that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up. 11 But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he 12 should rather release Barabbas unto them. And Pilate

again answered and said unto them, What then shall I 13 do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? And 14 they cried out again, Crucify him. And Pilate said

unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they 15 cried out exceedingly, Crucify him. And Pilate wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

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And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Prætorium; and they called together the 17 whole band. And they clothed him with purple, and 18 plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it on him; and

they began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 19 And they smote his head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him. 20 And when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they led him out to crucify him.

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And they compel one passing by, Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross. 22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, 23 being interpreted, The place of a skull. And they

offered him wine mingled with myrrh: but he received 24 it not. And they crucify him, and part his garments

among them, casting lots upon them, what each should 25 take. And it was the third hour, and they crucified 26 him. And the superscription of his accusation was writ27 ten over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. And with him

they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and 29 one on his left. And they that passed by railed on

him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that 30 destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save 31 thyself, and come down from the cross. In like man

ner also the chief priests mocking him among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself 32 he cannot save. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reproached him.

33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was dark. 84 ness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, ! lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My

35 God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, 36 he calleth Elijah. And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take 37 him down.. And Jesus uttered a loud voice, and gave 38 up the ghost. And the veil of the temple was rent in 39 twain from the top to the bottom. And when the cen

turion, which stood by over against him, saw that he so gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son 40 of God. And there were also women beholding from afar. among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and 41 Salome; who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him; and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.

42 And when even was now come, because it was the 43 Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, there came Joseph of Arimathæa, a councillor of honourable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for 44 the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead. and calling unto him the centurion, he 45 asked him whether he had been any while dead. And when he learned it of the centurion, he granted the 46 corpse to Joseph. And he bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

16 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought 2 spices that they might come and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the tomb 3 when the sun was risen. And they were saying among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the 4 door of the tomb? and looking up, they see that the stone 5 is rolled back: for it was exceeding great. And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robe; and they were amaz6 ed. And he saith unto them, Be not amazed: ye seek Jesus, the Nazarene, which hath been crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold, the place where they laid 7 him! But go, tell his disciples and Peter, He goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said 8 unto you. And they went out, and fled from the tomb;

for trembling and astonishment had come upon them: and they said nothing to any one; for they were afraid.

Now when he was risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom 10 he had cast out seven devils. She went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11 And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had `been seen of her, disbelieved.

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And after these things he was manifested in another form unto two of them, as they walked, on their way 13 into the country. And they went away and told it unto the rest: neither believed they them.

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And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was 15 risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the

world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but 17 he that disbelieveth shall be condemned. And these

signs shall follow them that believe: in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

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So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken unto them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the 20 right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.

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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO

ST. LUKE.

FORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been 2 fulfilled among us, even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses and 3 ministers of the word, it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent The4 ophilus; that thou mightest know the certainty concerning the things wherein thou wast instructed.

5 THERE was in the days of Herod, king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her 6 name was Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and 7 ordinances of the Lord blameless. And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

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Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's 9 office before God in the order of his course, according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter 10 into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. And the whole multitude of the people were praying with11 out at the hour of incense. And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side 12 of the altar of incense. And Zacharias was troubled 13 when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. But the

angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear 14 thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall 15 rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even 16 from his mother's womb. And many of the children of 17 Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God. And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just;

to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him. 18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well 19 stricken in years. And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee 20 these good tidings. And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my 21 words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they mar22 velled while he tarried in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they per ceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb. 23 And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house.

24 And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; 25 and she hid herself five months, saying, Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.

26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent 27 from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art 29 highly favoured, the Lord is with thee. But she was

greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind 30 what manner of salutation this might be. And the

angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast 31 found favour with God. And behold, thou shalt con

ceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt 32 call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; 34 and of his kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary

said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know 35 not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also that which is to be born shall be called holy, 36 the Son of God. And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman,

she also hath conceived a son in her old age: and this is 37 the sixth month with her that was called barren. For 88 no word from God shall be void of power. And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto