87 hence. Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, 1 Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth hear38 eth my voice. 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 89 find no crime in him. 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 40 of the Jews? They cried out therefore again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. 19 Then Pilate therefore took

Jesus, and scourged him.

2 And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns, and put it

afraid; and he entered into the 9 3 palace again, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. Pilate therefore saith unto 10 him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee? Jesus answered him, 11 Thou wouldest have no power against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath greater sin. Upon 12 this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not Cæsar's friend: every one that maketh himself a king 5 speaketh against Cæsar. When Pilate 13 therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgement-seat at a place called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. Now 14

3 in a purple garment; and they came unto him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they struck him 2 with their 4 hands. And Pilate went out again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that 5 I find no crime in him. Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold, the 6 man! When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I find no crime in him. 7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. 8 When Pilate therefore heard this saying, he was the more

passover: it was about the sixth hour. And he saith unto the Jews, Behold, your King! They therefore cried out, Away 15 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 Cæsar. Then therefore he de- 16 livered him unto them to be crucified.

They took Jesus therefore: and he went out, bearing the 17 cross for himself, unto the place called The place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha: where they 18 crucified him, and with him two others, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. And 19 Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And there was written, JESUS OF NAZA-S RETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title therefore read many 20

of the Jews: 1for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and in 21 Latin, and in Greek. The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but, that he said, I am King of the 22 Jews. Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. 23 The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also the 2 coat: now the 2 coat was without seam, woven 24 from the top throughout. They said therefore one to another, 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 garments among them,

And upon my vesture did they cast lots.

1 Or, for the place of the city where Je

sus was

crucified
was nigh
at hand

2 Or, tunic

These things therefore the 25 soldiers did. But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, crushed 26 and Mary Magdalene. When

Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, be27 hold, thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold, thy mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his own home.

3 Or,

4 Some ancient

authori ties read roll.

and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

be- 31

The Jews therefore, cause it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remain on the cross upon the sabbath (for the day of that sabbath was a high day), asked of Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. The 32 soldiers therefore came, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucifled with him: but when they 33 came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: howbeit one of 34 the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and straightway there came out blood and water. And he that hath seen hath 35 borne witness, and his witness is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye also may believe. For these things came 36 to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And 37 again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

And after these things Jo- 38 seph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took away his body. And there came also 39 Nicodemus, he who at the first came to him by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pound weight. So they took the body 40 of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where he 41 was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new tomb wherein was never man yet laid. There then because 42

of the Jews' Preparation (for the tomb was nigh at hand) they laid Jesus.

20 Now on the first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away 2 from the tomb. She runneth therefore, and cometh to Si-1 Or, mon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where 3 they have laid him. Peter

therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they went 4 toward the tomb. And they ran both together: and the

Teacher

know not where they have laid him. When she had thus 14 said, she turned herself back, and beholdeth Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith un- 15 to her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, 16 Mary. She turneth herself, and saith unto him in Hebrew, Rabboni; which is to say, 1 Master. Jesus saith to her, 17 2 Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended unto the Fa

and came first to the tomb; 5 and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths lying; yet entered he not in. 6 Simon Peter therefore also

cometh, following him, and entered into the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen cloths ly7 ing, and the napkin, that was upon his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up 8 in a place by itself. Then entered in therefore the other disciple also. which came first to the tomb, and he saw, and 9 believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the 10 dead. So the disciples went away again unto their own home.

not hold on me

3 Or, Holy Spirit

thren, and say to them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and my God and your God. Mary Magdalene com- 18 eth and telleth the disciples, I have seen the Lord; and how that he had said these things unto her.

When therefore it was even- 19 ing, on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. And 20 when he had said this, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord. Jesus therefore said 21 to them again, Peace be unto

as she wept, she stooped and 12 looked into the tomb; and she beholdeth two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the 13 body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and

Twin.

me, even so send I you. And 22 when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the 3 Holy Ghost: whose soever sins 23 ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

But Thomas, one of the 24 twelve, called 4Didymus, was

not with them when Jesus 25 came. 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 put my hand into his side, I will not believe.

26

And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, 27 Peace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands; and reach hither thy hand,

10r,

hast thou believed?

2 That is, Twin.

3 Gr. a fire of charcoal.

stood on the beach: howbeit the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus therefore 5 saith unto them, Children, have ye aught to eat? They answered him, No. And he 6 said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. That dis- 7 ciple therefore whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his coat about him (for he was naked), and cast himself into the sea. But the 8

be not faithless, but believing.

28 Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 29 Jesus saith unto him, Because

tle boat (for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net full of fishes. So when 9

believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

30 Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not 31 written in this book: but these

6 Or, aboard

are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, 7 Or, loaf the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his

name.

21 After these things Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and he manifested 2 himself on this wise. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called 2 Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. 3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also come with thee. They went forth, and entered into the boat; and that night 4 they took nothing. But when day was now breaking, Jesus

8 Gr. Joanes. See ch. 1. 42, margin.

they see a fire of coals there, and 4 fish laid thereon, and 5 bread. Jesus saith unto them, 10 Bring of the fish which ye have now taken. Simon Peter 11 therefore went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three and for all there were so many, the net was not rent. Jesus saith unto them, Come 12 and break your fast. And none of the disciples durst inquire of him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus cometh, and taketh the 13 7bread, and giveth them, and the fish likewise. This is now 14 the third time that Jesus was manifested to the disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.

So when they had broken 15 their fast, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of 8 John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I 10 love thee. He saith

1 Gr. Joanes. See ch. 1. 42, margin.

2. 3 Love in these

places represents two different Greek words.

16 unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again a second time, Simon, son of John, 21ovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith 17 unto him, Tend my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of 1 John, 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 4 knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed 18 my sheep. 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 whi19 ther thou wouldest not. Now this he spake, signifying by 5 Gr. and what manner of death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith 20 unto him, Follow me. Peter,

Or, per

ceivest

this man, what?

turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned back on his breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he that betrayeth thee? Peter 21 therefore seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, 5 and what shall this man do? Jesus saith un- 22 to him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. This 23 saying therefore went forth among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, that he should not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

This is the disciple which 24 beareth witness of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his witness is true.

And there are also many 25 other things which Jesus did, the which if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that should be written.

THE

1 THE 1 former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both 2 to do and to teach, until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the 2 Holy Ghost unto the apostles whom he had chosen: 3 to whom he also 3 shewed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty

1 Gr. first.
2 Or, Holy

Spirit:
and so

through
out this
book.

3 Gr. pre-
sented.

4 Or, eat-
ing with

them
5 Or, in

days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God: and, being assembled 4 together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, ye heard from me: for John indeed baptized with 5 water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

They therefore, when they 6