^12:1Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had made to come back from the dead. ^12:2So they made him a meal there, and he was waited on by Martha, and Lazarus was among those who were seated with him at table. ^12:3Then Mary, taking a pound of perfumed oil of great value, put it on the feet of Jesus and made them dry with her hair: and the house became full of the smell of the perfume. ^12:4But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot (who was to give him up), said, ^12:5Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor? ^12:6(He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.) ^12:7Then Jesus said, Let her be. Let her keep what she has for the day of my death. ^12:8The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever. ^12:9Then a great number of the Jews had news that he was there: and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they might see Lazarus who had been dead and to whom he had given life. ^12:10Now there was talk among the chief priests of putting Lazarus to death; ^12:11For because of him a great number of the Jews went away and had belief in Jesus. ^12:12The day after, a great number of people who were there for the feast, when they had the news that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, ^12:13Took branches of palm-trees and went out to him, crying, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel! ^12:14And Jesus saw a young ass and took his seat on it; as the Writings say, ^12:15Have no fear, daughter of Zion: see your King is coming, seated on a young ass. ^12:16(These things were not clear to his disciples at first: but when Jesus had been lifted up into his glory, then it came to their minds that these things in the Writings were about him and that they had been done to him.) ^12:17Now the people who were with him when his voice came to Lazarus in the place of the dead, and gave him life again, had been talking about it. ^12:18And that was the reason the people went out to him, because it had come to their ears that he had done this sign. ^12:19Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him. ^12:20Now there were some Greeks among the people who had come up to give worship at the feast: ^12:21They came to Philip, who was of Beth-saida in Galilee, and made a request, saying, Sir, we have a desire to see Jesus. ^12:22Philip went and gave word of it to Andrew; and Andrew went with Philip to Jesus. ^12:23And Jesus said to them in answer, The hour of the glory of the Son of man has come. ^12:24Truly I say to you, If a seed of grain does not go into the earth and come to an end, it is still a seed and no more; but through its death it gives much fruit. ^12:25He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever. ^12:26If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour. ^12:27Now is my soul troubled; and what am I to say? Father, keep me from this hour. No: for this purpose have I come to this hour. ^12:28Father, give glory to your name. Then there came a voice out of heaven, saying, I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again. ^12:29Hearing the sound, a number of people who were there said that it was thunder: others said, An angel was talking to him. ^12:30Jesus said in answer, This voice came not for me but for you. ^12:31Now is this world to be judged: now will the ruler of this world be sent out. ^12:32And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will make all men come to me. ^12:33(This he said, pointing to the sort of death he would have.) ^12:34Then the people in answer said to him, The law says that the Christ will have life without end: how say you then that it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up? Who is this Son of man? ^12:35Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going. ^12:36In so far as you have the light, put your faith in the light so that you may become sons of light. With these words Jesus went away and for a time was not seen again by them. ^12:37But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him: ^12:38So that the words of the prophet Isaiah might come true, when he said, Lord, who has any belief in our preaching? and the arm of the Lord, to whom has it been unveiled? ^12:39For this reason they were unable to have belief, because Isaiah said again, ^12:40He has made their eyes blind, and their hearts hard; for fear that they might see with their eyes and get knowledge with their hearts, and be changed, and I might make them well. ^12:41(Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.) ^12:42However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue: ^12:43For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God. ^12:44Then Jesus said with a loud voice, He who has faith in me, has faith not in me, but in him who sent me. ^12:45And he who sees me, sees him who sent me. ^12:46I have come as a light into the world, so that no one who has faith in me will go on living in the dark. ^12:47And if any man gives ear to my words and does not keep them, I am not his judge: I did not come to be judge of the world but to give salvation to the world. ^12:48He who puts me on one side and does not take my words to heart, is not without a judge: the word which I have said will be his judge on the last day. ^12:49For I have not said it on my authority, but the Father who sent me gave me orders what to say and how to say it. ^12:50And I have knowledge that his order is eternal life: so that the things which I say, I say them even as the Father says them to me.

^13:1Now before the feast of the Passover, it was clear to Jesus that the time had come for him to go away from this world to the Father. Having once had love for those in the world who were his, his love for them went on to the end. ^13:2So while a meal was going on, the Evil One having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to be false to him, ^13:3Jesus, being conscious that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he came from God and was going to God, ^13:4Got up from table, put off his robe and took a cloth and put it round him. ^13:5Then he put water into a basin and was washing the feet of the disciples and drying them with the cloth which was round him. ^13:6So he came to Simon Peter. Peter said, Lord, are my feet to be washed by you? ^13:7And Jesus, answering, said to him, What I do is not clear to you now, but it will be clear to you in time to come. ^13:8Peter said, I will never let my feet be washed by you, never. Jesus said in answer, If I do not make you clean you have no part with me. ^13:9Simon Peter said to him, Lord, not my feet only, but my hands and my head. ^13:10Jesus said to him, He who is bathed has need only to have his feet washed and then he is clean all over: and you, my disciples, are clean, but not all of you. ^13:11(He had knowledge who was false to him; that is why he said, You are not all clean.) ^13:12Then, after washing their feet and putting on his robe again, he took his seat and said to them, Do you see what I have done to you? ^13:13You give me the name of Master and Lord: and you are right; that is what I am. ^13:14If then I, the Lord and the Master, have made your feet clean, it is right for you to make one another's feet clean. ^13:15I have given you an example, so that you may do what I have done to you. ^13:16Truly I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; and he who is sent is not greater than the one who sent him. ^13:17If these things are clear to you, happy are you if you do them. ^13:18I am not talking of you all: I have knowledge of my true disciples, but things are as they are, so that the Writings may come true, The foot of him who takes bread with me is lifted up against me. ^13:19From this time forward, I give you knowledge of things before they come about, so that when they come about you may have belief that I am he. ^13:20Truly I say to you, He who takes to his heart anyone whom I send, takes me to his heart; and he who so takes me, takes him who sent me. ^13:21When Jesus had said this he was troubled in spirit, and gave witness, saying, Truly I say to you, that one of you will be false to me. ^13:22Then the eyes of the disciples were turned on one another, in doubt as to whom he had in mind. ^13:23There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast. ^13:24Making a sign to him, Simon Peter said, Who is it he is talking about? ^13:25He, then, resting his head on Jesus' breast, said to him, Lord, who is it? ^13:26This was the answer Jesus gave: It is the one to whom I will give this bit of bread after I have put it in the vessel. Then he took the bit of bread, put it into the vessel, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. ^13:27And when Judas took the bread Satan went into him. Then Jesus said to him, Do quickly what you have to do. ^13:28Now it was not clear to anyone at table why he said this to him. ^13:29Some were of the opinion that because Judas kept the money-bag Jesus said to him, Get the things we have need of for the feast; or, that he was to give something to the poor. ^13:30So Judas, having taken the bit of bread, straight away went out: and it was night. ^13:31Then when he had gone out, Jesus said, Now is glory given to the Son of man, and God is given glory in him. ^13:32If God is given glory in him, God will give him glory in himself, and will give him glory even now. ^13:33My dear children, I am only to be with you a little longer. Then you will be looking for me: and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you, Where I am going you may not come. ^13:34I give you a new law: Have love one for another; even as I have had love for you, so are you to have love one for another. ^13:35By this it will be clear to all men that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another. ^13:36Simon Peter said to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus said in answer, Where I am going you may not come with me now, but you will come later. ^13:37Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you. ^13:38Jesus said in answer, Will you give up your life for me? Truly I say to you, Before the cry of the cock you will have said three times that you are not my disciple.

^14:1Let not your heart be troubled: have faith in God and have faith in me. ^14:2In my Father's house are rooms enough; if it was not so, would I have said that I am going to make ready a place for you? ^14:3And if I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am. ^14:4And you all have knowledge of where I am going, and of the way to it. ^14:5Thomas said, Lord, we have no knowledge of where you are going; how may we have knowledge of the way? ^14:6Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me. ^14:7If you had knowledge of me, you would have knowledge of my Father: you have knowledge of him now and have seen him. ^14:8Philip said to him, Lord, let us see the Father, and we have need of nothing more. ^14:9Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father? ^14:10Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works. ^14:11Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do. ^14:12Truly I say to you, He who puts his faith in me will do the very works which I do, and he will do greater things than these, because I am going to my Father. ^14:13And whatever request you make in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may have glory in the Son. ^14:14If you make any request to me in my name, I will do it. ^14:15If you have love for me, you will keep my laws. ^14:16And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever, ^14:17Even the Spirit of true knowledge. That Spirit the world is not able to take to its heart because it sees him not and has no knowledge of him: but you have knowledge of him, because he is ever with you and will be in you. ^14:18I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you. ^14:19A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living. ^14:20At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you. ^14:21He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him. ^14:22Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, How is it that you will let yourself be seen clearly by us and not by the world? ^14:23Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him. ^14:24He who has no love for me does not keep my words; and the word which you are hearing is not my word but the Father's who sent me. ^14:25I have said all this to you while I am still with you. ^14:26But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will be your teacher in all things and will put you in mind of everything I have said to you. ^14:27May peace be with you; my peace I give to you: I give it not as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled; let it be without fear. ^14:28Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I. ^14:29And now I have given you word of it before it comes, so that, when it comes, you may have faith. ^14:30After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me; ^14:31But he comes so that the world may see that I have love for the Father, and that I am doing as I am ordered by the Father. Get up, and let us go.

^15:1I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener. ^15:2He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit. ^15:3You are clean, even now, through the teaching which I have given you. ^15:4Be in me at all times as I am in you. As the branch is not able to give fruit of itself, if it is not still on the vine, so you are not able to do so if you are not in me. ^15:5I am the vine, you are the branches: he who is in me at all times as I am in him, gives much fruit, because without me you are able to do nothing. ^15:6If a man does not keep himself in me, he becomes dead and is cut off like a dry branch; such branches are taken up and put in the fire and burned. ^15:7If you are in me at all times, and my words are in you, then anything for which you make a request will be done for you. ^15:8Here is my Father's glory, in that you give much fruit and so are my true disciples. ^15:9Even as the Father has given me his love, so I have given my love to you: be ever in my love. ^15:10If you keep my laws, you will be ever in my love, even as I have kept my Father's laws, and am ever in his love. ^15:11I have said these things to you so that I may have joy in you and so that your joy may be complete. ^15:12This is the law I give you: Have love one for another, even as I have love for you. ^15:13Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends. ^15:14You are my friends, if you do what I give you orders to do. ^15:15No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me. ^15:16You did not take me for yourselves, but I took you for myself; and I gave you the work of going about and producing fruit which will be for ever; so that whatever request you make to the Father in my name he may give it to you. ^15:17So this is my law for you: Have love one for another. ^15:18If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you. ^15:19If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world. ^15:20Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours. ^15:21They will do all this to you because of my name--because they have no knowledge of him who sent me. ^15:22If I had not come and been their teacher they would have had no sin: but now they have no reason to give for their sin. ^15:23He who has hate for me has hate for my Father. ^15:24If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father. ^15:25This comes about so that the writing in their law may be made true, Their hate for me was without cause. ^15:26When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father even the Spirit of true knowledge who comes from the Father--he will give witness about me; ^15:27And you, in addition, will give witness because you have been with me from the first.

^16:1I have said these things to you so that you may not be in doubt. ^16:2They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure. ^16:3They will do these things to you because they have not had knowledge of the Father or of me. ^16:4I have said these things to you so that when the time comes, what I have said may come to your mind. I did not say them to you at the first, because then I was still with you. ^16:5But now I am going to him who sent me; and not one of you says to me, Where are you going? ^16:6But your hearts are full of sorrow because I have said these things. ^16:7But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. ^16:8And he, when he comes, will make the world conscious of sin, and of righteousness, and of being judged: ^16:9Of sin, because they have not faith in me; ^16:10Of righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will see me no more; ^16:11Of being judged, because the ruler of this world has been judged. ^16:12I have still much to say to you, but you are not strong enough for it now. ^16:13However, when he, the Spirit of true knowledge, has come, he will be your guide into all true knowledge: for his words will not come from himself, but whatever has come to his hearing, that he will say: and he will make clear to you the things to come. ^16:14He will give me glory, because he will take of what is mine, and make it clear to you. ^16:15Everything which the Father has is mine: that is why I say, He will take of what is mine and will make it clear to you. ^16:16After a little time you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me. ^16:17So some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father? ^16:18So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us. ^16:19Jesus saw that they had a desire to put the question to him, so he said to them, Is this what you are questioning one with another, why I said, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? ^16:20Truly I say to you, You will be weeping and sorrowing, but the world will be glad: you will be sad, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. ^16:21When a woman is about to give birth she has sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the child, the pain is put out of her mind by the joy that a man has come into the world. ^16:22So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy. ^16:23And on that day you will put no questions to me. Truly I say to you, Whatever request you make to the Father, he will give it to you in my name. ^16:24Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy. ^16:25All this I have said to you in veiled language: but the time is coming when I will no longer say things in veiled language but will give you knowledge of the Father clearly. ^16:26In that day you will make requests in my name: and I do not say that I will make prayer to the Father for you, ^16:27For the Father himself gives his love to you, because you have given your love to me and have had faith that I came from God. ^16:28I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father. ^16:29His disciples said, Now you are talking clearly and not in veiled language. ^16:30Now we are certain that you have knowledge of all things and have no need for anyone to put questions to you: through this we have faith that you came from God. ^16:31Jesus made answer, Have you faith now? ^16:32See, a time is coming, yes, it is now here, when you will go away in all directions, every man to his house, and I will be by myself: but I am not by myself, because the Father is with me. ^16:33I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.

^17:1Jesus said these things; then, lifting his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the time has now come; give glory to your Son, so that the Son may give glory to you: ^17:2Even as you gave him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all those whom you have given to him. ^17:3And this is eternal life: to have knowledge of you, the only true God, and of him whom you have sent, even Jesus Christ. ^17:4I have given you glory on the earth, having done all the work which you gave me to do. ^17:5And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was. ^17:6I have given knowledge of your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world: yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your words. ^17:7Now it is clear to them that whatever you have given to me comes from you: ^17:8Because I have given them the words which you gave to me; and they have taken them to heart, and have certain knowledge that I came from you, and they have faith that you sent me. ^17:9My prayer is for them: my prayer is not for the world, but for those whom you have given to me, because they are yours ^17:10(All mine are yours, and yours are mine) and I have glory in them. ^17:11And now I will be no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I come to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name which you have given to me, so that they may be one even as we are one. ^17:12While I was with them I kept them safe in your name which you have given to me: I took care of them and not one of them has come to destruction, but only the son of destruction, so that the Writings might come true. ^17:13And now I come to you; and these things I say in the world so that they may have my joy complete in them. ^17:14I have given your word to them; and they are hated by the world, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. ^17:15My prayer is not that you will take them out of the world, but that you will keep them from the Evil One. ^17:16They are not of the world any more than I am of the world. ^17:17Make them holy by the true word: your word is the true word. ^17:18Even as you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. ^17:19And for them I make myself holy, so that they may be made truly holy. ^17:20My prayer is not for them only, but for all who will have faith in me through their word; ^17:21May they all be one! Even as you, Father, are in me and I am in you, so let them be in us, so that all men may come to have faith that you sent me. ^17:22And the glory which you have given to me I have given to them, so that they may be one even as we are one; ^17:23I in them, and you in me, so that they may be made completely one, and so that it may become clear to all men that you have sent me and that they are loved by you as I am loved by you. ^17:24Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being. ^17:25Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me; ^17:26And I have given to them knowledge of your name, and will give it, so that the love which you have for me may be in them and I in them.

^18:1When Jesus had said these words he went out with his disciples over the stream Kedron to a garden, into which he went with his disciples. ^18:2And Judas, who was false to him, had knowledge of the place because Jesus went there frequently with his disciples. ^18:3So Judas, getting a band of armed men and police from the chief priests and Pharisees, went there with lights and with arms. ^18:4Then Jesus, having knowledge of everything which was coming on him, went forward and said to them, Who are you looking for? ^18:5Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side. ^18:6And when he said to them, I am he, they went back, falling to the earth. ^18:7So again he put the question to them, Who are you looking for? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene. ^18:8Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away. ^18:9(He said this so that his words might come true, I have kept safe all those whom you gave to me.) ^18:10Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, took it out and gave the high priest's servant a blow, cutting off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. ^18:11Then Jesus said to Peter, Put back your sword: am I not to take the cup which my Father has given to me? ^18:12Then the band and the chief captain and the police took Jesus and put cords round him. ^18:13They took him first to Annas, because Annas was the father-in-law of Caiaphas who was the high priest that year. ^18:14It was Caiaphas who had said to the Jews that it was in their interest for one man to be put to death for the people. ^18:15And Simon Peter went after Jesus with another disciple. Now that disciple was a friend of the high priest and he went in with Jesus into the house of the high priest; ^18:16But Peter was kept outside at the door. Then this other disciple, who was a friend of the high priest, came out and had a word with the girl who kept the door, and took Peter in. ^18:17Then the girl who was the door-keeper said to Peter, Are you not one of this man's disciples? In answer he said, I am not. ^18:18Now the servants and the police had made a fire of coals because it was cold; they were warming themselves in front of it and Peter was there with them, warming himself. ^18:19Then the high priest put questions to Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. ^18:20Jesus made answer, I said things openly to the world at all times; I have given my teaching in the Synagogues and in the Temple to which all the Jews come; and I have said nothing secretly. ^18:21Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said. ^18:22When he said this, one of the police by his side gave him a blow with his open hand, saying, Do you give such an answer to the high priest? ^18:23Jesus said in answer, If I have said anything evil, give witness to the evil: but if I said what is true, why do you give me blows? ^18:24Then Annas sent him chained to Caiaphas, the high priest. ^18:25But Simon Peter was still there warming himself by the fire. They said to him, Are you not one of his disciples? He said, No, I am not. ^18:26One of the servants of the high priest, a relation of him whose ear had been cut off by Peter, said, Did I not see you with him in the garden? ^18:27Then again Peter said, No. And straight away a cock gave its cry. ^18:28So they took Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the Praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not go into the Praetorium, so that they might not become unclean, but might take the Passover. ^18:29So Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man? ^18:30They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you. ^18:31Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death. ^18:32(That the word of Jesus might come true, pointing to the sort of death he would have.) ^18:33Then Pilate went back into the Praetorium and sent for Jesus and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? ^18:34Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me? ^18:35Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done? ^18:36Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here. ^18:37Then Pilate said to him, Are you then a king? Jesus made answer, You say that I am a king. For this purpose was I given birth, and for this purpose I came into the world, that I might give witness to what is true. Every lover of what is true gives ear to my voice. ^18:38Pilate said to him, True? what is true? Having said this he went out again to the Jews and said to them, I see no wrong in him. ^18:39But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free? ^18:40Then again they gave a loud cry, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was an outlaw.

^19:1Then Pilate took Jesus and had him whipped with cords. ^19:2And the men of the army made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him. ^19:3And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands. ^19:4And Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I let him come out to you to make it clear to you that I see no wrong in him. ^19:5Then Jesus came out with the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, Here is the man! ^19:6So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him. ^19:7And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God. ^19:8When this saying came to Pilate's ears his fear became greater; ^19:9And he went again into the Praetorium and said to Jesus, Where do you come from? But Jesus gave him no answer. ^19:10Then Pilate said to him, You say nothing to me? is it not clear to you that I have power to let you go free and power to put you to death on the cross? ^19:11Jesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God; so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin. ^19:12Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar. ^19:13So when these words came to Pilate's ear, he took Jesus out, seating himself in the judge's seat in a place named in Hebrew, Gabbatha, or the Stone Floor. ^19:14(It was the day when they made ready for the Passover; and it was about the sixth hour.) And he said to the Jews, There is your King! ^19:15Then they gave a loud cry, Away with him! away with him! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Am I to put your King to death on the cross? The chief priests said in answer, We have no king but Caesar. ^19:16So then he gave him up to them to be put to death on the cross. And they took Jesus away; ^19:17And he went out with his cross on him to the place which is named Dead Man's Head (in Hebrew, Golgotha): ^19:18Where they put him on the cross with two others, one on this side and one on that, and Jesus in the middle. ^19:19And Pilate put on the cross a statement in writing. The writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS. ^19:20The writing was seen by a number of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was put to death on the cross was near the town; and the writing was in Hebrew and Latin and Greek. ^19:21Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews. ^19:22But Pilate made answer, What I have put in writing will not be changed. ^19:23And when Jesus was nailed to the cross, the men of the army took his clothing, and made a division of it into four parts, to every man a part, and they took his coat: now the coat was without a join, made out of one bit of cloth. ^19:24So they said among themselves, Let this not be cut up, but let us put it to the decision of chance and see who gets it. (They did this so that the Writings might come true, which say, They made a distribution of my clothing among them, and my coat they put to the decision of chance.) This was what the men of the army did. ^19:25Now by the side of the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother's sister Mary, the wife of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene. ^19:26So when Jesus saw his mother and the disciple who was dear to him, he said to his mother, Mother, there is your son! ^19:27Then he said to the disciple, There is your mother! And from that hour the disciple took her to his house. ^19:28After this, being conscious that all things had now been done so that the Writings might come true, Jesus said, Give me water. ^19:29Now there was a vessel ready, full of bitter wine, and they put a sponge full of it on a stick and put it to his mouth. ^19:30So when Jesus had taken the wine he said, All is done. And with his head bent he gave up his spirit. ^19:31Now it was the day of getting ready for the Passover, and so that the bodies might not be on the cross on the Sabbath (because the day of that Sabbath was a great day), the Jews made a request to Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. ^19:32So the men of the army came, and the legs of the first were broken and then of the other who was put to death on the cross with Jesus: ^19:33But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was dead by this time, and so his legs were not broken; ^19:34But one of the men made a wound in his side with a spear, and straight away there came out blood and water. ^19:35And he who saw it has given witness (and his witness is true; he is certain that what he says is true) so that you may have belief. ^19:36These things came about so that the Writings might be true, No bone of his body will be broken. ^19:37And again another verse says, They will see him who was wounded by their spears. ^19:38After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, made a request to Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate said he might do so. So he went and took away his body. ^19:39And Nicodemus came (he who had first come to Jesus by night) with a roll of myrrh and aloes mixed, about a hundred pounds. ^19:40Then they took the body of Jesus, folding linen about it with the spices, as is the way of the Jews when they put the dead to rest. ^19:41Now there was a garden near the cross, and in the garden a new place for the dead in which no man had ever been put. ^19:42So they put Jesus there, because it was the Jews' day of getting ready for the Passover, and the place was near.

^20:1Now on the first day of the week, very early, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the place and saw that the stone had been taken away from it. ^20:2Then she went running to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple who was loved by Jesus, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the place of the dead and we have no knowledge where they have put him. ^20:3So Peter and the other disciple went out to the place of the dead. ^20:4They went running together, and the other disciple got in front of Peter and came first to the hole in the rock; ^20:5And looking in, he saw the linen bands on the earth; but he did not go in, ^20:6Then Simon Peter came after him and went into the hole in the rock; and he saw the linen bands on the earth, ^20:7And the cloth, which had been round his head, not with the linen bands but rolled up in a place by itself. ^20:8Then the other disciple who came there first went in; and he saw and belief came to him. ^20:9For at that time they had no knowledge that the Writings said that he would have to come again from the dead. ^20:10So then the disciples went away again to their houses. ^20:11But Mary was still there outside the hole in the rock, weeping; and while she was weeping and looking into the hole, ^20:12She saw two angels in white seated where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and the other at the feet. ^20:13They said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I have no knowledge where they have put him. ^20:14And then looking round, she saw Jesus there, but had no idea that it was Jesus. ^20:15Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? who are you looking for? She, taking him for the gardener, said to him, Sir, if you have taken him away from here, say where you have put him and I will take him away. ^20:16Jesus said to her, Mary! Turning, she said to him in Hebrew, Rabboni! (which is to say, Master). ^20:17Jesus said to her, Do not put your hand on me, for I have not gone up to the Father: but go to my brothers and say to them, I go up to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God. ^20:18Mary Magdalene went with the news to the disciples, and said she had seen the Lord and that he had said these things to her. ^20:19At evening on that day, the first day of the week, when, for fear of the Jews, the doors were shut where the disciples were, Jesus came among them and said to them, May peace be with you! ^20:20And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. ^20:21And Jesus said to them again, May peace be with you! As the Father sent me, even so I now send you. ^20:22And when he had said this, breathing on them, he said to them, Let the Holy Spirit come on you: ^20:23Any to whom you give forgiveness, will be made free from their sins; and any from whom you keep back forgiveness, will still be in their sins. ^20:24Now Thomas, one of the twelve, named Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. ^20:25So the other disciples said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, If I do not see in his hands the print of the nails and put my finger into the print of the nails, and if I do not put my hand into his side, I will never have belief. ^20:26And after eight days, his disciples were again in the house and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were shut, Jesus came, and taking his place in the middle of them, he said, May peace be with you! ^20:27Then he said to Thomas, Put out your finger, and see my hands; and put your hand here into my side: and be no longer in doubt but have belief. ^20:28And Thomas said in answer, My Lord and my God! ^20:29Jesus said to him, Because you have seen me you have belief: a blessing will be on those who have belief though they have not seen me! ^20:30A number of other signs Jesus did before his disciples which are not recorded in this book: ^20:31But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.

^21:1After these things Jesus let himself be seen again by the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and it came about in this way. ^21:2Simon Peter, Thomas named Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were all together. ^21:3Simon Peter said to them, I am going fishing. They said to him, And we will come with you. They went out and got into the boat; but that night they took no fish. ^21:4Now very early in the morning Jesus was there by the edge of the sea (though the disciples were not conscious that it was Jesus). ^21:5So Jesus said to them, Children, have you taken any fish? They made answer, No. ^21:6And he said to them, Let down the net on the right side of the boat and you will get some. So they put it in the water and now they were not able to get it up again because of the great number of fish. ^21:7So the disciple who was dear to Jesus said to Peter, It is the Lord! Hearing that it was the Lord, Peter put his coat round him (because he was not clothed) and went into the sea. ^21:8And the other disciples came in the little boat (they were not far from land, only about two hundred cubits off) pulling the net full of fish. ^21:9When they got to land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish cooking on it, and bread. ^21:10Jesus said to them, Get some of the fish which you have now taken. ^21:11So Peter went to the boat and came back pulling the net to land, full of great fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and though there was such a number the net was not broken. ^21:12Jesus said to them, Come and take some food. And all the disciples were in fear of putting the question, Who are you? being conscious that it was the Lord. ^21:13Then Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and the fish in the same way. ^21:14Now this was the third time that Jesus let himself be seen by the disciples after he had come back from the dead. ^21:15Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food. ^21:16Again, a second time, he said to him, Simon, son of John, have you any love for me? Yes, Lord, he said, you are certain of my love for you. Then take care of my sheep, said Jesus. ^21:17He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food. ^21:18Truly I say to you, When you were young, you made yourself ready and went wherever you had a desire to go: but when you are old, you will put out your hands and another will make you ready, and you will be taken where you have no desire to go. ^21:19Now this he said, pointing out the sort of death by which he would give God glory. And after saying this, he said to him, Come after me. ^21:20Then Peter, turning round, saw the disciple who was dear to Jesus coming after them--the disciple who was resting on his breast at the last meal, and said, Lord, who is it who will be false to you? ^21:21Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus, What about this man? ^21:22Jesus said to him, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you? come yourself after me. ^21:23So this saying went about among the brothers that this disciple would not undergo death: Jesus, however, did not say that he would not undergo death, but, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you? ^21:24This is the disciple who gives witness about these things and who put them in writing: and we have knowledge that his witness is true. ^21:25And Jesus did such a number of other things that, if every one was recorded, it is my opinion that even the world itself is not great enough for the books there would be.

Acts

^1:1I have given an earlier account, O Theophilus, of all the things which Jesus did, and of his teaching from the first, ^1:2Till the day when he was taken up to heaven after he had given his orders, through the Holy Spirit, to the Apostles of whom he had made selection: ^1:3And to whom he gave clear and certain signs that he was living, after his death; for he was seen by them for forty days, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God: ^1:4And when they were all together, with him, he gave them orders not to go away from Jerusalem, but to keep there, waiting till the word of the Father was put into effect, of which, he said, I have given you knowledge: ^1:5For the baptism of John was with water, but you will have baptism with the Holy Spirit, after a little time. ^1:6So, when they were together, they said to him, Lord, will you at this time give back the kingdom to Israel? ^1:7And he said to them, It is not for you to have knowledge of the time and the order of events which the Father has kept in his control. ^1:8But you will have power, when the Holy Spirit has come on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judaea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. ^1:9And when he had said these things, while they were looking, he was taken up, and went from their view into a cloud. ^1:10And while they were looking up to heaven with great attention, two men came to them, in white clothing, ^1:11And said, O men of Galilee, why are you looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken from you into heaven, will come again, in the same way as you saw him go into heaven. ^1:12Then they went back to Jerusalem from the mountain named Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away. ^1:13And when they came in, they went up into the room where they were living; Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas, the son of James. ^1:14And they all with one mind gave themselves up to prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. ^1:15And in those days Peter got up among the brothers (there were about one hundred and twenty of them), and said, ^1:16My brothers, the word of God had to be put into effect, which the Holy Spirit had said before, by the mouth of David, about Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus, ^1:17For he was numbered among us, and had his part in our work. ^1:18(Now this man, with the reward of his evil-doing, got for himself a field, and falling head first, came to a sudden and violent end there. ^1:19And this came to the knowledge of all those who were living in Jerusalem, so that the field was named in their language, Akel-dama, or, The field of blood.) ^1:20For in the book of Psalms it says, Let his house be waste, and let no man be living in it: and, Let his position be taken by another. ^1:21For this reason, of the men who have been with us all the time, while the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, ^1:22Starting from the baptism of John till he went up from us, one will have to be a witness with us of his coming back from death. ^1:23And they made selection of two, Joseph, named Barsabbas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias. ^1:24And they made prayers and said, Lord, having knowledge of the hearts of all men, make clear which of these two has been marked out by you, ^1:25To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place. ^1:26And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.

^2:1And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were all together in one place. ^2:2And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it. ^2:3And they saw tongues, like flames of fire, coming to rest on every one of them. ^2:4And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power. ^2:5Now there were living at Jerusalem, Jews, God-fearing men, from every nation under heaven. ^2:6And when this sound came to their ears, they all came together, and were greatly surprised because every man was hearing the words of the disciples in his special language. ^2:7And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans? ^2:8And how is it that every one of us is hearing their words in the language which was ours from our birth? ^2:9Men of Parthia, Media, and Elam, and those living in Mesopotamia, in Judaea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, ^2:10In Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and those who have come from Rome, Jews by birth and others who have become Jews, ^2:11Men of Crete and Arabia, to all of us they are talking in our different languages, of the great works of God. ^2:12And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this? ^2:13But others, making sport of them, said, They are full of new wine. ^2:14But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words. ^2:15For these men are not overcome with wine, as it seems to you, for it is only the third hour of the day; ^2:16But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel; ^2:17And it will come about, in the last days, says God, that I will send out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will have dreams: ^2:18And on my men-servants and my women-servants I will send my Spirit, and they will be prophets. ^2:19And wonders will be seen in heaven, and signs on the earth, blood and fire and smoke: ^2:20The sun will become dark and the moon will be turned to blood, before that great day of the Lord comes in glory: ^2:21And whoever makes his prayer to the Lord will have salvation. ^2:22Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge, ^2:23Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men: ^2:24But God gave him back to life, having made him free from the pains of death because it was not possible for him to be overcome by it. ^2:25For David said of him, I saw the Lord before my face at all times, for he is at my right hand, so that I may not be moved: ^2:26And for this cause my heart was glad and my tongue full of joy, and my flesh will be resting in hope: ^2:27For you will not let my soul be in hell and you will not give up your Holy One to destruction. ^2:28You have made me see the ways of life; I will be full of joy when I see your face. ^2:29My brothers, I may say to you openly that David came to his death, and was put in the earth, and his resting-place is with us today. ^2:30But being a prophet, and having in mind the oath which God had given to him, that of the fruit of his body one would take his place as a king, ^2:31He, having knowledge of the future, was talking of the coming again of Christ from the dead, that he was not kept in hell and his body did not see destruction. ^2:32This Jesus God has given back to life, of which we all are witnesses. ^2:33And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of. ^2:34For David has not gone up into heaven, but says, himself, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, ^2:35Till I put all those who are against you under your feet. ^2:36For this reason, let all Israel be certain that this Jesus, whom you put to death on the cross, God has made Lord and Christ. ^2:37Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do? ^2:38And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you. ^2:39For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God. ^2:40And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation. ^2:41Then those who gave hearing to his words had baptism: and about three thousand souls were joined to them that day. ^2:42And they kept their attention fixed on the Apostles' teaching and were united together in the taking of broken bread and in prayer. ^2:43But fear came on every soul: and all sorts of wonders and signs were done by the Apostles. ^2:44And all those who were of the faith kept together, and had all things in common; ^2:45And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need. ^2:46And day by day, going in agreement together regularly to the Temple and, taking broken bread together in their houses, they took their food with joy and with true hearts, ^2:47Giving praise to God, and having the approval of all the people; and every day the number of those who had salvation was increased by the Lord.

^3:1Now Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer; ^3:2And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple; ^3:3He then, seeing Peter and John going into the Temple, made a request to them. ^3:4And Peter, looking at him, with John, said, Keep your eyes on us. ^3:5And he gave attention to them, hoping to get something from them. ^3:6But Peter said, I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up on your feet. ^3:7And he took him by his right hand, lifting him up; and straight away his feet and the bones of his legs became strong, ^3:8And, jumping up, he got on to his feet and went into the Temple with them, walking and jumping and giving praise to God. ^3:9And all the people saw him walking and praising God: ^3:10And they saw that it was the man who made requests for money at the door of the Temple, and they were full of wonder and surprise at what had taken place. ^3:11And while he kept his hands on Peter and John, all the people came running together to the covered way which is named Solomon's, full of wonder. ^3:12And when Peter saw it he said to the people, You men of Israel, why are you so greatly surprised at this man? or why are you looking at us as if by our power or virtue we had given him the use of his legs? ^3:13The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free. ^3:14But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you, ^3:15And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses. ^3:16And his name, through faith in his name, has made this man strong, whom you see and have knowledge of: yes, the faith which is through him has made him well, before you all. ^3:17And now, my brothers, I am conscious that you did this, as did your rulers, without knowledge. ^3:18But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way. ^3:19So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord; ^3:20And that he may send the Christ who was marked out for you from the first, even Jesus: ^3:21Who is to be kept in heaven till the time when all things are put right, of which God has given word by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been from the earliest times. ^3:22For Moses said, The Lord will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to everything which he will say to you. ^3:23And every soul who does not give attention to that prophet, will be cut off from among the people. ^3:24And all the prophets from Samuel and those who came after, every one of them, gave word of these days. ^3:25You are the sons of the prophets, and of the agreement which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, Through your seed a blessing will come on all the families of the earth. ^3:26To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.

^4:1And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them, ^4:2Being greatly troubled because they were teaching the people and preaching Jesus as an example of the coming back from the dead. ^4:3And they took them and put them in prison till the morning, for it was now evening. ^4:4But a number of those who gave hearing to the word had faith; and they were now about five thousand. ^4:5And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem; ^4:6And Annas, the high priest, was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all the relations of the high priest. ^4:7Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this? ^4:8Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority, ^4:9If we are questioned today about a good work done to a man who was ill, as to how he has been made well, ^4:10Take note, all of you, and all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you put to death on the cross, whom God gave back from the dead, even through him is this man now before you completely well. ^4:11He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building. ^4:12And in no other is there salvation: for there is no other name under heaven, given among men, through which we may have salvation. ^4:13Now when they saw that Peter and John were without fear, though they were men of no education or learning, they were greatly surprised; and they took note of them that they had been with Jesus. ^4:14And, seeing that the man who had been made well was there with them, they were not able to say anything against it. ^4:15But when they had given them orders to go out of the Sanhedrin, they had a discussion among themselves, ^4:16Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so. ^4:17But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name. ^4:18And they sent for them, and gave them orders not to make statements or give teaching in the name of Jesus. ^4:19But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God: ^4:20For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of. ^4:21And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place. ^4:22For the man on whom this act of power was done was more than forty years old. ^4:23And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them. ^4:24And hearing it, they all, with one mind, made prayer to God and said, O Lord, maker of heaven and earth and the sea and all things in them: ^4:25Who has said, by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of our father David your servant, Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish? ^4:26The kings of the earth were lifted up, the rulers came together, against the Lord, and against his Christ: ^4:27For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together, ^4:28To do that which had been fixed before by your hand and your purpose. ^4:29And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear, ^4:30While your hand is stretched out to do works of mercy; so that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus. ^4:31And when their prayer was ended, the place where they were was violently moved, and they all became full of the Holy Spirit, preaching the word of God without fear. ^4:32And all those who were of the faith were one in heart and soul: and not one of them said that any of the things which he had was his property only; but they had all things in common. ^4:33And with great power the Apostles gave witness of the coming back of the Lord Jesus from the dead; and grace was on them all. ^4:34And no one among them was in need; for everyone who had land or houses, exchanging them for money, took the price of them, ^4:35And put it at the feet of the Apostles for distribution to everyone as he had need. ^4:36And Joseph, who was given by the Apostles the name of Barnabas (the sense of which is, Son of comfort), a Levite and a man of Cyprus by birth, ^4:37Having a field, got money for it and put the money at the feet of the Apostles.

^5:1But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, got money for his property, ^5:2And kept back part of the price, his wife having knowledge of it, and took the rest and put it at the feet of the Apostles. ^5:3But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land? ^5:4While you had it, was it not your property? and after you had given it in exchange, was it not still in your power? how has this purpose come into your mind? you have been false, not to men, but to God. ^5:5And at these words, Ananias went down on the earth, and his life went from him: and great fear came on all who were present. ^5:6And the young men went and made ready his body, and took it out, and put it in the earth. ^5:7And about three hours after, his wife, having no knowledge of what had taken place, came in. ^5:8And Peter said to her, Give me an answer: was this amount of money the price of the land? And she said, Yes, it was. ^5:9But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out. ^5:10And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband. ^5:11Then great fear came on all the church and on all who had knowledge of these things. ^5:12Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way. ^5:13The others, in fear, kept back from joining them: but the people made much of them; ^5:14And a great number of men and women had faith, and were joined to the Lord; ^5:15And they even took into the streets people who were ill, and put them on beds, so that when Peter went by, some of them might be in his shade. ^5:16And numbers of people came together from the towns round about Jerusalem, with those who were ill and those who were troubled with unclean spirits: and they were all made well. ^5:17But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy, ^5:18And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison. ^5:19But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said, ^5:20Go, take your place in the Temple and give the people all the teaching about this Life. ^5:21And hearing this, they went into the Temple at dawn, and were teaching. But the high priest and those who were with him got together the Sanhedrin and the representatives of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to get them. ^5:22But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news, ^5:23Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside. ^5:24Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business. ^5:25And someone came and said to them, The men, whom you put in prison, are in the Temple teaching the people. ^5:26Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people. ^5:27And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them, ^5:28We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death. ^5:29But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man. ^5:30The God of our fathers gave Jesus back to life, whom you had put to death, hanging him on a tree. ^5:31Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins. ^5:32And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep his laws. ^5:33But when these words came to their ears, they were cut to the heart, and had a mind to put them to death. ^5:34But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time. ^5:35And he said to them, Men of Israel, take care what you do about these men. ^5:36For before this there was Theudas, who said he was someone important, to whom about four hundred men gave their support: he was put to death, and his band was broken up and came to nothing. ^5:37After this man, there was Judas of Galilee, at the time of the numbering, and some of the people went after him: he was put to death, and all his supporters were put to flight. ^5:38And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing: ^5:39But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God. ^5:40And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go. ^5:41So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name. ^5:42And every day, in the Temple and privately, they went on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

^6:1Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day. ^6:2And the Apostles sent for all the disciples and said, It is not right for us to give up preaching the word of God in order to make distribution of food. ^6:3Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business. ^6:4Then we will give all our time to prayer and the teaching of the word. ^6:5And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew: ^6:6These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them. ^6:7And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith. ^6:8And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. ^6:9But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen. ^6:10But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit. ^6:11Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing. ^6:12And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin, ^6:13And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law: ^6:14For he has said in our hearing that this Jesus of Nazareth will put this place to destruction and make changes in the rules which were handed down to us by Moses. ^6:15And all those who were in the Sanhedrin, looking at him, saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

^7:1Then the high priest said, Are these things true? ^7:2And he said, My brothers and fathers, give hearing. The God of glory came to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he was living in Haran, ^7:3And said to him, Go out of your land, and away from your family, and come into the land to which I will be your guide. ^7:4Then he came out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and went into Haran; and from there, when his father was dead, he was guided by God into this land, where you are living now: ^7:5And God gave him no heritage in it, not even enough to put his foot on: but he gave him an undertaking that he would give it to him and to his children after him, though he had no child at that time. ^7:6And God said that his seed would be living in a strange land, and that they would make them servants, and be cruel to them for four hundred years. ^7:7And I will be the judge, said God, of that nation which made them servants: and after that, they will come out and give me worship in this place. ^7:8And he made with him the agreement of which circumcision was the sign. And so Abraham had a son, Isaac, and gave him circumcision on the eighth day; and Isaac had a son, Jacob, and Jacob was the father of the twelve heads of the families of Israel. ^7:9And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him, ^7:10And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house. ^7:11Now there was no food to be had in all Egypt and Canaan, and there was great trouble: and our fathers were not able to get food. ^7:12But Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, sent out our fathers the first time. ^7:13And the second time his brothers had a meeting with Joseph, and Pharaoh had knowledge of Joseph's family. ^7:14Then Joseph sent for Jacob his father and all his family, seventy-five persons. ^7:15And Jacob went down to Egypt, and came to his end there, and so did our fathers; ^7:16And they were taken over to Shechem, and put to rest in the place which Abraham got for a price in silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem. ^7:17But when the time was near for putting into effect the undertaking which God had given to Abraham, the people were increasing in Egypt, ^7:18Till another king came to power, who had no knowledge of Joseph. ^7:19He, having evil designs against our nation, was cruel to our fathers, and they were forced to put out their young children, so that they might not go on living. ^7:20At which time Moses came to birth, and he was very beautiful; and he was kept for three months in his father's house: ^7:21And when he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him and kept him as her son. ^7:22And Moses was trained in all the wisdom of Egypt, and was great in his words and works. ^7:23But when he was almost forty years old, it came into his heart to go and see his brothers, the children of Israel. ^7:24And seeing one of them being attacked, he went to his help and gave the Egyptian a death-blow: ^7:25And he was hoping that his brothers would see that God had sent him to be their saviour; but they did not see. ^7:26And the day after, he came to them, while they were having a fight, and would have made peace between them, saying, Sirs, you are brothers; why do you do wrong to one another? ^7:27But the man who was doing wrong to his neighbour, pushing him away, said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? ^7:28Will you put me to death as you did the Egyptian yesterday? ^7:29And at these words, Moses went in flight to the land of Midian, and was living there for a time, and had two sons. ^7:30At the end of forty years, an angel came to him in the waste land of Sinai, in the flame of a burning thorn-tree. ^7:31And Moses, seeing it, was full of wonder, and when he came up to have a nearer view of it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying, ^7:32I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob. And Moses, shaking with fear, kept his eyes from looking at it. ^7:33And the Lord said, Take off the shoes from your feet, for the place where you are is holy. ^7:34Truly, I have seen the sorrows of my people in Egypt, and their cries have come to my ears, and I have come down to make them free: and now, come, I will send you to Egypt. ^7:35This Moses, whom they would not have, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent to be a ruler and a saviour, by the hand of the angel whom he saw in the thorn-tree. ^7:36This man took them out, having done wonders and signs in Egypt and in the Red Sea and in the waste land, for forty years. ^7:37This is the same Moses, who said to the children of Israel, God will give you a prophet from among your brothers, like me. ^7:38This is the man who was in the church in the waste land with the angel who was talking to him in Sinai, and with our fathers; and to him were given the living words of God, so that he might give them to you. ^7:39By whom our fathers would not be controlled; but they put him on one side, turning back in their hearts to Egypt, ^7:40And saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of him. ^7:41And they made the image of a young ox in those days, and made an offering to it, and had joy in the work of their hands. ^7:42But God was turned from them and let them give worship to the stars of heaven, as it says in the book of the prophets, Did you make offerings to me of sheep and oxen for forty years in the waste land, O house of Israel? ^7:43And you took up the tent of Moloch and the star of the god Rephan, images which you made to give worship to them: and I will take you away, farther than Babylon. ^7:44Our fathers had the Tent of witness in the waste land, as God gave orders to Moses to make it after the design which he had seen. ^7:45Which our fathers, in their turn, took with them when, with Joshua, they came into the heritage of the nations whom God was driving out before the face of our fathers, till the time of David, ^7:46Who was pleasing to God; and he had a desire to make a holy tent for the God of Jacob. ^7:47But Solomon was the builder of his house. ^7:48But still, the Most High has not his resting-place in houses made with hands, as the prophet says, ^7:49Heaven is the seat of my power, and earth is a resting-place for my feet: what sort of house will you make for me, says the Lord, or what is my place of rest? ^7:50Did not my hand make all these things? ^7:51You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. ^7:52Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death; ^7:53You, to whom the law was given as it was ordered by angels, and who have not kept it. ^7:54Hearing these things, they were cut to the heart and moved with wrath against him. ^7:55But he was full of the Holy Spirit, and looking up to heaven, he saw the glory of God and Jesus at the right hand of God. ^7:56And he said, Now I see heaven open, and the Son of man at the right hand of God. ^7:57But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together, ^7:58Driving him out of the town and stoning him: and the witnesses put their clothing at the feet of a young man named Saul. ^7:59And Stephen, while he was being stoned, made prayer to God, saying, Lord Jesus, take my spirit. ^7:60And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.

^8:1And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria. ^8:2And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him. ^8:3But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison. ^8:4But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word. ^8:5And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ. ^8:6And all the people gave attention to the words which Philip said, when they saw the signs which he did. ^8:7For unclean spirits came out from those who had them, crying with a loud voice; and a number of those who were ill and broken in body were made well. ^8:8And there was much joy in that town. ^8:9But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man: ^8:10To whom they all gave attention, from the smallest to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is named Great. ^8:11And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control. ^8:12But when they had faith in the good news given by Philip about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, a number of men and women had baptism. ^8:13And Simon himself had faith and, having had baptism, he went with Philip and, seeing the signs and the great wonders which he did, he was full of surprise. ^8:14Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John; ^8:15Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them: ^8:16For up to that time he had not come on any of them; only baptism had been given to them in the name of the Lord Jesus. ^8:17Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them. ^8:18Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying, ^8:19Give me this power, so that when I put my hands on anyone he may get the Holy Spirit. ^8:20But Peter said, May your money come to destruction with you, because you had the idea that what is freely given by God may be got for a price. ^8:21You have no part in this business, because your heart is not right before God. ^8:22Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts. ^8:23For I see that you are prisoned in bitter envy and the chains of sin. ^8:24And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me. ^8:25So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria. ^8:26But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, Get up, and go to the south, to the road which goes from Jerusalem to Gaza, through the waste land. ^8:27And he went and there was a man of Ethiopia, a servant of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and controller of all her property, who had come up to Jerusalem for worship; ^8:28He was going back, seated in his carriage, and was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah. ^8:29And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and get on his carriage. ^8:30And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you? ^8:31And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side. ^8:32Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound: ^8:33Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth. ^8:34And the Ethiopian said to Philip, About whom are these words said by the prophet? about himself, or some other? ^8:35So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus. ^8:36And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism? ^8:37[] ^8:38And he gave orders for the carriage to be stopped, and the two of them went down into the water, and Philip gave him baptism. ^8:39And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy. ^8:40But Philip came to Azotus, and went through all the towns, preaching the good news, till he came to Caesarea.

^9:1But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, ^9:2And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. ^9:3And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him; ^9:4And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? ^9:5And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking: ^9:6But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do. ^9:7And the men who were with him were not able to say anything; hearing the voice, but seeing no one. ^9:8And Saul got up from the earth, and when his eyes were open, he saw nothing; and he was guided by the hand into Damascus. ^9:9And for three days he was not able to see, and he took no food or drink. ^9:10Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! and he said, Here I am, Lord. ^9:11And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer; ^9:12And he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands on him, so that he may be able to see. ^9:13But Ananias said, Lord, I have had accounts of this man from a number of people, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem: ^9:14And here he has authority from the chief priests to make prisoners all who give worship to your name. ^9:15But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name: ^9:16For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me. ^9:17And Ananias went out and came to the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, whom you saw when you were on your journey, has sent me, so that you may be able to see, and be full of the Holy Spirit. ^9:18And straight away it seemed as if a veil was taken from his eyes, and he was able to see; and he got up, and had baptism; ^9:19And when he had taken food his strength came back. And for some days he kept with the disciples who were in Damascus. ^9:20And straight away, in the Synagogues, he was preaching Jesus as the Son of God. ^9:21And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests. ^9:22But Saul went on increasing in power, and the Jews in Damascus were not able to give answers to the arguments by which he made it clear that Jesus was the Christ. ^9:23Then, after some days, the Jews made an agreement together to put him to death: ^9:24But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death: ^9:25But his disciples took him by night and let him down from the wall in a basket. ^9:26And when he came to Jerusalem, he made an attempt to be joined to the disciples, but they were all in fear of him, not taking him for a disciple. ^9:27But Barnabas took him to the Apostles and gave them an account of how he had seen the Lord on the road, and had given hearing to his words, and how at Damascus he had been preaching in the name of Jesus without fear. ^9:28And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem, ^9:29Preaching in the name of the Lord without fear; and he had discussions with the Greek Jews; but they were working for his death. ^9:30And when the brothers had knowledge of it, they took him to Caesarea and sent him to Tarsus. ^9:31And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly. ^9:32And it came about that while Peter was going through all parts of the country he came to the saints who were living at Lydda. ^9:33And there was a certain man there, named Aeneas, who for eight years had been in bed, without power of moving. ^9:34And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ makes you well: get up and make your bed. And straight away he got up. ^9:35And all those living in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and were turned to the Lord. ^9:36Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, that is, Dorcas: this woman was given to good works and acts of mercy at all times. ^9:37And it came about, in those days, that she got ill and came to her death: and when she had been washed, they put her in a room which was high up. ^9:38And because Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, having knowledge that Peter was there, sent two men to him, requesting him to come to them straight away. ^9:39And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them. ^9:40But Peter made them all go outside, and went down on his knees in prayer; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up. And, opening her eyes, she saw Peter and got up. ^9:41And he took her hand, lifting her up; and, sending for the saints and widows, he gave her to them, living. ^9:42And news of it went all through Joppa, and a number of people had faith in the Lord. ^9:43And he was living in Joppa for some time with Simon, a leather-worker.