A Harmony of The Synoptics, The Gospel of John, E. J. Goodspeed
A Harmony of The Synoptics, The Gospel of John, E. J. Goodspeed
A Harmony of The Synoptics, The Gospel of John, E. J. Goodspeed
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EDWIN E. AUBREY
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THE STUDENT'S GOSPELS
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PREFACE
This arrangement of the Gospels is intended for students and
readers of the Bible rather than for technical scholars. For them
there are Harmonies and Synopses both in Greek and in English.
The present volume reproduces the sections of the new edition of
Burton and Mathews, Life of Christ. The headings are less formal
than in many Harmonies and, it is hoped, will aid the student to gain
the content of the sections themselves.
The text of Goodspeed's American Translation was chosen as an
additional aid to those who wish to appreciate the freshness and vigor
of the Gospel stories.
In accordance with the prevailing conclusions of New Testament
scholars, no attempt is made to "harmonize" the Four Gospels, but
the Gospel according to John is arranged independently as an inter-
pretation given Jesus by the third generation of Christians.
The section headings are intended to help the student gain the
point of view of the evangelist as the interpreter of the religious sig-
nificance of the primitive messianic hope.
SHAILEB MATHEWS
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CONTENTS
BOOK I. THE CHRIST OF HISTORY
PART I. JESUS BEFORE His PUBLIC MINISTRY
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1. Luke's Preface 1
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23. Jesus Rejects the Pharisees' Practice of Fasting ... 35
24. Jesus' Revolutionary Interpretation of the Sabbath . 36
25. Jesus Arouses the Enmity of the Pharisees by His Atti-
tude Regarding the Sabbath 37
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49. The Final Evidence of the Truth of Jesus' Teaching . 97
50. The Healing of the Blind Man 98
51. The Disciples Avow Their Conviction That Jesus Is the
Christ . 99
52. Jesus Foretells the Fate Awaiting Him 100
53. The Glory and the Tragedy of the Christ: The Trans-
figuration 101
54. The Superiority of the Messiah over His Disciples . . 103
55. The Disciples Are Unwilling To Believe in the Death of
the Messiah 105
56. Regard for the Feelings of Others 105
57. Simplicity, Tolerance, and a Forgiving Spirit . . . 106
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78. The Religion of the Childlike Spirit ...... 152
79. The Dangers of Wealth and Selfishness 152
80. The Shadow of the Cross 156
81. The Ambition of the Disciples 157
82. Jesus Accepts Publicly the Messianic Title .... 158
83. The Remarkable Conversion of Zaccheus .... 159
84. The Rewards of Faithful Service 160
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135. The Setting of the Teaching 239
136. The Glory of Sacrificial Love 240
137. The True Meaning of the Christ's Departure and Return 241
138. The True Meaning of Loyalty to the Messiah . . . 242
139. The Summary of the Gospel of the Revealer of God and
Eternal Life .244
140. The Betrayal and Arrest 245
141. Jesus Is Examined by Annas 246
142. Jesus, Though Declared Innocent, Is Executed by Pilate
as a Political Offender 247
143. The Burial of Jesus 249
144. Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene . 249
145. Jesus Appears to the Twelve 250
146. The Faith of Thomas and the Faith of All Believers . 250
147. The Conclusion of the Gospel 251
148. Appendix:
1. Other Appearances of Jesus to His Disciples . . . 251
2. The Guaranty of the Truth of the Gospel ... 252
BOOK 1
MATTHEW 1 18-25
:
es child named. He
asked for a writing
tablet, and wrote,
"His name is John."
And they were all
6* amazed. Then his
voice and the use of
his tongue were im-
mediately restored,
and he blessed God
es aloud. And all their
neighbors were over-
come with fear, and
all over the hill-coun-
try of Judea all these
ee stories were told, and
everyone who heard
them kept them in
mind, and said, "What
is this child going to
be?" For the Lord's
hand was with him.
67 And his father Zecha-
riah was filled with
the holy Spirit and he
uttered a divine mes-
sage, saying,
es "Blessings on the
Lord, the God of
Israel,
Because he has
turned his atten-
tion to his people,
and brought
about their de-
liverance,
eg And he has pro-
duced a mighty
Savior for up
In the house of his
servant David.
70 By the lips of his
holy prophets he
promised of old
to do this
To save us fromour
enemies and from
the hands of all
who hate us,
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merciful,
And so the day will
dawn upon us
from on high,
79 To shine on men
who sit in dark-
ness and the
shadow of death,
And guide our feet
into the way of
peace."
so And the child grew up
and became strong in
the Spirit, and he
Jesus before His Public Ministry 13
daughter of Phanuel,
who belonged to the
Jesus before His Public Ministry 17
many of the Pharisees and the belt around Make his paths
and Sadducees .coming his waist was leather, straight.
for baptism, he said to and he livedon dried s Every hollow must
them, "You brood of locusts and wild hon- be filled up,
23
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snakes! Who warned 7 ey. And this was his And every moun-
you escape from
to message: "After me tain and hill lev-
the wrath that is com- there coming one
is eled.
s ing? Then produce stronger than I am, What is crooked is
fruit that willbe con- one whose shoes I am to be made
sistent with your pro- not fit to stoop down straight,
fessed repentance ! s and untie. I have And the rough
9 Do not suppose that baptized you in water, roads are to be
you can say to your- but he will baptize made smooth,
selves, 'We have Ab- you in the holy Spir- e And all mankind is
MATTHEW 8 14-17
: MARK 1:21-34 LUKE 4: 31-41
14 Jesus went into 21 They proceeded to 31 And he came down
Peter's house, and Capernaum, and on the to Capernaum, a town
there he found Peter's very first Sabbath he in Galilee. And he
mother-in-law sick in went to the synagogue taught them on the
is bed with fever. And 22 and taught. And they 32 Sabbath, and they
he touched her hand were amazed at his were amazed at his
and the fever left her teaching, for he taught teaching, for he spoke
and she got up and them like one who had 33 with authority. There
in waited on him. In the authority, and not was a man in the
evening they brought 23 like the scribes. Just synagogue who was
to him many who then there was in their possessed by the spir-
were possessed by de- synagogue a man un- it of a foul demon and
mons, and he drove der the control of a he cried out loudly,
the spirits out with a foul spirit, and he 34 "Ha! What do you
word, and cured all 24 cried out, "What do want of us, Jesus, you
17 who were sick, in ful- you want of us, Jesus, Nazarene? Have you
filment of the words you Nazarene? Have come to destroy us?
of the prophet Isaiah, you come to destroy I know who you are!
"He took our sickness us? I know who you You are God's Holy
and carried away our are, you are God's 35 One!" Jesus reproved
diseases." 25 Holy One!" Jesus re- him and said, "Si-
proved him, and said, lence! Get out of
"Silence! Get out of him!" And the de-
26 him!" The foul spirit mon threw the man
convulsed the man down in the midst of
and gave a loud cry them, and came out
The Beginning of Jesus' Work in Galilee 31
16 then. But no one bridegroom with them days they will fast."
sews a patch of un- 20 they cannot fast. But se He used this figure al-
shrunken cloth on an a time will come when so in speaking to
old coat, for the patch the bridegroom will them: "No one tears
will tear away from be taken from them, a piece from a new
the coat, and make and when that day coat and sews it on an
the hole worse than comes, they will fast. old one, or if he does,
17 ever. And people do 21 No one sews a patch he will both tear the
not put new wine into of unshrunken cloth new one and the piece
old wine-skins, or if on an old coat; or if from the new one will
they do, the skins he does, the patch not match the old one.
burst, and the wine tears away, the new 37 And nobody puts new
runs out and the from the old, and wine into old wine-
skins are spoiled. But makes the hole worse skins, or if he does, the
people put new wine 22 than ever. And no new wine will burst
into fresh wine-skins, one pours new wine the skins and run out,
and so both are into old wine-skins ;
and the skins will be
saved." or if he does, the wine ss spoiled. New wine has
bursts the skins, and to be put into fresh
the wine is lost, and 39 skins. No one after
the skins too. New drinking old wine
wine has to be put in- wants new, for he
to fresh skins." says, 'The old is bet-
"
ter!'
ciples are doing some- against the Law to do against the Law to do
thing which it is 25 on the Sabbath?" He 3 on the Sabbath?" Je-
against the Law to do said them, "Did
to sus answered, "Have
3 on the Sabbath !" But you never read what you not read even
he said to them, "Did David did, when what David did, when
you never read what he was in need and he and his companions
David did, when he hungry, he and his 4 were hungry? How he
and his companions 26 men? How is it that went into the house of
4 were hungry? How is he went into the house God and took the
The Beginning of Jesus' Work in Galilee 37
is him to death. But Je- the Herodians about 11 restored. But they
sus knew of this, and Jesus, with a view to were perfectly furious,
he left that place. putting him to death. and discussed with
one another what they
And numbers of peo-
him could do to Jesus.
ple followed
about, and he cured
it them all, and warned
them not to say any-
17 thing about him in
fulfilment of what was
said by the prophet
Isaiah,
is "Here is my servant
whom I have se-
lected,
My beloved, who
delights my
heart !
out a smoldering
wick,
Until he carries his
judgment to suc-
cess.
21 The heathen will
rest their hopes
on his name!"
PART IV
A PERIOD OF CONFLICT IN GALILEE
FROM THE CHOICE OF THE TWELVE UNTIL THE
WITHDRAWAL INTO NORTHERN GALILEE
26. THE RAPID GROWTH OF HIS FOLLOWING
MATTHEW 4:23-25 MAKE 3: 7-12 LUKE 6:17-19
23 Then he went all 7 So Jesusretired 17 And he came down
over Galilee, teaching with his disciples to with them and took
in their synagogues the seashore, and a his stand on a level
and proclaiming the great many people place with a great
good news of the from Galilee followed throng of his disciples,
kingdom, and curing him, and from Judea and a large number of
any disease or sick- s and Jerusalem and people from all over
ness among the peo- Idumea and from the Judea and from Jeru-
24 pie. Word went all other side of the Jor- salem and the sea-
through Syria about dan and from the coast district of Tyre
him, and people neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon, who had
brought to him all and Sidon a great come to hear him and
who were suffering many who had heard to be cured of their
with any kind of dis- of the things he was is diseases. And those
ease, or who were in doing came to him. who were troubled
great pain demo- 9 He told his disciples with foul spirits were
niacs, epileptics, and to have a boat always 19 cured. And all the
paralytics and he ready for his use, to people tried to touch
25 cured them. Great prevent his being him, because power
crowds followed him crushed by the crowd. went forth from him
about, from Galilee 10 For he cured so many and cured them all.
and the Ten Towns people that all who
and Jerusalem and had any ailments
Judea and from the pressed up to him to
other side of the Jor- 11 touch him. And
dan. whenever the foul
spirits saw him, they
fell down before him
and screamed out,
"You are the Son of
12 God!" And he
warned them repeat-
edly not to tell who he
was.
40
A Period of Conflict in Galilee 41
markable in that? Do
not the very heathen
48 do that? So you are
to be perfect, as your
heavenly Father is.
6 "But take care not
to do your good deeds
in public for people to
see, for, if you do, you
will get no reward
from your Father in
2 heaven. So when you
are going to give to
charity, do not blow
a trumpet before
yourself, as the hypo-
crites do, in the syna-
gogues and the streets,
to make people praise
them. I tell you, that
is all the reward they
3 will get! But when
you give to charity,
your own hand
left
must not know what
your right hand is
4 doing, so that your
charity may be secret,
and your Father who
seeswhat is secret will
5 reward you. When
you pray, you must
not be like the hypo-
crites, for they like to
pray standing in the
synagogues and in the
corners of the squares,
to let people see them.
I tell you, that is the
only reward they will
e get! But when you
pray, go into your
own room, and shut
the door, and pray to
your Father who is
unseen, and -your Fa-
ther who sees what
is secret will reward
7 you. And when you
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10 Your kingdom
come!
Your will be done
on earth as it is
done in heaven !
life,wondering what
you have to eat
will
or drink, or about
your body, wondering
what you will have to
wear. Is not life more
important than food,
and the body than
26 clothes? Look at the
wild birds. They do
not sow or reap, or
store their food in
barns, and yet your
heavenly Father feeds
them. Are you not of
more account than
27 they? But which of
you with all his worry
can add a single hour
28 to his life? Why
should you worry
about clothing? See
how the wild flowers
grow. They do not
29 toil or spin, and yet I
tell you, even Solo-
mon in all his splen-
dor was never dressed
so like one of them. But
if God so beautifully
dresses the wild grass,
which is alive today
and is thrown into the
furnace tomorrow,
will he notmuch more
surely clothe you, you
who have so little
31 faith? So do not
worry and say, 'What
shall we have to eat?'
or 'What shall we
have to drink?' or
'What shall we have
32 to wear?' For these
are all things the
heathen are in pur-
suit of, and your
heavenly Father
knows well that you i
A Period of Conflict in Galilee 51
7 "Pass no more
judgments upon other
people, so that you
may not have judg-
ment passed upon
2 you. For you will be
judged by the stand-
ard you judge by, and
men will pay you
back with the same
measure you have
3 used with them. Why
do you keep looking
at the speck in your
brother's eye, and
pay no attention to
the beam that is in
4 your own? How can
you say to your broth-
er, 'Just let me get
that speck out of your
eye,' when all the
time there is a beam
s in your own? You
hypocrite First get
!
him, "Are you the one him, "Are you the one
who was to come, or who was to come, or
should we look for should we look for
4 someone else?" Jesus 20 someone else?" And
answered, "Go and re- the men went to him
port to John what you and said, "John the
a hear and see. The Baptist sent us to you
blind are regaining to ask, 'Are you the
their sight and the one who was to come,
lame can .walk, the or should we look for
lepers are being cured 21 someone else?' " Just
and the deaf can hear, then he cured many
the dead are being of diseases and ail-
raised and good news ments and evil spirits,
is being preached to and he gave sight to
G the poor. And blessed many who were blind.
is the man who finds 22 And he answered
nothing that repels them, "Go and report
7 him in me." But as to John what you
they were going away, have seen and heard.
Jesus began to speak The blind are regain-
to the crowds about ing their sight, the
John. "What was it lame can walk, the
that you went out into lepers are being cured
the desert to look at? and the deaf can hear,
A reed swaying in the the dead are being
s wind? Then what did raised and good news
you go out there to is being preached to
see? A man luxurious- 23 the poor. And blessed
ly dressed? Men
who is the man who finds
dress in that way you nothing that repels
find in the palaces of 24 him in me." When
9 kings. Then why did John's messengers
you out there?
go were gone, he began
Was it to see a proph- to speak to the crowds
et? Yes, I tell you, about John. "What
and far more than a was it that you went
10 prophet! This is the out into the desert to
man of whom the look at? A reed sway-
Scripture says, 25 ing in the wind? Then
'Here I send my what did you go out
messenger on be- there to see? A man
fore you; luxuriously dressed?
He will prepare the Men who wear fine
road ahead of clothes and live in
you.' luxury you find in
11 I tell you, among men 26 palaces. Then what
born of women no did you go out there
greater than John the to see? A prophet?
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8 Soon afterward he
went about among the
villages and towns
preaching and telling
the good news of the
Kingdom of God.
The Twelve went with
2 him, and some women
who had been cured of
evil spirits and sick-
ness Mary, who was
called Mary of Mag-
dala, out of whom
seven demons had
3 been driven, and Jo-
anna, the wife of
Chuza, Herod's man-
ager, and Susanna,
and many others, who
provided for them
with their means.
many things in figures, 2 ter. He taught them was trodden on, and
and said to them, "A many lessons in fig- the wild birds ate it
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sower went out to ures, and said to them e up. And some of it
4 sow, and as he was in the course of his fell upon the rock,
sowing, some of the 3 teaching, "Listen: A and when it sprang
seed fell by the path sower went out to up it withered, be-
and the birds came 4 sow, and as he was cause had no mois-
it
s and ate it up, and sowing, some of the 7 ture. And some fell
some fell on rocky seed chanced to fall among the thorns,
ground where there by the path, and the and the thorns grew
was not much soil birds came and ate it up with it and choked
and sprang up at
it Some of it fell on s it out. And some fell
s up.
once because the soil rocky ground, and on good soil, and grew
e was not deep, but where there was not up and yielded a hun-
when the sun came much soil, and it dred-fold!" As he
up it was scorched sprang up at once be- said this he called out,
and withered up, be- cause the soil was not "Let him who has ears
cause it had no root. to hear with, listen!"
6 deep, but when the
7 And some of it fell
sun came up, it was 9 His disciples asked
among the thorns, scorched, and with- him what this figure
and the thorns grew ered up, because it 10 meant. And he said,
up and choked it out. 7 had no root. Some of "You are permitted to
s And some fell on good the seed fell among
know the secrets of
soil, and yielded some the Kingdom of God,
the thorns, and the
a hundred, some sixty, but they are given to
thorns grew up and
and some thirty-fold. choked it and it
others in the form of
out,
9 Let him who has ears figures, so that they
s yielded no grain. And
10 listen!" His disciples
some fell on good soil, may look and yet not
came up and said to see, and hear and yet
and came up and grew
him, "Why do you 11 not understand. This
and yielded thirty,
speak to them in fig- even a hundred-
is what the figure
sixty,
11 ures?" He answered, means. The seed is
"You are permitted to 9 fold." And he said, 12 God's message. The
know the secrets of "Let him who has ears ones by the path are
the Kingdom of Heav- be sure to listen!" those who hear, and
en, but they are not. 10 When he was by him- then the devil comes
12 For people who have self, those who stayed and carries off the
will have more given about him with the message from their
to them, and will be Twelve asked him hearts, so that they
plentifully supplied,
about the figures he may not believe it and
and from people who n had used. And he is be saved. The ones
have nothing even said to them, "To you on the rock are those
what they have will has been intrusted the who receive the mes-
is be taken away. This secret of the reign of sage joyfully when
is why I speak to God, but to those out- they first hear it, but
them in figures, be- siders everything is ittakes no real root.
cause though they 12 offered in figures, so They believe iur a
look they do not see, that little while, and then
and though they listen 'They may look and in the tune of trial
they do not hear or yet not see, 14 they draw back. And
14 understand. They are And listen and lis- what falls among the
A Period of Conflict in Galilee 67
and tell them all- the went and told all over
Lord has done for you the town what Jesus
and how he took pity had done for him.
20 on you." And he went
off and began to tell
everybody in the Ten
Towns all Jesus had
done for him; and
they were all aston-
ished.
dead; she is asleep." the crowd behind him you and they are
And they laughed at and touchedhis coat, 46 crowding you." But
25 him. But when he 2s for she said, "If I Jesus said, "Some-
had driven the peo- can only touch his body touched me, for
ple out, he went in clothes, I shall get I know that power
and grasped her hand 29 well." The hemor- passed from me."
and the girl got up. rhage stopped at once, 47 When the woman saw
26 And the news of this and she felt in her that she had not es-
spread all over that body that she was caped his notice, she
part of the country. so cured. Jesus instantly came forward trem-
perceived that healing bling, and fell down
power had passed before him, and before
from him, and he all the people told
turned around in the why she had touched
crowd and said, "Who him, and how she had
touched my clothes?" been cured at once.
31 His disciples said to 48 And he said to her,
him, "You see the "My daughter, it is
crowd pressing around your faith that has
you, and yet you ask, cured you. Go in
'Who touched me?' " 49 peace." Even as he
32 But he still looked spoke someone came
around to see the per- from the house of the
son who had done it. leader of the syna-
33 The woman, knowing gogue and said, "Your
what had happened to daughter is dead. Do
her, came forward not trouble the Mas-
frightened, and trem- so ter any more." But
bling, and threw her- Jesus heard it and
self down at his feet said to him, "Do not
and told him the be afraid; just have
34 whole truth. And he faith,and she will get
said to her, "My si well." When he got to
daughter, it is your the house, he let no
faith that has cured one go in with him but
you. Go in peace and Peter, John, and
be free from your dis- James, and the child's
35 ease." Even as he father and mother.
spoke people came 52 And they were all
from the house of the wailing and beating
leader of the syna- their breasts for her.
gogue and said, "Your But he said, "Stop
daughter is dead. Why wailing! For she is
should you trouble the not dead, she is
5*
6
And he taught the 6 Leaving there he la And he came to
people in their syna- went, followed by his Nazareth, where he
gogue in such a way disciples, to his own had been brought up,
that they were aston- part of the country. and on the Sabbath
ished, and said, 2 When the Sabbath he went to the syna-
"Where did he get came he began to gogue, as he was ac-
this wisdom, and the teach in the syna- customed to do, and
power to do these gogue. And the peo- stood up to read the
55 wonders? Is he not ple were astonished 17 Scriptures. And the
the carpenter's son? when they heard him, roll of the prophet
Is not his mother and said, "Where did Isaiah was handed to
named Mary, and are he get all this? How him, and he unrolled
not his brothers does he come to have it and found the place
named James, Joseph, such wisdom? How where it says,
Simon, and Judas? are such marvelous i "The spirit of the
56 And do not all his sis- things done through Lord is upon me,
ters live here among 3 him? Is he not the For he has conse-
us? Then where did carpenter, Mary's crated me to
57 he get all this?" And son, and the brother preach the good
they took offense at of James, Joses, news
to the poor,
him. But Jesus said Judas, and Simon? He me to
has sent
to them, "A prophet And do not his sisters announce to the
is treated with honor live here among us?" prisoners their re-
everywhere except in And they took offense lease and to the
his native place and 4 at him. Jesus said to blind the recov-
ss at his home." And he them, "A prophet is ery of their sight,
did not do many won- treated with honor To set the down-
ders there, because of everywhere except in trodden at liber-
their want of faith. his native place and ty,
among his relatives 19 To proclaim the
5 and at his home." He year of the Lord's
could not do any won- favor!"
der there, except that 20 And he rolled up the
he put his hands on a roll and gave it back
few people and cured to the attendant and
them. sat down. The eyes
I And he wondered of everyone in the
at their want of faith. synagogue were fixed
21 upon him. And he be-
gan by saying to
them, "This passage
of Scripture has been
fulfilled here in your
22 hearing today!" And
they all spoke well of
him and were aston-
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10:511:1 '
Then he went 9 Then he called the
35 Jesus went round around among the vil- Twelve together, and
among all the towns 7 lages teaching. And gave them power and
and villages, teaching he called the Twelve authority over all the
in their
synagogues, to him and sent them demons, and to cure
and proclaiming the off two by two, giving 2 diseases, and he sent
good news of the king- them power over the them out to proclaim
dom, and curing any s foul spirits. He for- the Kingdomof God
so disease or illness. But bade them to take and to cure the sick.
the sight of the crowds anything for the jour- 3 He said to them, "Do
of people filled him ney except a staff no not take anything for
with pity for them, bread, no bag, no small your journey, no staff
because they were be- change even in their nor bag nor bread nor
wildered and dejected, 9 girdles; they were to money, nor an extra
like sheep that have go in sandals, and not 4 shirt. Whatever
37 no shepherd. Then he to wear two shirts. house you go to stay
said to his disciples, 10 And he said to them, in, remain there, and
"The harvest is "Whenever you go to start on again from it.
abundant enough, stay at a house, re- 5 And where they will
but the reapers are main in it till you not welcome you,
ss few. So pray to the 11 leave that place. If leave that town and
owner of the harvest any place refuses to shake off the very
to send reapers to receive you or to listen dust from your feet as
gather it." to you, when you a protest against
*0 Jesus sent these leave it shake off the e them." And they set
twelve out, after giv- very dust from the forth and went from
ing them these direc- soles of your feet as village to village, tell-
tions: "Do not go a warning to them." ing the good news
among the heathen, 12 So they went out and and curing people ev-
or to any Samaritan preached that men erywhere.
G town, but proceed in- 13 should repent, and
stead to the lost sheep drove out many de-
7 of Israel's house. And mons, and cured
as you go about, many sick people by
preach and say, 'The anointing them with
Kingdom of Heaven oil.
11 Whatever town or
village you come to,
inquire for some suit-
able person, and stay
with him till you leave
12 the place. And as you
go into his house,
is wish it well. If the
house deserves it, the
peace you wish it will
come over it, but if
it does not deserve it,
going to be uncov-
ered, nor secret that is
not going to be
27 known. What I tell
you in the dark you
must say in the light,
and what you hear
whispered in your ear,
you must proclaim
from the housetops.
as Have no fear of those
who the body, but
kill
cannot the soul.
kill
You had better be
afraid of one who can
destroy both soul and
29 body in the pit. Do
not sparrows sell two
for a cent? And yet
not one of them can
fall to the ground
against your Father's
so will! But the very
hairs on your heads
si are all counted. You
must not be afraid;
you are worth more
than a great many
32 sparrows! Therefore
everyone who will
acknowledge me be-
fore men I will ac-
knowledge before my
33 Father in heaven, but
anyone who disowns
me before men, I will
disown before my Fa-
34 ther in heaven. Do
not think that I have
come to bring peace
to the earth. I have
not come to bring
peace but a sword.
35 For I have come to
turn a man against
his father and a
daughter against her
mother and a daugh-
ter-in-law against her
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se mother-in-law, and a
man's enemies will
be in his own house-
37 hold. No one who
loves father or mother
more than he loves
me is worthy of me,
and no one who loves
son or daughter more
than he loves me is
as worthy of me, and no
one who will not take
up his and follow
cross
me is worthy of me.
39 Whoever gains his life
will lose it, and who-
ever loses his life for
my sake will gain it.
40 Whoever welcomes
you welcomes me, and
whoever welcomes me
welcomes him who
41 has sent me. Who-
ever welcomes a
prophet because he
is a prophet will have
the same reward as a
prophet, and whoever
welcomes an upright
man because he is up-
right have the
will
same reward as an
42 upright man. And no
one who will give the
humblest of my dis-
ciples even a cup of
cold water because he
is mydisciple, I tell
you, can ever fail of
11 his reward." When
Jesus had finished
giving his twelve dis-
ciples these instruc-
tions, he went on
from there to teach
and preach in their
towns.
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disciples heard of it
they came and took
his body away and
put it in a tomb.
and gave them to the 37 to eat." But he an- the five loaves and the
20 disciples and they all swered, "Give them two fish and looked
ate and had enough. food yourselves." up to heaven and
And the pieces left They said to him, blessed them, and he
over that they gath- "Can we go and buy broke them in pieces
ered up filled twelve forty dollars' worth of and gave them to the
21 baskets. There were bread and give it to disciples to pass to
about thousand
five ss them to eat?" But 17 the people. And they
men who were fed, be- he said to them, "How all ate and had
sides women and chil- many loaves have enough, and the pieces
22 dren. And he immedi- you? Go and see." left over that were
ately madehis dis- They looked, and told gathered up filled
ciples into the
get him, "Five, and two twelve baskets.
boat and cross before 39 fish." And he directed
him to the other side them all to sit down
while he dismissed the in parties on the fresh
23 crowds. After he had 40 grass. And they
dismissed them he threw themselves
went up the hill by down in groups, in
himself to pray. And hundreds and in fif-
when evening came 41 ties. Then he took
on he was there alone, the five loaves and the
24 but the boat was by two fish and looked up
this time a long way to heaven and blessed
from shore, struggling the loaves and broke
with the waves, for them in pieces and
the wind was against gave them to the dis-
25 them. Toward morn- ciples to pass to the
ing he went out to people; and he di-
them, walking on the vided the two fish
20 sea. And the disciples 43 among them all. And
saw him walking on they all ate and had
the sea, and they were 43 enough and the pieces
terrified and said, "It they gathered up filled
isa ghost!" And they twelve baskets, be-
screamed with fear. sides the pieces of the
27 But Jesus immediate- 44 fish. There were five
ly spoke to them and thousand men who
said, "Take courage! 45 ate the loaves. He im-
It is I. Do not be mediately had his dis-
as afraid." Peter an- ciples get into the
swered, "If it is you, boat and cross before
Master, order me to him to the other side
come to you on the toward Bethsaida,
20 water." And he said, while he was dismiss-
"Come!" And Peter 45 ing the crowd. When
got out of the boat and he had taken leave of
walked on the water the people he went up
so and went to Jesus. But the hill to pray.
