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.ì5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and [there were] seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.ì6 And before the throne [there was] a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, [were] four beasts full of eyes before and behind.ì7 And the first beast [was] like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast [was] like a flying eagle.ì8. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and [they were] full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.ì9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,ì10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,ì11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.ì@ì1. And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.ì2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?ì3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.ì4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.ì5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.ì6. And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.ì7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.ì8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four [and] twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.ì9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;ì10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.ì11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;ì12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.ì13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, [be] unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.ì14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four [and] twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.ì@ì1. And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.ì2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.ì3. And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.ì4 And there went out another horse [that was] red: and [power] was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.ì5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.ì6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.ì7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.ì8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.ì9. And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:ì10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?ì11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they [were], should be fulfilled.ì12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;ì13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.ì14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.ì15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;ì16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:ì17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?ì@ì1. And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.ì2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,ì3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.ì4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: [and there were] sealed an hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.ì5 Of the tribe of Juda [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad [were] sealed twelve thousand.ì6 Of the tribe of Aser [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses [were] sealed twelve thousand.ì7 Of the tribe of Simeon [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar [were] sealed twelve thousand.ì8 Of the tribe of Zabulon [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin [were] sealed twelve thousand.ì9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;ì10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.ì11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and [about] the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,ì12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, [be] unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.ì13. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?ì14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.ì15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.ì16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.ì17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.ì@ì1. And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.ì2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.ì3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer [it] with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.ì4 And the smoke of the incense, [which came] with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.ì5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast [it] into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.ì6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.ì7. The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.ì8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;ì9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.ì10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;ì11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.ì12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.ì13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!ì@ì1. And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.ì2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.ì3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.ì4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.ì5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment [was] as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.ì6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.ì7 And the shapes of the locusts [were] like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads [were] as it were crowns like gold, and their faces [were] as the faces of men.ì8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as [the teeth] of lions.ì9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings [was] as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.ì10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power [was] to hurt men five months.ì11 And they had a king over them, [which is] the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue [is] Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath [his] name Apollyon.ì12 One woe is past; [and], behold, there come two woes more hereafter.ì13. And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,ì14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.ì15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.ì16 And the number of the army of the horsemen [were] two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.ì17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses [were] as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.ì18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.ì19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails [were] like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.ì20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:ì21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.ì@ì1. And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow [was] upon his head, and his face [was] as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:ì2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and [his] left [foot] on the earth,ì3 And cried with a loud voice, as [when] a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.ì4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.ì5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,ì6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:ì7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.ì8. And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go [and] take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.ì9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take [it], and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.ì10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.ì11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.ì@ì1. And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. ì2 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty [and] two months.ì3. And I will give [power] unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred [and] threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.ì4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.ì5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.ì6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.ì7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.ì8 And their dead bodies [shall lie] in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.ì9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.ì10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.ì11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.ì12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.ì13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.ì14. The second woe is past; [and], behold, the third woe cometh quickly.ì15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.ì16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,ì17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.ì18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.ì19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.ì@ì1. And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:ì2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.ì3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.ì4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.ì5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and [to] his throne.ì6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred [and] threescore days.ì7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,ì8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.ì9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.ì10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.ì11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.ì12. Therefore rejoice, [ye] heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.ì13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man [child].ì14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.ì15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.ì16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.ì17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.ì@ì1. And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.ì2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as [the feet] of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.ì3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.ì4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who [is] like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?ì5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty [and] two months.ì6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.ì7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.ì8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.ì9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.ì10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. ì11. And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.ì12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.ì13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,ì14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.ì15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.ì16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:ì17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.ì18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number [is] Six hundred threescore [and] six.ì@ì1. And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty [and] four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.ì2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:ì3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.ì4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, [being] the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. ì5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.ì6. And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,ì7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.ì8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.ì9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand,ì10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:ì11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.ì12 Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.ì13. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.ì14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud [one] sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.ì15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.ì16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.ì17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.ì18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.ì19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast [it] into the great winepress of the wrath of God.ì20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand [and] six hundred furlongs.ì@ì1. And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.ì2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, [and] over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.ì3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true [are] thy ways, thou King of saints.ì4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for [thou] only [art] holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.ì5. And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:ì6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.ì7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.ì8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.ì@ì1. And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.ì2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and [upon] them which worshipped his image.ì3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead [man]: and every living soul died in the sea.ì4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.ì5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.ì6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.ì7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous [are] thy judgments.ì8. And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.ì9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.ì10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,ì11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.ì12. And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.ì13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs [come] out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.ì14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.ì15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.ì16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.ì17. And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.ì18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, [and] so great.ì19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.ì20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.ì21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, [every stone] about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.ì@ì1. And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:ì2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.ì3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.ì4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:ì5 And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.ì6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.ì7. And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.ì8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.ì9 And here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.ì10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, [and] the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.ì11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.ì12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.ì13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.ì14. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.ì15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.ì16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.ì17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.ì18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.ì@ì1. And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.ì2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.ì3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.ì4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.ì5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.ì6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.ì7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.ì8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong [is] the Lord God who judgeth her.ì9. And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,ì10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.ì11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:ì12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,ì13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.ì14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.ì15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,ì16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!ì17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,ì18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What [city is] like unto this great city!ì19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.ì20 Rejoice over her, [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.ì21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast [it] into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.ì22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft [he be], shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;ì23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.ì24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.ì@ì1. And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:ì2 For true and righteous [are] his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.ì3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.ì4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.ì5. And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.ì6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.ì7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.ì8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.ì9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.ì10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.ì11. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.ì12 His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.ì13 And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.ì14 And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.ì15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.ì16 And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.ì17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;ì18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all [men, both] free and bond, both small and great.ì19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.ì20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.ì21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which [sword] proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.ì@ì1. And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.ì2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,ì3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.ì4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received [his] mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.ì5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This [is] the first resurrection.ì6 Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.ì7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,ì8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom [is] as the sand of the sea.ì9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.ì10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.ì11. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.ì12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.ì13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.ì14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.ì15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.ì@ì1. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.ì2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.ì3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God.ì4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.ì5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.ì6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.ì7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.ì8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.ì9. And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.ì10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,ì11 Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;ì12 And had a wall great and high, [and] had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are [the names] of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:ì13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.ì14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.ì15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.ì16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.ì17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred [and] forty [and] four cubits, [according to] the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.ì18 And the building of the wall of it was [of] jasper: and the city [was] pure gold, like unto clear glass.ì19 And the foundations of the wall of the city [were] garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation [was] jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;ì20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.ì21 And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city [was] pure gold, as it were transparent glass.ì22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.ì23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.ì24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.ì25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.ì26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.ì27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or [maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.ì@ì1. And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.ì2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, [was there] the tree of life, which bare twelve [manner of] fruits, [and] yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree [were] for the healing of the nations.ì3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:ì4 And they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] in their foreheads.ì5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.ì6. And he said unto me, These sayings [are] faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.ì7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed [is] he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.ì8 And I John saw these things, and heard [them]. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.ì9 Then saith he unto me, See [thou do it] not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.ì10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.ì11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.ì12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.ì13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.ì14 Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.ì15 For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.ì16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, [and] the bright and morning star.ì17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.ì18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:ì19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book.ì20. He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.ì21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.ì#