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19 I will
give you the
keys 'of the Kingdom
of Heaven, and what-
ever you forbid on
earth will be held in
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heaven to be forbid-
den, and whatever
you permit on earth
will be held in heaven
to be permitted."
20 Then he warned the
disciples not to tell
what good will it do a se For what good does it who stand here will
man he gains the
if do a man to gain the certainly live to see
whole world but parts whole world and yet the Kingdom of
with his life? What part with his life? God!"
can a man give to buy 37 For what can a man
27 back his life? For the give to buy back his
Son of Man is going to ss life? For if anyone is
come with his angels ashamed of me and
in his Father's glory, my teaching in this
and then he will re- unfaithful and sinful
pay everyonefor what age, then the Son of
as he has done. I tell Man will be ashamed
you, some of you who of him, when he comes
stand here will cer- back in his Father's
tainly live to see the glory, with the holy
Son of Man come to 9 angels." And he said
reign!" to them, "I tell you,
some of you who
stand here will cer-
tainly live to see the
reign of God come in
its might."
one for Moses, and one for you and one they saw his glorious
s one for Elijah." As he for Moses and one for appearance and the
spoke a bright cloud e Elijah." For he did two men standing by
overshadowed them not know what to say, 33 him. Just as they
and a voice from the they were so fright- were parting from
cloud said, "This is 7 ened. And a cloud him, Peter said to
my Son, my Beloved. came and overshad- Jesus, "Master, how
He is my Chosen. Lis- owed them, and from good it is that we are
e ten to him!" When the cloud came a here! Let us put up
the disciples heard it, voice, "This is my three huts, one for
they were dreadfully Son, my Beloved. Lis- you and one for Moses
frightened and fell up- s ten to him." And sud- and one for Elijah!"
7 on their faces. And denly, on looking For he did not know
Jesus came and around, they saw that what he was saying.
touched them, and there was now no one 34 But as he said it, a
said, "Get up and do with them but Jesus cloud came and over-
s not be afraid." When 9 alone. As they were shadowed them, and
they looked up they going down the moun- they were frightened
saw no one but Jesus tain, he cautioned as they passed under
9 himself. And as they them to let no one 35 the cloud. And from
were going down the know what they had the cloud came a voice
mountain Jesus cau- seen, until the Son of that said,
'
'This is my
tioned them, saying, Man should rise from Son, my Chosen!
"Do not tellanyone 10 the dead. And they Listen to him!"
of the vision you have did not forget what 36 At the sound of the
seen until the Son of he said, but discussed voice, they saw that
Man is raised from the with one another what Jesus was alone. And
10 dead." The disciples he meant by the rising they kept silence, and
asked him, "Then 11 from the dead. And said nothing about it
why do the scribes say they asked him, to anyone at that
that Elijah has to "Why do the scribes tune.
11 come first?" He an- say that Elijah has
swered, "Elijah does 12 to come first?" He
come and is to reform said to them, "Elijah
12 everything, but I tell does come first, and
you, Elijah has come reforms everything,
already, and they and does not the
would not recognize Scripture say of the
him, but treated him Son of Man that he
just as they pleased. will suffer much and
It is in just that way is be refused? Why, I
that the Son of is Man tell you, not only has
going to be treated by Elijah come, but peo-
is them!" Then the dis- ple have treated him
understood that
ciples just as they pleased,
he was speaking to as the Scripture says
them of John the Bap- about him."
tist.
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x|
Then Jesus, seeing the people there would
a crowd about him, not receive him, be-
gave orders to cross cause he was going to
to the other side. 54 Jerusalem. When the
19 And a scribe came up disciples, James and
and said to him, John, saw this, they
"Master, I will follow said, "Master, will
you wherever you are you have us order fire
20 going!" And Jesus to come down from
said to him, "Foxes heaven and consume
have holes and wild 55 them?" But he turned
birds have nests, but and reproved them.
the Son of Man has SB And they went on to
nowhere to lay his 57 another village. As
21 head!" And another they were going along
of his disciples said to the road, a man said
him, "Let me first go, to him, "I will follow
sir, and bury my fa- you wherever you go."
22 ther." But Jesus said 58 Jesus said to him,
to him, "Follow me, "Foxes have holes,
and leave the dead to and wild birds have
bury their own dead !" nests, but the Son of
Man has nowhere to
59 lay his head!" He
said to another, "Fol-
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is Whoever listens to
to me, and
you listens
whoever disregards
you disregards me,
and whoever disre-
gards me disregards
him who sent me."
17 The seventy-two came
back delighted, and
said," "Master, when
we use your name the
very demons submit
is to us!" He said to
them, "I saw Satan
fall from heaven like
a flash of lightning!
19 Here I have given you
the power to tread on
snakes and scorpions,
and to trample on all
the power of the ene-
my. Nothing will
20 hurt you at all. But
do not be glad that
the spirits submit to
you, but be glad that
your names are en-
21 rolled in heaven." At
that moment he was
inspired with joy, and
said, "I thank you,
Father, Lord of heav-
en and earth, for hid-
ing all this- from the
learned and intelli-
gent, and revealing it
to children! Yes, I
thank you, Father, for
choosing to have it so !
11 Once he was
as
praying in a certain
place, when he
stopped, one
of his
disciples said to him,
"Master, teach us to
pray, as John taught
2 his disciples." He said
to them, "When you
pray, say, 'Father,
your name be revered !
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my grain and my
19 goods. And I will say
to my soul, 'Soul,
you have great
wealth stored up for
years to come. Now
take your ease; eat,
drink, and enjoy your-
20 self.' But God said to
him, 'You fool! This
very night your soul
will be demanded of
you. Then who will
have all you have pre-
21 pared?' That is the
way with the man
who lays up money
for himself, and is not
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21 Kingdom of God? It
is yeast that a
like
woman took and hid
in a bushel of flour,
till it all rose."
twelve hundred.'
s And his master praised
the dishonest man-
ager, because he had
acted shrewdly. For
the sons of this age
are shrewder in their
relation to their own
age than the sons of
9 the light. So I tell
you, make friends for
yourselves with your
ill-gotten wealth, so
that when it fails, they
may take you into the
10 eternal dwellings. The
man who can be trust-
ed in a very small
matter can be trusted
in a large one, and the
man who cannot be
trusted in a very small
matter cannot be
trusted in a large one.
11 So if you have proved
untrustworthy in us-
ing your ill-gotten
wealth, who will trust
you with true riches?
12 And if you have been
untrustworthy about
what belonged to
someone else, who will
give you what belongs
is to you? No servant
can belong to two
masters, for he will
either hate one and
love the other, or he
will stand by one and
make light of the
other. You cannot
serve God and mon-
14 ey!" The Pharisees,
who were avaricious,
heard all this, and
they ridiculed him.
is And he said to them,
"You are the men
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si pent!' He answered,
'If they will not listen
to Moses and the
prophets, they will
not be convinced even
if someone rises from
the dead!'"
is !''Look Here he
or, !
is He said to him, ments 'Do not mur- not bear false witness,
"Which ones?" Jesus der, Donot commit Honor your father and
"
said, "These: 'You adultery, Do not steal, 21 mother.' And he
shall not murder, You Do not bear false wit- said, "I have obeyed
shall not commit adul- ness, Do not defraud, all these command-
tery, You shall not Honor your father and ments ever since I was
"
steal, You shall not 20 mother.' But he 22 a child." When Jesus
bear false witness, said to him, "Master, heard this, he said to
19 Honor your father I have obeyed all him, "There is one
and mother,' and 'You these commandments thing that you still
shall love your neigh- .ever since I was a lack. Sell all that you
bor as you do your- 21 child." And Jesus have, and divide the
"
20 self.' The young looked at him and money among the
man said to him, "I loved him, and he said poor, and then you
have obeyed all to him, "There is one will have riches in
these commandments. thing you lack. Go, heaven and come
;
What do I still lack?" sell all you have, and back and be a fol-
21 Jesus said to him, "If give the money to the 23 lower of mine." But
you want 'to be per- poor, and then you when he heard that,
fect, go! Sell your will have riches in he was much cast
property and give the heaven and come
; down, for he was very
money to the poor, back and be a follower 24 rich. And when Jesus
and you will have 22 of mine." But his face saw it, he said, "How
riches in heaven. fell at Jesus' words, hard it will be for
Then come back and and he went away those who have mon-
be a follower of mine." much cast down, for ey to get into the
21 But when the young he had a great deal of 25 Kingdom of God! It
man heard that, he 23 property. And Jesus is easier for a camel to
went away much cast looked around and get through the eye of
down, for he had a said to his disciples, a needle than for a
great deal of property. "How hard it will be rich man to get into
23 Jesus said to his dis- for those who have the Kingdom of God !"
ciples, "I tell you, it money to enter the 26 And those who heard
will be hard for a rich Kingdom of God!" it said, "Then who
man to get into the 24 But the disciples were 27 can be saved?" And
Kingdom of Heaven! amazed at what he he said, "The things
24 And again I tell you, said. And Jesus said that are impossible
it is easier for a camel to them again, "My for men are possible
to get through a nee- children, how hard it 28 forGod!" Peter said,
dle's eye than for a is to enter the King- "Here we have left
rich man to get into 25 dom of God! It is home and followed
the Kingdom of God!" easier for a camel to 29 you." And he said to
25 But when the disci- get through the eye of them, tell "I
you,
ples heard this, they a needle than for a there is no one who
were completely as- rich man to get into has given up home or
tounded and said, the Kingdom of God !" wife or brothers or
"Then who can be 26 They were perfectly parents or children
26 saved?" But Jesus astounded and said to for the Kingdom of
looked at them and him, "Then who can so God who will not re-
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with me on a dollar?
14 Take -what belongs to
you and go. I wish to
give the last man hired
as much as I give you.
is Have I no right to do
what I please with
what is mine? Or do
you begrudge my gen-
ie erosity?' So those
who are last now will
be first then, and
those who are first will
be last."
'
them andtouched man and said to him, When came up,
he
their eyes, and they "Courage now! Get Jesus asked him,
immediately regained up, he is calling you !" 41 "What do you want
their sight, and fol- so And he threw off his me to do for you?"
lowed him. coat and sprang to his He answered, "Mas-
feet and went up to ter, let me regain my
si Jesus. Jesus spoke to 42 sight!" And Jesus
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pened in fulfilment of ter needs it, and will found it just as he had
what was said by the send it back here di- 33 told them. And as
"
prophet, 4 rectly.' And they they were untying the
'
5 'Tell the daughter of set off and found a colt, its owners said
Zion, colt tied in the street to them, "Why are
'Here is your king by the door of a house, you untying the colt?"
coming to you, and they untied it. 34 And they said, "The
Gentle, and riding s Some of the bystand- Master needs it!"
on an ass, ers said to them, 35 And they brought it
And on the foal of a "What are you doing, to Jesus. And they
beast of bur- untying the colt?" threw their coats on
"
den.' e But they answered the colt and mounted
6 So the disciples wenj; them as Jesus had se Jesus on it. And as he
and did as Jesus had told them to do, and went on, people spread
7 directed them; they the men let them take then- coats in the road.
brought the ass and 7 it. So they brought 37 Just as he was coming
the colt, and laid the colt to Jesus, and down the Mount of
163
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their coats
upon them, they threw their coats Olives and approach-
and Jesus seated him- over it and Jesus ing the city, the whole
s self upon them. And s mounted it. And throng of his disciples
most of the crowd many of the people began to praise God
spread their coats in spread their coats in loudly and joyfully,
his way, and others the road, and others for all the wonders
cut branches from the cut straw from the as they had seen, and
trees and scattered fields and scattered to say,
them before him. 9 it in his path. And "Blessed is the king
9 And the crowds that those in front and who comes in the
went in front of him those behind shouted, Lord's name,
and that followed him "God him!
bless Peace be in heaven
shouted, Blessed be he who and glory on
"God bless the Son of comes in the high!"
David! Lord's name! 39 Some Pharisees in the
Blessed be he who 10 Blessed be the reign crowd said to him,
comes in the of our father Da- "Master reprove your
Lord's name. vid which is com- 40 disciples !" And he
God bless him from ing! answered, "I tell you,
on high!" God blesshim from if they keep silence,
why did you not be- 'It was from heaven,' all the people will
26 lieve him?' But if we he will say, 'Then stone us to death, for
say, 'From men,' we why did you not be- they are convinced
have the people to 32 lieve him?' Yet can that John was a
fear, for they all con- we say, 'It was from 7 prophet." So they an-
sider John a prophet." men'?" For they were swered that they did
27 And they answered afraid of the people, not know where it
Jesus, "We do not because all the people s came from. And Jesus
know." He said to thought John was said to them, "Nor
them, "Nor will I tell 33 really a prophet. So will I tell you what
you what authority I they answered Jesus, authority I have for
have for doing as I "We do not know." doing as I do."
do." Jesus said to them,
"Nor will I tell you
what authority I have
for doing as I do."
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22:14
12 Then he began to 9 Then he went on to
28 "But what do you speak to them in fig- give the people this
think? There was a ures. "A man once illustration: "A man
man who had two planted a vineyard once planted a vine-
sons. He went to the and fenced it in and yard, and leased it to
first and said, 'My hewed out a wine-vat tenants, and went
son, go and work in and built a watch-tow- away for a long ab-
the vineyard today.' er, and he leased it to 10 sence. And at the
29 And he answered, 'I tenants and left the proper time he sent a
will, sir,' but he did 2 neighborhood. At the . slave to the tenants to
so not go. Then the man proper tune he sent a have them give him a
went to the second slave to the tenants to share of the vintage,
son, and told him the get from them a share but the tenants beat
same thing. And he 3 of the vintage. And him, and sent him
answered, 'I will not!' they took him and back empty-handed.
But afterward he beat him and sent 11 And again he sent an-
changed his mind and him back empty- other slave, and they
si went. Which of the 4 handed. And again he beat him also and mis-
two did what his fa- sent another slave to treated him and sent
ther wanted?" They them. And they beat him back empty-
said, "The second him over the head and 12 handed. And again he
one." Jesus said to treated him shame- sent a third, but they
them, "I tell you, the 5 fully. And he sent an- wounded him too,
tax-collectors and other; and him they and threw him out-
prostitutes are going killed; and so with is side. Then the owner
into the Kingdom of many others, some of the vineyard said,
God ahead of you. they beat and some 'What can I do? I will
32 For John came to you e they killed. He still send them my dear
with a way of upright- had one left to son perhaps they will
;
ness, and you would send, a dearly loved 14 respect him.' But
not believe him. The son. He sent him to when the tenants saw
tax-collectors and them last of all, think- him, they argued with
prostitutes believed ing, 'They will re- one another, 'This is
him, but even after 7 spect my son.' But his heir! Let us kill
seeing that, you would the tenants said to him, so that the prop-
not change your minds one another, 'This is erty will belong to us !'
33 and believe him ! Lis- his heir! Come on, is So they drove him out
ten to another figure. let us kill him, and of the vineyard and
There was a land own- the property will be- killed him. Now
what
er who planted a vine- s long to us!' So they will the owner of the
yard and fenced it in, took him and killed vineyard do to them?
and hewed out a wine- him, and threw his IB He will come and put
vat in it, and built a body outside of the those tenants to death,
watch-tower, and 9 vineyard. What will and give the vineyard
leased it to tenants, the owner of the vine- to others." When
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and left the neighbor- yard do? He will they heard this they
34 hood. When the time come back and put said, "Heaven for-
for the vintage ap- the tenants to death i? bid!" He looked at
proached he sent his and give the vineyard them and said, "Then
slaves to the tenants 10 to others. Did you what does this saying
to receive his share. never read this pas- of Scripture mean,
35 But the tenants took sage of Scripture: 'That stone which
his slaves and beat 'That stone which the builders re-
one and killed another the builders re- jected
and stoned a third. jected Has become the
ae Again he sent other
Has become the cornerstone'?
slaves and more of cornerstone; is Whoever falls on that
them than he had 11 This came from the stone will be shat-
sent at first, and they Lord tered, but whoever it
treated them in the And seems marvel- falls upon will be pul-
"
ous to us'? verized."
37 same way. Finally he
sent his son to them,
12 And they tried to
have him arrested,
thinking, 'They will
but they were afraid
33 respect my son.' But of the people, for they
when the tenants saw knew that the illus-
his son,they said to tration was aimed at
one another, 'This is them. And
they left
his heir ! Come on, let
him and went away.
us him, and get his
kill
39 inheritance!' So they
took him and drove
him out of the vine-
yard and killed him.
40 When the owner of
the vineyard comes
back, therefore, what
will he do to these
41 tenants?" They said
to him, "He will put
the wretches to a mis-
erable death, and let
the vineyard to other
tenants who will give
him his share of the
vintage when it is
42 due." Jesus said to
them, "Did you never
read in the Scriptures,
'That stone which
the builders re-
jected
Has become the cor-
nerstone;
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children his brother man should marry the some of the Sadducees,
shallmarry his widow, widow and raise up a who say that there is no
and raise up a family family for his brother. resurrection,came up
25 for him.' Now there 20 There were once sev- 28 and asked him, "Mas-
were seven brothers en brothers. And the ter, Moses made us a
among us. The first eldest married a wife law that if a man's
ofthem married and and died, leaving no brother die leaving a
died, and as he had no 21 child. And the second wife but no children,
children, he left his married her, and died the man should mar-
2<i wife to his brother; so without leaving any ry the widow and
did the second, and child, and so did the raise up a family for
the third, and the rest 22 third. And none of 29 hisbrother. Nowthere
27 of the seven. After the seven left any were seven brothers.
them all the woman child. Finally, the And the eldest mar-
28 died. At the resur- 23 woman died too. At ried a wife and died
rection which one's the resurrection, 30 childless. And
the
wife will she be? For which one's wife will second married her,
they all married her." she be? For all seven 31 and the third, and all
29 Jesus answered them, of them married her." the seven married her
"You are wrong, be- 24 Jesus said to them, and died without leav-
cause you do not un- "Does not this show 32 ing any child. After-
derstand the Scrip- that you are wrong, ward the woman died
tures nor the power of and do not under- 33 too. Now at the resur-
so God. For after the stand either the Scrip- rection, which one's
resurrection there is tures or the power of wife will the woman
no marrying or being 25 God? For when peo- be? For all seven of
married, but they live ple risefrom the dead, them married her."
as angels do in heaven. there is no marrying 34 Jesus said to them,
si But as to the resurrec- or being married, but "The people of this
tion of the dead, did they live as angels do world marry and are
you never read what 26 in heaven. But as to 35 married, but those
was said to you by the dead being raised, who are thought
32 God, 'I am the God have you never read worthy to attain that,
of Abraham, the God in the Book of Moses, other world and the
of Isaac, and the God in the passage about resurrection from the
of Jacob'? He is not the bush, how God dead, neither marry
the God of dead men said to him, 'I am the se nor are married. For
33 but of living!" When God of Abraham, the they cannot die again;
the crowd heard this, God of Isaac, and the they are like the an-
they were astounded 27 God of Jacob'? He is gels, and through
34 at his teaching. And not God of dead men sharing in the resur-
when the Pharisees but of living You are
! rection, they are sons
heard that he had si- as entirely wrong."One 37 of God. But that the
lenced the Sadducees of the scribes came dead are raised to life,
they gathered togeth- up and heard them even Moses indicated
35 er, and one of them, arguing. He saw that in the passage about
an expert in the Law, Jesus had answered the bush, when he
to test him, asked, them well, and he calls the Lord 'the
so "Master, what corn- asked him, "Which is God of Abraham, the
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mand is greatest in the first of all the com- God of Isaac, and the
37 the Law?" And he 29 mands?" Jesus an- ss God of Jacob.' He is
"
said to him, 'You swered, "The first one not the God of dead
must love the Lord is, 'Hea^ Israel! The men but of living, for
your God with your Lord our God is one all men are alive to
whole heart, your so lord, and you must 39 him." Some of the
whole soul, and your love the Lord your scribes replied, "Mas-
as whole mind.' That is God with your whole ter, that was a fine
the great, first com- heart, your whole 40 answer!" For they
39 mand. There is a sec- soul, your whole mind, did not dare to ask
ond like it 'You must
: and your whole him any more ques-
love your neighbor as 31 strength.' And this is tions.
you do yourself.' the second: 'You
40 These two commands must love your neigh-
sum up the whole of bor as you do your-
the Law and the self.' No other com-
Prophets." mand is greater than
32 these." The scribe
said to him, "Really,
Master, you have fine-
ly said that he stands
alone, and there is
33 none but he, and to
love him with one's
whole heart, one's
whole understanding,
and one's whole
strength, and to love
one's neighbor as
one's self is far more
than all these burnt-
offerings and sacri-
34 fices." And Jesus saw
that he answered
thoughtfully, and he
said to him, "You are
not far from the King-
dom of God!" And
no one ventured to
ask him any more
questions.
think about the scribes say that the David himself says in
Christ? Whose son is Christ is a son of Da- the Book of Psalms,
he?" They said to ae vid? David himself, 'The Lord has said
43 him, "David's." He under the influence of to mylord, "Sit
said to them, "How the holy Spirit, said, at my
right hand,
is it then that David 'The Lord has said 43 Until I make your
under the Spirit's in- to my lord, "Sit enemies a foot-
fluence calls him lord, at my right hand stool
"
for your
and says, Until I put your feet!'
44 'The Lord has said enemies under 44 David then calls him
to my lord, "Sit your feet."
'
lord. So how can he
3
at my right hand, J David himself calls be his son?"
Until I
put your him lord, and how can
enemies under he be his son?"
your feet" '?
45 So if David calls him
lord, how can he be
46 his son?" And no one
could make him an an-
swer, and from that
day no one ventured
to askhim any more
questions.
5 They do everything cover it up make long get all the heavier sen-
they do to have men prayers !
They will tence!"
see it. They wear get a far heavier sen-
wide Scripture texts tence!"
as charms, and they
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3
r
our forefathers' guilt !
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you to yourselves.
39 For I tell you, you
will never see me
again until you say,
'Blessed be he who
comes in the Lord's
name!'"
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of your coming, and all just going to be am he,' and 'The time
of the close of the s carried out." And Je- is at hand.' Do not
4 age." Jesus answered, sus said to them, 9 follow them. But
"Take care that no "Take care that no when you hear of wars
one misleads you one misleads you about and outbreaks, do not
s about this. For many 6 this. Many will come be alarmed. These
will come under my under my name and have to come first,
name, and say, 'I am say, 'I am he,' and but the end does not
the Christ,' and many many will be misled follow immediately."
will be misled by 7 by them. But when 10 Then he said to them,
e them. You will hear you hear of wars and "Nation will rise in
of wars and rumors of rumors of war, you arms against nation,
war; do not let your- must not be alarmed. and kingdom against
selves be alarmed. They have to come, 11 kingdom. There will
They have to come, but not yet the
it is be great earthquakes,
but that is not the s end. For nation will and pestilence and
7 end. For nation will rise arms against
in famine here and there.
rise in arms against nation and kingdom There will be horrors
nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and great signs in the
against kingdom, and there will be earth- 12 sky. But before all
there will be famines quakes here and there, this, men will arrest
and earthquakes here there will be famines. you and persecute
s and there. All this is This is only the be- you, and hand you
only the beginning of ginning of the suffer- over to synagogues
9 the sufferings. Then 9 ings. But you must and prisons and have
they will hand you be on your guard; you brought before
over to persecution they will hand you kings and governors
and they will put you over to courts and you is on my account. It
to death,and you will will be taken into syn- will all lead to your
be hated by all the agogues and beaten, 14 testifying. So make
heathen because you and you will be up your minds not to
H> bear my name. Then brought before gover- prepare your defense,
many will fall away nors and kings on my is for I will give you
and betray one an- account, to testify to such wisdom of utter-
other and hate one 10 them. For before the ance as none of your
11 another. Many false end the good news opponents will be able
prophets will appear, must be preached to to resist or dispute.
and many will be mis- 11 all the heathen. When 16 You will be betrayed
12 led by them, and be- they are taking you off even by your parents
cause of the increase to trial do not worry and brothers and kins-
of wickedness, most beforehand about men and friends and
men's love will grow what you ought to they will put some of
13 cold. But he who say, but say whatever 17 you to death, and you
holds out to the end is given you when the will be hated by ev-
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show great signs and chosen people he has world, for the forces
wonders to mislead 21 cut the days short. If in the sky will shake.
God's chosen people if anyone says to you at 27 Then they will see the
25 they can. Here I have that time, 'Look ! Son of Man coming in
told you beforehand. Here is the Christ!' a cloud with great
26 So they say to you,
if or 'Look! There he 28 power and glory. But
'There he is, in the is!'do not believe it. when begins to
this
desert!" do not go out 22 For false Christs and happen, look up and
there; 'Here he is, in a false prophets will raise your heads, for
room in here!' do not appear, and they will your deliverance will
27 believe it. For just as show signs and won- 29 be at hand." And he
the lightning starts in ders to mislead God's gave them an illustra-
the east and flashes to chosen people they
if tion: "See the fig tree
the west, so the coming 23 can. But you must be so and all the trees. As
of the Son of Man will on your guard; I have soon as they put out
28 be. Wherever there is told you all about it you see
their leaves,
a dead body, the vul- 24 beforehand. But in them and you know
29 tures will flock. But those days, when that without being told
immediately after the misery is over, the that summer is com-
misery of those days, sun will be darkened 31 ing. So when you see
the sun will be dark- and the moon will not these things happen,
ened, and the moon as shed its light and the you must know that
will not shed its light, stars will fall from the the Kingdom of God
and the stars will fall sky and the forces in 32 is at hand. I tell you,
from the sky, and the the sky will shake. it will all happen be-
forces of the sky will 26 Then they will see the fore the present gene-
so shake. Then the sign Son of Man coming on ration passes away.
of the Son of Man the clouds with great 33 Earth and sky will
will appear in the sky, 27 power and glory, and pass away, but my
and all the nations of then he will send out 34 words will not. But
the earth will lament the angels and gather take care that your
when they see the his chosen people from hearts are not loaded
Son of Man coming the four winds, from down with self-indul-
on the clouds of the one end of the world gence and drunken-
sky, in all his power to the other. ness and worldly
si and splendor. And he 28 "Let the fig tree cares, and that day
will send out his an- teach you the lesson. takes you by surprise,
gels with a loud As soon as its branches 35 like a trap. For it will
trumpet-call, and they grow softand put come on all who are
will gather his chosen forth leaves you know living anywhere on
people from the four that summer is com- the face of the earth.
winds, from one end 29 ing. So when you see se But you must be
of the sky to the other. these things happen- vigilantand always
32 Let the fig tree teach ing, you must know pray that you may
you the lesson. As that he is just at the succeed in escaping
soon as its branches so door. I tell you, these all this that is going to
grow soft and put things will all happen happen, and in stand-
forth leaves, you know before the present age i
ing in the presence of
that summer is com- !
si passes away. Earth 37 the Son of Man." He
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33 ing. So when you see and sky will pass would spend the days
all these things, you away, but my
words teaching in the Tem-
must know that he is 32 will not. But about ple, but at night he
34 just at the door. I tell that day or hour no would go out of the
you, these things will one knows, not even city and stay on the
all happen before the the angels of heaven, hill called the Mount
present age passes nor the Son; only the as of Olives. And in the
35 away. Earth and sky 33 Father. You must morning all the peo-
will pass away but my look out and be on the ple would come to him
words will never pass alert, for you do not in the Temple to listen
se away. But about that know when it will be to him.
day or hour no one 34 time; just as a man
knows, not even the when he leaves home
angels in heaven nor to go on a journey,
the Son, but only the and puts his slaves in
37 Father. For just as it charge, each with his
was in the time of duties, gives orders to
Noah, it will be at the watchman to keep
the coming of the Son 35 watch. So you must
ss of Man. For just as be on the watch, for
in those days before you do not know when
the flood people were the master of the
eating and drinking, house is coming in
marrying and being the evening or at mid-
married until the very night or toward day-
day Noah entered the break or early in the
39 ark, and knew nothing se morning for fear he
about it until the flood should come unex-
came and destroyed pectedly and find you
them all, so it will be 37 asleep. And what I
at the coming of the am telling you I mean
40 Son of Man. Two for all Be on the
men will be in the watch!"
field; one will be taken
41 and one left. Two
women will be grind-
ing with the handmill;
one will be taken and
42 one left. So you must
be on the watch, for
you do not know on
what day your Mas-
43 ter is coming. But
you may be sure of'
this, that if the mas-
ter of the house had
known in what part
of the night the thief
was coming, he would
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master's enjoyment.'
24 And the man who had
received the one thou-
sand came up and
knew you
said, 'Sir, I
were a hard man, who
reaped where you had
not sown, and gath-
ered where you had
25 not threshed, and I
was frightened, and I
went and hid your
thousand dollars in
26 the ground. Here is
master answered,
'You wicked, idle
slave ! You knew that
I reaped where I had
not sown and gath-
ered where I had not
27 threshed? Then you
ought to have put my
money in the bank,
and then when I came
back I would have
gotten my property
28 with interest. So take
the thousand dollars
away from him, and
give it to the man who
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opportunity to hand
him over to them.
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never been born !" hurt, and said to him again until it reaches
25 Judas, who betrayed one after
another, itsfulfilment in the
him, said, "Can it be 20 "Can it be I?" He Kingdom of God."
I, Master?" He said said to them, "It is i? And when he was
to him, "You are one of the Twelve, handed a cup, he
26 right!" As they were who is dipping his thanked God, and
eating Jesus took a bread in the same dish then said, "Take this
loaf and blessed it, 21 with me. For the Son and share it among
and he broke it in of Man is indeed to go is you, for I tell you, I
pieces and gave it to away as the Scrip- will not drink the
his disciples, saying, tures say of him, but product of the vine
"Take this and eat it. alas for the man by again until the King-
27 It is my body !" And whom the Son of Man dom of God comes."
he took the wine-cup is betrayed It would
! 19 And he took a loaf of
and gave thanks and have been better for bread and thanked
gave it to them, say- that man if he had God, and broke it in
ing, "You must all 22 never been born." As pieces, and gave it to
28 drink from it, for this they were eating, he them, saying, "This
is my blood which took a loaf and blessed 21 is my body. Yet
ratifies the agreement, it, and he broke it in look The hand of the
!
sa nothing." He said to
them, "But now, if a
man has a purse let
him take it, and a bag
too. And a man who
has no sword must sell
his coat and buy one.
37 For I tell you that this
saying of Scripture
must find its fulfil-
ment in me: 'He was
rated an outlaw.' Yes,
that saying about me
is to be fulfilled!"
ss But they said, "See,
Master, here are two
swords!" And he said
to them, "Enough of
this!"
99. GETHSEMANE
MATTHEW 26 36-46
: MAEK 14:32-42 LUKE 22:39-46
ae Then Jesus came 32 They came to a 39 And he went out of
with them to a place place called Geth- the city and up on the
called Gethsemane, semane, and he said to Mount of Olives as he
and he said to the dis- his disciples, "Sit was accustomed to do,
ciples, "Sit down here down here while I with his disciples fol-
while I go over yonder 33 pray." And he took 40 lowing him. And
37 and pray." And he Peter, James, and when he reached the
took Peter and Zebe- John along with him, spot, he said to them,
dee's two sons with and he began to feel "Pray that you may
him, and he began to distress and dread, not be subjected to
show grief and dis- 34 and he said to them, 41 trial." And he with-
ss tress of mind. Then "My heart is almost drew about a stone's
he said to them, "My breaking. You must throw from them, and
heart is almost break- stay here and keep kneeling down he
ing. You must stay 35 watch." And he went 42 prayed and said, "Fa-
here and keep watch on a little way and ther, if you are willing,
39 with me." And he threw himself on the take this cup away
went on a little way, ground and prayed from me. But not my
and threw himself on that if it were possible will but yours be
his face, and prayed, he might be spared 45 done!" When he got
saying, "My Father, 38 the hour of trial; and up from his prayer,
if it is possible, let this he said, "Abba!" that he went to the dis-
cup pass by me. Yet is, Father, "anything ciples and found them
not as I please but as is possible for you! asleep from sorrow.
4d you do!" When he Take this cup away 46 And he said to them,
went back to the dis- from me! Yet not "Why are you asleep?
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ciples he found them what I please but Get up, and pray that
asleep. And he said to what you do !" you may not be sub-
Peter, "Then were 37 When he went back jected to trial!"
you not able to watch he found them asleep,
withme for one hour? and he said to Peter,
41 You must all watch, "Simon, are you
and pray that you asleep? Were you not
may not be exposed to able to watch for one
trial! One's spirit is ss hour? You must all
eager, but flesh and watch, and pray that
42 blood are weak!" He you may not be sub-
went away again a jected to trial. One's
second time and spirit is eager, but
prayed, saying, "My human nature is
Father, if it cannot 39 weak." He went away
pass by me without again and prayed in
my drinking it, your the same words as be-
43 will be done." When 40 fore. When he came
he came back he back he found them
found them asleep asleep again, for they
again, for they could could hardly keep
hardly keep their eyes their eyes open; and
44 open. And he left they not know
did
them and went away what answer to make
again and praj^ed a 41 to him. When he
third time, in the same came back for the
45 words as before. Then third time, he said to
he came back to the them, "Are you still
disciples and said to sleeping and taking
them, "Are you still your rest? Enough of
sleeping and taking this! The time has
your rest? See, the come. See the Son of!
and the elders of the clubs, from the high 48 to kiss him. Jesus
48 people. Now the man priests, scribes, and said to him, "Would
who betrayed him 44 elders. Now the man you betray the Son of
gave them a signal, who betrayed him Man with a kiss?"
saying "The one I had given them a sig- 49 Those who were about
kiss is theman. Seize nal, saying, "The one him saw what was
49 him!" And he went I kiss is the man. coming and said,
straight up to Jesus Seize him and take "Master, shall we use
and said, "Good eve- him safely away." so our swords?" And
ning, Master!" and 45 So when he came he one of them did strike
kissed him affection- went straight up to at the high priest's
so ately. Jesus said to Jesus and said, "Mas- slave and cut his right
him, "My friend, ter!" and kissed him si ear off. But Jesus an-
what are you here 46 affectionately. And swered, "Let me do
for?" Then they came they laid hands on this much!" And he
up and laid hands on him and seized him. touched his ear and
Jesus andsecured 47 But one of the by- 52 healed him. And Je-
si him. One the
of standers drew his sus said to the high
men with Jesus put sword and struck at priests, captains of the
out his hand and drew the high priest's slave Temple, and elders
his sword, and strik- and cut his ear off. who had come to
ing at the high priest's 48 And Jesus spoke and take him, "Have you
slave, cut his ear off. said to them, "Have come out with swords
52 Then Jesus said to you come out to ar- and clubs as though I
-
him, "Put your sword rest mewith swords 53 were a robber? When
back where it belongs ! and clubs, as though I was among you day
For all who draw the 49 I were a robber? I after day in the Tem-
sword will die by the have been among you ple you never laid a
53 sword. Do you sup- day after day in the hand on me! But you
pose I cannot appeal Temple teaching, and choose this hour, and
to my Father, and he you never seized me. the cover of dark-
would at once furnish But let the Scriptures ness!"
me more than twelve so be fulfilled!" Then all
54 legions of angels? But the disciples left him
then how are the and made their es-
Scriptures to be ful- 51 cape. And a young
filled, which say that man followed him
this must happen?" with nothing but a
55 At that same time linen cloth about his
Jesus said to the body; and they seized
crowd, "Have you 52 him, but he left the
come out to arrest me cloth behind and ran
with swords and clubs, away naked.
as though I were a
robber? Day after
day I have sat in the
Temple teaching, and
you never seized me.
56 But this has all taken
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place in fulfilment of
the writings of the
prophets." Then all
the disciples left him
and made their es-
cape.
And the high priest and asked Jesus, cock crows today, you
said to him, "I charge "Have you no answer will disown me three
you, on your oath, by to make? What about 62 times!" And he went
the living God, tell us their evidence against outside and wept bit-
whether you are the ei you?" But Jesus was es terly. The men who
Christ, the son of silent and made no had Jesus in custody
64 God." Jesus said to answer. The high flogged him and made
him, "It is true. But priest again ques- 84 sport of him, and they
I tell you you will tioned him and said blindfolded him, and
soon see the Son of to him, "Are you the asked him, "Show
Man seated at the Christ, the son of the that you are a proph-
right hand of the Al- 62 Blessed One?" But et! Who was it that
mighty and coming Jesus said, "I am and! es struck you?" And
upon the clouds of the you will all see the they said many other
es sky!" Then the high Son of Man seated at abusive things to him.
priest tore his clothing the right hand of the ee As soon as it was day,
and said, "He has Almighty and coming the elders of the peo-
uttered blasphemy ! in the clouds of the ple and the high
What do we want of es sky!" Then the high priests and scribes
witnesses now? Here priest tore his cloth- assembled, and
you have heard his ing, and said, "What brought him before
66
blasphemy What is
! do we want of wit- their council, and said
your decision?" They 64 nesses now? Did you 67 to him, "If you are the
answered, "He de- hear his blasphemy? Christ, tell us so."
e? serves death." Then What is your deci- But he said to them,
they spat in his face sion?" And they all "If I tell you, you will
and struck him, and condemned him as de- SB not believe me, and if
others slapped him, serving to be put to I ask you a question,
es saying, "Show us you es death. And some you will not answer
are a prophet, you started to spit at him 69 me. But from this
Christ! Who
was it and to blindfold him time on, the Son of
that struck you?" and to strike him, and Man will be seated at
es Now Peter was sitting say to him, "Now the right hand of God
outside in the court- show that you are a 70 Almighty !" And they
yard, and a maid prophet!" And the all said, "Are you the
came up to him, and attendants slapped Son of God then?"
said, "You were with him as they took And he said to them,
Jesus the Galilean, ee charge of him. While "I am, as you say!"
TO too !" But he denied Peter was down in the 71 Then they said, "What
it before them all, and courtyard, one of the do we want of testi-
said, "I do not know high priest's maids mony now? We have
what you mean." 67 came up, and seeing heard it ourselves
71 And he went out into Peter warming him- from his own mouth !"
the gateway, and an- self, she looked at him
other maid saw him, and said, "You were
and said to the men with this Jesus of
there, "This fellow es Nazareth too!" But
was with Jesus the he denied it, saying,
72Nazarene!" -He de- "I do not know or
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is chose, and at this time set free for them one teaching. He began
there was a notorious prisoner, whom they in Galilee and he has
"Why, what has he them, and after hav- ing members of the
done that is wrong?" ing Jesus flogged council and the peo-
But they shouted all handed him over to 14 pie, and said to them,
the louder, "Have is be crucified. Then the "You brought this
24 him crucified !" When soldiers took him in- man before me charged
Pilate saw that he was side the courtyard, with misleading the
gaining nothing but that of the gover-
is, people, and here I
that a riot was be- nor's residence, and have examined him
ginning instead, he they called the whole before you and not
took some water and battalion together. found him guilty of
washed his hands in 17 And they dressed him any of the things that
the presence of the up in a purple cloak, you accuse him of.
crowd, saying, "I am and made a wreath of is Neither has Herod, for
not responsible for thorns and crowned he has sent him back
this man's death; you is him with it, and they to us. You see he has
must see to it your- began to acclaim him, done nothing to call
"Long live the king is for his death. So I
25 selves." And all the
19 of the Jews!" And will teach him a lesson
people answered, "His
blood be on us and on they struck him on the is and let him go." But
ue our children!" Then head with a stick and they shouted out,
all
he released Barabbas spat at him, and they "Kill him, and release
knelt down and did Barabbas for us!"
for them, and he had
Jesus and 20 homage to him. When 19 (He was a man who
flogged
they had finished had been put in prison
handed him over to be
making sport of him, for a riot that had
27 crucified. Then the taken place in the city
they took off the pur-
governor's soldiers and for murder.) But
ple cloak and put his
took Jesus into the
own clothes on him. 20 Pilate wanted to let
barracks, and got the Then they took him Jesus and he
go,
whole battalion to- out of the city to cru- called out to them
gether about him.
cify him. 21 again. But they kept
28 And they stripped him on shouting, "Crucify
and put a red cloak on him! Crucify him!"
29 him, and made a 22 And he said to them a
wreath of thorns and third time, "Why,
put it on his head, what has he done that
and they put a stick in is wrong? For I have
his hand, and knelt found nothing about
down before him in him to call for his
mockery, saying, death. So I will teach
"Long live the king him a lesson and let
30 of the Jews !" And 23 him go." But they
they spat at him, and persisted with loud
took the stick and outcries in demanding
struck him on the that he be crucified,
31 head. And when they and their shouting
had finished making 24 won. And Pilate pro-
sport of him, they nounced sentence that
took off the cloak, and what they asked for
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God, come down from 31 save yourself!" The 33 with him. When
41 the cross!" And the high priests too made they reached the place
high priests, too, made sport of him to one called the Skull, they
sport of him with the another with the crucified him there,
scribes and elders, scribes and said, "He with the criminals one
42 and said, "He saved saved others, but he at his right and one at
others, but he cannot cannot save himself! 34 his left. And they di-
save himself! He is 32 Let this Christ, the vided up his clothes
King of Israel let him
; king of Israel, come among them by draw-
come down from the down from the cross ing lots for them,
cross now, and we will now, so that we may 35 while the people stood
43 believe in him. He see it and believe!" looking on. Even the
trusts in God; let God And the men who leading councilors
deliver him if he cares were crucified with jeered at him, and
for him, for he said he 33 him abused him. At said, "He has saved
44 was God's son." Even noon darkness spread others, let him save
the robbers who were over the whole coun- himself, if he is really
crucified with him try, and lasted until God's Christ, his Cho-
abused him in the three in the afternoon. se sen One!" The sol-
45 same way. Now from 34 And at three o'clock diers also made sport
noon there was dark- Jesus called out loud- of him, coming up and
ness over the whole ly, lama
"Eloi, Eloi, offering him sour wine,
country until three sabachthani?"which 37 saying, "If you are the
46 o'clock. And about means "My God, my king of the Jews, save
three, Jesus called out God, why have you ss yourself!" For there
loudly, "Eloi, Eloi, 35 forsaken me?" Some was a notice above his
lema sabachthani?" of the bystanders, head, "This is the king
that "My God!
is, when they heard it, 39 of the Jews!" One of
My God! Why have said, "See! He is call- the criminals who
you forsaken me?" 36 ing for Elijah!" One was hanging there
47 Some of the bystand- man ran off and soaked abused him, saying,
ers when they heard a sponge in common "Are you not the
it said, "The man is wine, and put it on Christ? Save yourself
"
calling for Eli j ah ! the end of a stick and 40 and us too !" But the
43 And one of them ran held it up to him to other reproved him
off at once and got a drink, saying, "Let us and said, "Have you
sponge and soaked it see whether Elijah no fear even of God
in sour wine and put does come to take when you are suffer-
it on the end of a stick 37 him down!" But Je- ing the same penalty?
and held it up to him sus gave a loud cry, 41 And we are suffering
49 to drink. But the ss and expired. And the it for we are
justly,
others said, "Let us curtain of the sanctu- only getting our de-
see whether Elijah will ary was torn in two, serts, but this man
come to save him." from top to bottom. has done nothing
so But Jesus cried out 39 And when the captain 42 wrong." And he said,
again loudly, and gave who stood facing him "Jesus, remember me
si up his spirit. And at saw how he expired he when you come into
once the curtain of said, "This man was 43 your kingdom!" And
the sanctuary was certainly a son of he said to him, "I tell
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torn in two from top 40 God!" There were you, you will be in
to bottom. The earth some women also Paradise with me to-
shook, the rocks split, watching from a dis- 44 day!" It was now
52 the tombs opened, tance, among them about noon, and dark-
and many of the saints Mary of Magdala, ness came over the
who had fallen asleep Mary the mother of whole country, and
53 rose and left their the younger James lasted until three in
tombs and after his and of Joses, and Salo- 45 the afternoon, as the
resurrection went in- 41 me, who used to ac- sun was in eclipse.
to the holy city and company him and And the curtain be-
showed themselves to wait on him when he fore the sanctuary
54 many people. And was in Galilee be- 46 was torn in two. Then
the captain and the sides many other wom- Jesus gave a loud cry,
men with him who en who had come up and said, "Father, I
were watching Jesus, to Jerusalem with intrust my spirit to
when they saw the him. your hands!" With
earthquake and all these words he ex-
that was happening, 47 pired. When the cap-
were dreadfully fright- tain saw what had
ened and said, "He happened he praised
surely must have been God, and said, "This
55 a son of God !" There man was really inno-
were several women 48 cent!" And all the
there watching from a crowds that had col-
distance who had fol- lected for the sight,
lowed Jesus from Gali- when they saw what
lee to wait upon him, happened, returned to
SB among them Mary of the city beating their
Magdala, Mary the 49 breasts. And all his
mother James and
of acquaintances and the
Joseph, and the moth- women who had come
er of Zebedee's sons. with him from Galilee,
stood at a distance
looking on.
pearance was like to one another, "Who inside they could not
lightning and his back
will roll the stone 4 find the body. They
clothing was as white from the doorway of were in great perplex-
4 as snow. The men on the tomb for us?" ity over this, when
guard trembled with 4 And they looked up suddenly two men in
fear of him, and be- and saw that the dazzling clothingstood
came like dead men. stone had been rolled s beside them. The
s And the angel said to back, for it was very women were fright-
the women, "You need s large. And when they ened and bowed their
not be afraid. I know went into the tomb faces to the ground,
that you are looking they saw a young man but the men said to
for Jesus who was in a white robe sitting them, "Why do you
o crucified. He is not at the right, and they look among the dead
here, he has risen, as were utterly amazed. for him who is alive?
he said he would do. e But he said to them, e Remember what he
Come and see the "You must not be told you when he was
place where he was amazed. You are look- 7 still in Galilee, when
7 lying. Now go quick- ing for Jesus of Naza- he said that the Son of
ly and tell his dis- reth who was cruci- Man must be handed
ciples, 'He has risen fied. He has risen, he over to wicked men
from the dead, and is is not here. See This
! and be crucified and
going back to Galilee is where they laid rise again on the
before you. You will 7 him. But go and say s third day." Then they
see him there.' Now I to his disciples and to remembered his
have given you my Peter, 'He is going be- 9 words, and they went
s message." And they fore you to Galilee; back from the tomb
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hurried away from the you will see him there, and told all this to the
"
tomb frightened and just as he told you.' eleven and all the rest.
yet overjoyed and ran s And they fled out of 10 They were Mary of
to tell the news to his the tomb, for they Magdala and Joanna
9 disciples. And Jesus were all trembling and and Mary, James's
himself met them, and bewildered, and they mother; and the other
said, "Good morn- said nothing about it women also told this
ing!" And they went to anyone, for they 11 to the apostles. But
up to him and clasped were afraid to do so. the story seemed to
his feet, and bowed to [But they reported them to be nonsense
the ground before him. briefly to Peter and and they would not
10 Jesus said to them, his companions all believe them.
"You need not be they had been told.
afraid. Go and tell And afterward Jesus
my brothers to go to himself sent out by
Galilee and they will them from the east
11 see me there." While to the west the sacred
they were on their and incorruptible mes-
way, some of the sage of eternal salva-
guard went into the 9 tion. Now after he
city and reported to had early on
risen,
the high priests all the first day of the
that had happened. week, he appeared
12 And they got together first to Mary of Mag-
and consulted with dala, from whom he
the elders, and gave had driven out seven
the soldiers a large 10 evil spirits. She went
13 sum of money, and and told it to his old
said to them, "Tell companions, while
people that his dis- they were mourning
ciples came in the n and weeping. When
night and stole him they heard that he
away while you were was alive and that she
14 asleep. And if news had seen him, they
of it reaches the gov- would not believe it.]
ernor, we will satisfy
him, and see that
you do not get into
is trouble." So they took
the money and did as
they were told. And
this story has been
current among the
Jews ever since.
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everything is
20 hand. And they went written about me in
out and preached ev- the Law of Moses and
erywhere, while the the Prophets and
Lord worked with the Psalms must come
them and confirmed 45 true." Then he op-
their message by the ened their minds to
signs that attended the understanding of
it.] 46 the Scriptures, and
said to them, "The
Scriptures said that
the Christ should suf-
fer as he has done,
and rise from the
dead on the third day,
47 and that repentance
leading to the forgive-
ness of sins should be
preached to all the
heathen in his name.
is You are to be wit-
nesses to all this, be-
ginning at Jerusalem.
49 And I will send down
upon you what my
Father has promised.
Wait here in the city
untilyou are clothed
with power from on
so high." And he led
them out as far as
Bethany. Then he
lifted up his hands
and blessed them.
si And as he was blessing
them, he parted from
52 them. And they went
back with great joy to
53 Jerusalem, and were
constantly in the
Temple, blessing God.
BOOK II
THE CHRIST INTERPRETED BY CHRISTIAN
EXPERIENCE
110. THE NEW INTERPRETATION OF THE CHRIST
JOHN 1 : 1-18
1 In the beginning the Word existed.The Word was with God, and the
3 Word was was he that was with God in the beginning. Every-
divine. It
thing came into existence through him, and apart from him nothing came
4 to be. It was by him that life came into existence, and that life was the light
of mankind. The light is still shining in the darkness, for the darkness has
s
never put it out. There appeared a man by the name of John, with a mes-
e
7 sage from God. He came to give testimony, to testify to the light, so that
s everyone might come to believe in it through him. He was not the light;
9 he came to testify to the light. The real light, which sheds light upon every-
10 one, was just coming into the world. He came into the world, and though
the world came into existence through him, the world did not recognize
J2
him. He came to his home, and his own family did not welcome him. But
to all who did receive him and believe in him he gave the right to become
is children of God, owing their birth not to nature nor to any human or
14 physical impulse, but to God. So the Word became flesh and blood and
lived for a while among us, abounding in blessing and truth, and we saw the
honor God had given him, such honor as an only son receives from his father.
is (John testified to him and cried out for it was he who said it "He who
IB was to come after me is now ahead of me, for he existed before me !") For
from his abundance we have all had a share, and received blessing after
17 blessing. For while the Law was given through Moses, blessing and truth
is came to us through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God; it is the divine
Only Son, who leans upon his Father's breast, that has made him known.
19 Now this is the testimony that John gave when the Jews sent priests
20 and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him who he was. He admitted
he made no attempt to deny it he admitted that he was not the Christ.
21 Then they asked him, "What are you then? Are you Elijah?" He said,
22 "No, I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No." Then they
said to him, "Who are you? We must have some answer to give those who
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23 sent us here.What have you to say for yourself?" He said, "I am a voice of
one shouting in the desert, 'Straighten the Lord's way!' as the prophet
|g Isaiah said." Now the messengers were Pharisees. And they asked him,
"Then why are you baptizing people, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah,
26 nor the Prophet?" "I am only baptizing in water," John answered, "but
27 someone is standing among you of whom you do not know. He is to come
28 after me, and I am not worthy to undo his shoe!" This took place at
Bethany, on the farther side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
spoke when I said, 'After me there is coming a man who is even now ahead
31 of me, for he existed before me.' I did not know him, but it is in order that
he may be made known to Israel that I have come and baptized people
32 in water." And John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down
33 from heaven like a dove, and it remained upon him. I did not know him,
but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'The one on whom you
see the Spirit come down and remain, is the one who is to baptize in the
34 holy Spirit.' And I did see it, and I testify that he is the Son of God."
ss ciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. But Jesus turned, and
seeing them following him he said, "What do you want?" They said to
39 him, "Rabbi" that is to say, Master "where are you staying?" He said
to them, "Come and you will see." So they went and saw where he was
staying, and they spent the rest of the day with him. It was about four in
40 the afternoon. Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who
41 heard what John said and followed Jesus. Andrew immediately sought out
his own brother Simon and said to him, "We have found the Messiah!"
42 that is to say, the Christ. He took him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and
said, "You are Simon, son of John. You shall be called Cephas" that is,
43 Peter, which means rock. The next day Jesus determined to leave for Gali-
44 lee. And he sought out Philip and said to him, "Come with me." Now
45 Philip came from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter. Philip sought
out Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found the one about whom
Moses wrote in the Law and about whom the prophets wrote; it is Jesus,
46 the son of Joseph, who comes from Nazareth!" Nathanael said to him,
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"Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and
47 see!" Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, and he said of him, "Here
is is really an Israelite without any deceit in him!" Nathanael said to him,
"How do you know me?" Jesus answered, "While you were still under that
49 fig tree, before Philip called you I saw you." Nathanael answered, "Mas-
so ter, you are the Son of God ! You are king of Israel !" Jesus answered, "Do
you believe in me because I told you that I had seen you under that fig tree?
si You will see greater things than that!" And he said to him, "I tell you all,
you will see heaven opened and God's angels going up, and coming down
to the Son of Man!"
2 Two days later there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and Jesus'
2 mother was present. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wed-
3 ing. The wine gave out, and Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no
4 more wine!" Jesus said to her, "Do not try to direct me. It is not yet time
5 for me to act." His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells
e you." Now there were six stone water jars standing there, for the cere-
monial purification practiced by the Jews, each large enough to hold twenty
7 or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, "Fill these jars with water." So they
s filled them full. And he said to them, "Now draw some out and take it to
9 the master of the feast." And they did so. When the master of the feast
tasted the water which had now turned into wine, without knowing where
it had come from though the servants who had drawn the water knew
10 he called the bridegroom and said to him, "Everyone else serves his good
wine first, and his poorer wine after people have drunk deeply, but you
11 have kept back your good wine till now!" This, the first of the signs of his
um with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they stayed there
for a few days.
Jews addressed him and said, "What sign have you to show us, for acting in
19 this way?" Jesus answered, "Destroy this sanctuary, and I will raise it in
20 three days!" The Jews said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this
21 sanctuary, and are you going to raise it in three days?" But he was speak-
22 ing of his body as the sanctuary. So afterward when he had risen from the
dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the
passage of Scripture and what Jesus had said.
25 part would not trust himself to them, for he knew them all, and had no need
of anybody's evidence about men, for he knew well what was in their
3 hearts. Among the Pharisees there was a man named Nicodemus, a leader
2 among the Jews. This man went to Jesus one night, and said to him, "Mas-
ter, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can
s show the signs that you do, unless God is with him." Jesus answered him,
"I tell you, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born over again
4 from above !" Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is
E old? Can he enter his mother's womb over again and be born?" Jesus an-
swered, "I tell you, if a man does not owe his birth to water and spirit, he
e cannot get into the Kingdom of God. Whatever owes its birth to the physi-
7 cal is physical, and whatever owes its birth to the Spirit is spiritual. Do
not wonder at my telling you that you must be born over again from above.
s The wind blows wherever it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you
do not know where it comes from or where it goes. That is the way with
9 everyone who owes his birth to the Spirit." Nicodemus said to him, "How
10 can that be?" Jesus answered, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet igno-
11 rant of this? I tell you, we know what we are talking about and we have
12 seen the things we testify to, yet you all reject our testimony. If you will
not believe the earthly things that I have told you, how can you believe the
is heavenly things I have to tell? Yet no one has gone up into heaven except
14 the Son of Man who came down from heaven. And just as Moses in the
desert lifted the serpent up in the air, the Son of Man must be lifted
J up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life." For God
loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that no one who be-
17 lieves in him should be lost, but that they should all have eternal life. For
God did not send his Son into the world to pass judgment upon the world,
is but that through him the world might be saved. No one who believes in"
hun has to come up for judgment. Anyone who does not believe stands
19 condemned already, for not believing in God's only Son. And the basis of
the judgment is this, that the light has come into the world, and yet, be-
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cause their actions were wicked, men have loved the darkness more than
20 the light. For everyone who does wrong hates the light and will not come
21 to it, for fear his actions will be exposed. But everyone who is living the
truth will come to the light, to show that his actions have been performed
in dependence upon God.
32 He who comes from heaven is above all others. It is to what he has seen
and heard that he gives testimony, and yet no one accepts his testimony.
33
34
Whoever does accept it has thereby acknowledged that God is true. For he
whom God has sent speaks God's words, for God gives him his Spirit with-
35 out measure. The Father loves his Son, and has put everything in his
se hands. Whoever believes in the Son possesses eternal life, but whoever dis-
obeys the Son will not experience life, but will remain under the anger of
God.
118. THE WITHDRAWAL TO GALILEE
JOHN 4: 1-3
4 So when the Lord learned that the Pharisees had been told that he was
2 gaining and baptizing more disciples than John though it was not Jesus
s himself who baptized them, but his disciples he left Judea and went back
again to Galilee.
119. THE MESSIAH AS A REVEALER OF SIN
JOHN 4: 4-42
*
Now he had to pass through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria
e called Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph, and Jacob's
spring was there. So Jesus, tired with his journey, sat down just as he
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have no husband." Jesus said to her, "You are right when you say
is you have no husband, for you have had five husbands and the man you
19 are now living with is not your husband. What you say is true." The wom-
20 an said to him, "I see that you are a prophet, sir. Our forefathers wor-
shiped God on this mountain, and yet you Jews say that the place where
21 people must worship God is at Jerusalem." Jesus said to her, "Believe me,
the time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this moun-
22 tain nor at Jerusalem. You worship something you know nothing about;
23 we know what we worship, for salvation comes from the Jews. But a time
is coming it is already here when the true worshipers will worship the
!
24 Father in spirit and sincerity, for the Father wants such worshipers. God
H pose he is the Christ?" The people went out of the town to see him. Mean-
32 while the disciples urged him, saying, "Master, eat something." But he
33 said to them, "I have food to eat of which you do not know." So the dis-
ciples said to one another, "Do you suppose that someone has brought
34 him something to eat?" Jesus said to them, "My food is doing the will of
35 him who sent me, and finishing his work. Are you not saying, 'Four months
more and the harvest will come'? Look, I tell you! Raise your eyes and
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se see the fields, for they are white for harvesting. The reaper is already being
paid and gathering the harvest for eternal lif e, so that the sower may be
37 glad with the reaper. For here the saying holds good, 'One sows, another
ss reaps.' I have sent you to reap a harvest on which you have not worked.
39 Other men have worked and you have profited by their work." Many of
the Samaritans in that town came to believe in him because of the testi-
mony the woman gave when she said, "He has told me everything I ever
40 did!" So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they asked him to stay
41 with them, and he did stay there two days. And a great many more be-
42 lieved because of what he said, and they said to the woman. "It is no
longer because of your statement that we believe, for we have heard him
ourselves, and we know that he is really the Savior of the world."
7 said to him, "Do you want to get well?" The sick man answered, "I have
nobody, sir, to put me into the pool when the water stirs, but while I am
s getting down someone else steps in ahead of me." Jesus said to him, "Get
9 up, pick up your mat, and walk!" And the man was immediately cured,
10 and he picked up his mat and walked. Now it was the Sabbath. So the
Jews said to the man who had been cured, "It is the Sabbath, and it is
11 against the Law for you to carry your mat." But he answered, "The man
"
12 who cured me said to me, 'Pick up your mat and walk.' They asked him,
is "Who was it that said to you, 'Pick it up and walk'?" But the man who
had been cured did not know who it was, for as there was a crowd there,
14 Jesus had left the place. Afterward Jesus found him in the Temple, and
said to him, "See! You are well again. Give up sin, or something worse
is may happen to you." The man went and told the Jews that it was Jesus
is who had cured him. This was why the Jews used to persecute Jesus, be-
17 cause he did things like this on the Sabbath. But he answered them, "My
is Father is still at work, and I work too." On account of this the Jews were
all the more eager to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath but
actually called God his Father, thus putting himself on an equality with
19 God. So Jesus answered them, "I tell you, the Son cannot do anything of
his own accord, unless he sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father
20 does, the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and lets him see
everything that he himself is doing, and he will let him see greater deeds
21 than these, to make you wonder. For just as the Father awakens the dead
and makes them come to life, the Son makes anyone whom he chooses come
22 to life. For the Father passes judgment on no one, but he has committed
23 the judgment entirely to the Son, so that all men may honor the Son just
as much as they honor the Father. Whoever refuses to honor the Son re-
24 fuses to honor the Father who sent him. I tell you, whoever listens to my
message and believes him who has sent me, possesses eternal life, and will
as not come to judgment, but has already passed out of death into life. I tell
you, the time is coming it is here already ! when those who are dead will
26 listen to the voice of the Son of God, and those who listen to it will live. For
28 man. Do not be surprised at this, for the time is coming when all who are
29 in their graves will listen to his voice, and those who have done right will
come out to resurrection and life, and those who have done wrong, to resur-
so rection and judgment. I cannot do anything of my own accord. I pass
33 to me, and I know that the testimony that he gives about me is true. You
34 yourselves sent to John, and he testified to the truth. But the testimony
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that I accept is not from any man; I am only saying this that you may be
35 saved. He was the lamp that burned and shone, and you were ready to be
se gladdened for a while by his light. But I have higher testimony than
John's, for the things that my Father has intrusted to me to accomplish,
the very things that I am doing, are proof that my Father has sent me,
37 and my Father who has sent me has thus borne witness to me. You have
ss never heard his voice or seen his form, and you do not keep his message in
39 your hearts, for you do not believe the messenger whom he has sent. You
pore over the Scriptures, for you think that you will find eternal life in
40 them, and these very Scriptures testify to me, yet you refuse to come to
*2 me for life. I do not accept any honor from men, but I know well that you
43 have not the love of God in your hearts. I have come in my Father's name,
and you refuse to accept me. If someone else comes in his own name you
44 will accepthim. Yet how can you believe in me, when you accept honor
from one another, instead of seeking the honor that comes from the one
is God? Do not suppose that I will accuse you to the Father. Moses is your
4o accuser Moses, on whom you have fixed your hopes! For if you really
believed Moses, you would believe me, for it was about me that he wrote.
47 But if you refuse to believe what he wrote, how are you ever to believe
what I say?"
121. THE BREAD OF EARTH
JOHN 6:1-21
6 After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, or Tiberias,
2 and a great crowd followed him, because they could see the signs he
3 showed in what he did for the sick.. But Jesus went up on the hill, and sat
4 down there with his disciples. Now the Jewish festival of the Passover was
5 coming. So Jesus, raising his eyes and seeing that a great crowd was com-
ing up to him, said to Philip, "Where can we buy food for these people to
e eat?" Now he said this to test him, for he knew what he meant to do.
7 Philip answered, "Forty dollars' worth of bread would not be enough for
s each of them to have even a little." Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, an-
9 other of his disciples, said to him, "There is a boy here who has five barley
10 loaves and a couple of fish, but what is that among so many people?" Jesus
said, "Make the people sit down." There was plenty of grass there, so the
11 men threw themselves down, about five thousand of them. Then Jesus
took the loaves, and gave thanks, and distributed them among the people
who were resting on the ground, and in the same way as much of the fish
12 as they wanted. When they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, "Pick up
is the pieces that are left, so that nothing may be wasted." So they picked
them up, and they filled twelve baskets with pieces of the five barley loaves
14 that were left after the people had eaten. When the people saw the signs
that he showed, they said, "This is really the Prophet who was to come into
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is the world!" So Jesus, seeing that they meant to come and carry him off
is to make him king, retired again to the hill by himself. But in the evening
17 his disciples went down to the sea and got into a boat and started across the
sea for Capernaum. By this time it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined
is
19 them; a strong wind was blowing and the sea was growing rough. When
19 they had rowed three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and
20 approaching the boat, and they were terrified. But he said to them, "It is
21 I; do not be afraid!" Then as soon as they consented to take him into the
boat, the boat was at the shore they had been trying to reach.
31 come to believe you? What work are you doing? Our forefathers in the
desert had manna to eat; as the Scripture says, 'He gave them bread out of
"
32 heaven to eat!' Jesus said to them, "I tell you, Moses did not give you
the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the bread out of heaven,
33 for it is God's bread that comes down out of heaven and gives life to the
37 have told you, although you have seen me, you will not believe. All that my
Father gives to me will come to me, and I will never refuse anyone who
ss comes to me, for I have come down from heaven not to do what I please
39 but what pleases him who has sent me. And the purpose of him who has
sent me is this, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but
40 should raise them to life on the Last Day. For it is the purpose of my Fa-
ther that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him shall have eternal
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41 life, and that I shall raise him to life on the Last Day." The Jews com-
plained of him for saying, "I am the bread that has come down out of
42 heaven," and they said, "Is he not Joseph's son, Jesus, whose father and
mother we know? How can he now say, 'I have come down out of heav-
44 en'?" Jesus answered, "Do not complain to one another. No one can come
to me unless the Father who sent me draws him to me; then I myself will
45 raisehim to life on the Last Day. In the prophets it is written, 'And all men
willbe taught by God!' Everyone who listens to the Father and learns
46 from him will come to me. Not that anyone has ever seen the Father, ex-
47 cept him who is from God; he has seen the Father. I tell you, whoever be-
4 lieves already possesses eternal life. I am the bread that gives life. Your
so forefathers in the desert ate the manna and yet they died. But here is
bread that comes down out of heaven, and no one who eats it will ever die.
si I am this living bread that has come down out of heaven. Whoever eats
this bread will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the world's
52 life is my own flesh !" This led the Jews to dispute with one another. They
53 said, "How can he give us his flesh to eat?" Then Jesus said to them, "I
tell you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood,
54 you have no self-existent life. Whoever lives on my flesh and drinks my
55 blood possesses eternal life, and I will raise him to life on the Last Day. For
se my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever lives on my flesh
57 and drinks my blood remains united to me and I remain united to him. Just
as the living Father has sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who
SB lives on me will live because of me. This is the bread that has come down
out of heaven not like that which your forefathers ate and yet died.
59 Whoever lives on this bread will live forever." Jesus said all this while he
sus, knowing that his disciples were complaining about this, said to them,
62 "Does this stagger you? Then what if you see the Son of Man go up where
63 he was before? The Spirit is what gives life; flesh is of no use at all. The
64 things that I have said to you are spirit and they are life. Yet there are
some of you who will not believe." For Jesus knew from the first who
65 would not believe, and who was going to betray him. And he added, "This
68 "Do you mean to go away too?" Simon Peter answered, "To whom can we
69 go, sir? You have a message of eternal life, and we believe and are satisfied
70 that you are the Holy One of God." Jesus answered them, "Did I not my-
71 self select all twelve of you? And even of you, one is an informer." He
meant Judas the son of Simon Iscariot.'^for he, though he was one of the
Twelve, was going to betray him.
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12 where he was, and there was a great deal of muttering about him among the
crowds, some saying that he was a good man, and others that he was not,
is but was imposing on the people. But no one spoke of him in public, for fear
14 of the Jews. But when the festival was half over, Jesus went up to the
is Temple and began to teach. This astonished the Jews. "How is it that this
iG man can read," they said, "when he has never gone to school?" So Jesus
answered, "My teaching is not my own; it comes from him who has sent
17 me. Anyone who resolves to do his will will know whether my teaching
is comes from God, or originates with me. Whoever speaks simply for himself
is looking for honor for himself, but whoever looks for honor for the person
who has sent him shows his sincerity; there is no dishonesty about him.
19 Was it not Moses who gave you the Law? Yet not one of you obeys the
20 Law. Why are you trying to kill me?" The crowd answered, "You must be
21 possessed! Who is trying to kill you?" Jesus answered, "I have done just
22 one deed, and you are all astonished at it. Yet Moses gave you the rite of
circumcision not that it began with Moses but with your forefathers
23 and you practice it even on the Sabbath. But if a person undergoes circum-
cision on a Sabbath, to avoid breaking the Law of Moses, are you angry at
24 me for making a man perfectly well on a Sabbath? You must not judge
26 said, "Is not this the man they want to kill? And here he is speaking pub-
licly, and they say nothing to him ! Can the authorities really have found
27 that he is the Christ? But then, we know where this man comes from, but
28 when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from." So Jesus, as he
was teaching in the Temple, cried out, "You do know me and you do know
where I come from, and I have not come of my own accord but someone
29 who is very real, whom you do not know, has sent me. I do know him, be-
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so cause I come from him, and he has sent me here." Then they tried to arrest
31 him,' and yet no one laid hands on him, because he was not yet ready. But
many of the people believed in him, and said, "Will the Christ show more
32 signs when he comes than this man has shown?" The Pharisees heard the
people saying these things about him in whispers, and the high priests and
33 the Pharisees sent attendants to arrest him. Jesus said, "I am to be with
34 you a little while longer, and then I am going to him who has sent me. You
will look for me and you will not find me, and you will not be able to go
35 where I shall be." Then the Jews said to one another, "Where is he going,
that we shall not find him? Is he going to our people scattered among the
36 Greeks, and will he teach the Greeks? What does he mean by saying 'You
will look for me and you will not find me, and you will not be able to go
37 where I shall be'?" Now on the last day, the great day of the festival, Jesus
stood up and cried out, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
ss If anyone believes in me, streams of living water, as the Scriptures say, shall
39 flow forth from his heart." He meant by this the Spirit which those who
believed in him were to receive for the Spirit had not yet come, because
40 Jesus had not yet been glorified. So some of the people, when they heard
41 these words, said, "This is certainly the Prophet!" Others said, "This is
the Christ!" But they rejoined, "What! Is the Christ to come from Gali-
42 lee? Do not the Scriptures say that the Christ is to spring from the de-
scendants of David and to come from the village of Bethlehem where David
H lived?" So the people were divided about him, and some of them wanted to
45 arrest him, yet no one laid hands on him. The attendants went back to the
high priests and Pharisees, and they said to the attendants, "Why have you
46 not brought him?" The attendants answered, 'No man ever talked as he
!" The Pharisees answered, "Have you been imposed upon too? Have
48 does
49 any of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him? But these corn-
so mon people who do not know the Law are doomed!" One of them, Nico-
51 demus, who had previously gone to Jesus, said to them, "Does our Law con-
demn the accused without first hearing what he has to say, and finding out
52 what he has done?" They answered, "Are you from Galilee too? Study
2 Olives. Very early next morning he went back to the temple and all the
3 people gathered about him, and he sat down and taught them. But the
scribes and Pharisees brought in a woman who had been caught committing
4 adultery and they made her stand in the middle of the crowd, and said to
him, "Master, this woman was caught in the act of committing adultery.
s Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women to death.
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e So what do you say?" They said this to test him, so as to get some charge
to bring against him. But Jesus leaned forward and wrote on the ground
7 with his ringer. When they insisted upon an answer, he straightened up and
said to them, "Let the man among you who has never committed a sin
s throw the first And he leaned forward again and went on
stone at her!"
9 But when they heard what he said, they went away
writing on the ground.
one by one, beginning with the eldest, and he was left by himself, with the
10 woman standing before him. And Jesus straightened up and said to her,
11 "Where are they? Did nobody condemn you?" And she said, "Nobody,
sir."
[And Jesus said, "I will not condemn you either. Go free, and from this
time give up sin."]
12 Then Jesus spoke to them again and said, "I am the light of the world.
Whoever follows me will not have to walk in darkness but will have the
is light of life." The Pharisees said to him, "You are testifying to yourself.
myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I have come from and where
I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
is mony of two persons is valid. Here I am testifying to myself, and the Fa-
19 ther who has sent me testifies to me." Then they said to him, "Where is
the treasury, as he was teaching in the Temple, and no one arrested him,
21 because he was not yet ready. Then he said to them again, "I am going
away, and you will look for me, but you will die in the midst of your sin.
22 You cannot come where I am going." So the Jews said,
'
'Is he going to kill
himself, and is that why he says, 'You cannot come where I am going'?"
23 He said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You belong to
24 this world; I do not belong to this world. That is why I said to you that
you would die in the midst of your sins, for unless you believe that I am
25 what I say, you will die in the midst of your sins." They said to him, "Who
26 are you?" Jesus said to them, "Why do I even talk to you at all? I have
a great deal to say about you and to condemn in you, yet he who sent me is
truthful, and the things that I say to the world are things that I have
27 learned from him." They did not understand that he was speaking to
28 them of the Father. So Jesus said, "When you lift the Son of Man up in
the air, then you will know that I am what I say, and that I do nothing of
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29 my own accord, but speak as the Father has instructed me. And he who has
sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases
so him." And as he said this, many believed in him.
33 and the truth will set you free." They answered, "We are descended from
Abraham, and have never been anyone's slaves. How can you say to us,
34 'You will be set free'?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, everyone who commits
35 sin is a slave to sin. Now a slave does not belong to a household permanent-
3 ly
but a son does. So if the Son sets you free you will be really free. I know
;
that you are descended from Abraham, yet you want to kill me, because
38 there is no room in your hearts for my teaching. It is what I have seen in
the presence of my Father that I tell, and it is what you have heard from
39 your father that you do." They answered, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus
40 said to them, "If you are Abraham's children, then do what Abraham did.
40 But instead you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth he
41 has heard from God. Abraham would not have done that. You are doing
as your father does." They said to him, "We are not illegitimate children.
42 We have one father, God himself." Jesus said to them, "If God were your
father, you would love me, for I have come from God. I have not come of
43 my own accord, but he has sent me. Why is it that you do not understand
swered, "I am not possessed, but I have respect for my Father, and you
so have no respect for me. But I do not seek honor for myself; there is some-
si one who seeks it for me, and is the judge of it. I tell you, if anyone observes
52 my teaching, he will never experience death." The Jews said to him, "Now
we are sure that you are possessed Abraham is dead and so are the proph-
!
ets, and yet you say, 'If anyone observes my teaching, he will never know
53 what death is!' Are you a greater man than our forefather Abraham? Yet
54 he is dead and the prophets are dead. What do you claim to be?" Jesus
answered, "If I show special honor to myself, such honor counts for nothing.
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55 It is my Father who shows me honor. You say he is your God, yet you have
never come to know him. But I know him. If I say I do not know him, I
will be a liar like yourselves. No I do know him, and I am faithful to his
!
for his own sin nor for that of his parents, but to let what God can do be
4 illustrated in his case. We must carry on the work of him who has sent me
while the daylight lasts. Night is coming, when no one can do any work.
g
As long as I am in the world, I am a light for the world." As he said this he
spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and he put the clay on
7 the man's eyes, and said to him, "Go and wash them in the Pool of Siloam"
a name which means One who has been sent. So he went and washed
s them, and went home able to see. Then his neighbors and people who had
formerly seen him begging, said, "Is not this the man who used to sit and
9 beg?" Some said, "Yes! It is he!" Others said, "No! but he looks like
10 him." He himself said, "I am the man." So they said to him, "Then how
11 does it happen that you can see?" He answered, "The man they call Jesus
made some clay and rubbed it on my eyes, and said to me, 'Go to Siloam
and wash them.' So I went and when I had washed them I could see."
\l They said to him, "Where is he?" He answered, "I do not know." They
14 took the man who had been blind to the Pharisees. Now it was on the Sab-
is bath that Jesus had made the clay and made him able to see. So once more
the Pharisees asked him how he had become able to see, and he said to
them, "He put some clay on my eyes, and I washed them, and I can see."
is Then some of the Pharisees said, "This man does not come from God, for he
does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a sinful man show
17 such signs as this?" And there was a division of opinion among them. So they
asked the blind man again, "What have you to say about him, because he has
is made you able to see?" He said, "He is a prophet!" But the Jews would
not believe that he had been blind and had become able to see until they
19 summoned the parents of the man who had been given his sight, and asked
them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How is it that he can
20 see now?" His parents answered, "We know that this is our son, and that
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21 he was born blind. But we do not know how it is that he can see now, or
who has made him able to see. You must ask him. He is grown up. Let
2-2 him tell you about himself." His parents said this because they were afraid
of the Jews, for the Jews had already made an agreement that if anyone
acknowledged Jesus as the Christ, he should be excluded from the syna-
23 gogues. That was why his parents said, "He is grown up; you must ask
24 him." So they again summoned the man who had been blind, and they said
25 to him, "Give God the praise. This man we know is a sinful man." He
answered, "I do not know about his being a sinful man. All I know is that
26 I was blind before and now I can see." They said to him, "What did he do
27 to you? How did he make you able to see?" He answered, "I have already
told you and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again?
as Do you want to become disciples of his too?" Then they sneered at him,
and said, "You are a disciple of his yourself, but we are disciples of Moses.
29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man
so came from." The man answered, "There is something very strange about
this! You do not know where he came from, and yet he has made me able
si to see We know that God does not listen to sinful people, but if a man is
!
32 devout and obeys God, God will listen to him. It was never heard of in this
33 world that anyone made a man born blind able to see. If this man were not
34 from God, he could not do anything." They answered, "You were born in
utter sin, and are you trying to teach us?" So they excluded him from the
35 synagogue. Jesus learned that they had excluded him, and he found the
so man and said to him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" The man
37 answered, "Who is he, sir? Tell me, so that I may believe in him." Jesus
said to him, "You have seen him already, and it is he who is now talking to
33 you." And he said, "I believe, sir!" and he fell on his knees before him.
so And Jesus said, "I have come into this world to judge men, that those who
40 cannot see may see, and that those who can see may become blind." Some
Pharisees who were present heard this, and they said to him, "Then are we
41 blind too?" Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would be guilty of
no sin, but as it is, you say 'We can see' so your sin continues.
;
7 them, but they did not understand what he meant by it. So Jesus said
s again, "I tell you, I am the door of the sheepfold. All who have come before
9 me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep would not obey them. I am the
door. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will pass in and out
10 and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have
11 come to let them have life, and to let them have it in abundance. I am the
12 good shepherd. A good shepherd will give his life for his sheep. A hired
man who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, when he sees a wolf
coming, will leave the sheep and run away, and the wolf will carry them
13 off and scatter the flock. For he is only a hired man, and does not care
u about the sheep. I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep and my sheep
is know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I am
16 giving my life for my sheep. I have other sheep too that do not belong to
must lead them too, and they will obey my voice, and they will
this fold. I
17 allbecome one flock, with one shepherd. This is why the Father loves me,
is because I am giving my life, but giving it to take it back again. No one has
20 among the Jews. Many of them said, "He is possessed and mad! Why do
21 you listen to him?" Others said, "These are not the words of a man who is
as gods and the Scripture cannot be set aside do you mean to say to me
whom the Father has consecrated and made his messenger to the world,
37 'You are blasphemous,' because I said, 'I am God's Son'? If I am not doing
as the things my Father does, do not believe me. But if I am doing them, then
even if you will not believe me, believe the things I do, in order that you
may realize and learn that the Father is in union with me, and I am in union
39 with the Father." In consequence of this they again tried to arrest him,
40 and he withdrew out of their reach. He went across the Jordan again to the
41 place where John used to baptize at first, and there he stayed. And people
came to him in great numbers, and they said to him, "John did not show
any sign in proof of his mission, but all that he said about this man was
42 true." And many became believers in him in that place.
but is for the honor of God, that through it the Son of God may be hon-
g ored. Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard
that Lazarus was sick, he stayed on for two days in the place where he was,
s and then afterward said to his disciples, "Let us go back to Judea." The
disciples said to him, "Master, the Jews have just been trying to stone you,
9 and are you going back there again?" Jesus answered, "Is not the day
twelve hours long? If a man travels by day he will not stumble, for he can
10 see the light of this world; but if he travels at night he will stumble because
11 he has no light." He told them this, and then he added, "Our friend Laza-
12 rus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him." The disciples said
is to him, "Master, if he has fallen asleep he will recover." Now Jesus had
referred to his death. But they supposed that he meant a natural falling
14
15 asleep. So Jesus then told them plainly, "Lazarus is dead, and for your sake
I am glad that I was not there, so that you may learn to believe in me.
is But let us go to him." So Thomas the Twin said to his fellow-disciples,
17 "Let us go also, and die with him." When Jesus arrived he found that
is Lazarus had been buried for four days. Now Bethany is only about two
19 miles from Jerusalem, and a number of Jews had come out to see Mary and
20 Martha, to condole with them about their brother. When Martha heard
that Jesus was coming she went out to meet him, but Mary remained at
21 home. Martha said to Jesus, "Master, if you had been here, my brother
22 would not have died Even now I know that anything you ask God for, he
!
24 will give -you." Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise." Martha said to
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him, "I know that he will rise at the resurrection, on the Last Day."
Jesus said to her, 'I myself am Resurrection and Life. He who believes in
'
25
26 me will live on, even if he dies, and no one who is alive and believes in me
27 will ever die. Do you believe that?" She said to him, "Yes, Master, I do
indeed believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come
28 into the world." With these words she went and called her sister Mary,
29 whispering to her, "Here is the Master, asking for you." When she heard it
so she sprang up and went to him, for Jesus had not yet come into the village,
si but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were
sitting with her in the house, condoling with her, when they saw Mary
spring up and go out, supposed that she was going to weep at the tomb,
32 and followed her. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she fell
at his feet, and said, "Master, if you had been here, my brother would not
33 have died !" When Jesus saw her weep and the Jews who had come with her
34 weeping too, repressing a groan, and yet showing great agitation, he said,
"Where have you laid him?" They answered, "Come and see, Master."
3g Jesus
shed tears. So the Jews said, "See how much he loved him!" But
37 some of them said, "Could not this man, who opened the eyes of that
ss blind man, have kept Lazarus from dying?" Again repressing a groan,
Jesus went to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid against the mouth
39 of it. Jesus said, "Move the stone away." The dead man's sister, Martha,
said to him, "Master, by this time he is decaying, for he has been dead four
40 days." Jesus said to her, "Have I not promised you that if you will believe
41 in me you will see the glory of God?" So they moved the stone away. And
Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you for listening to me,
42 though I knew that you always listen to me. But I have said this for the
sake of the people that are standing around me that they may believe that
43 you have made me your messenger." After saying this he called out in a
44 loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came out, bound hand
and foot with wrappings, and with his face muffled with a handkerchief.
45 Jesus said to them, "Unbind him and let him move." So it came about that
many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary and saw what Jesus did,
46 came to believe in him, but some of them went back to the Pharisees and
47 Then the high priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council,
and they said, "What are we to do about the fact that this man is showing
48 so many signs? If we let him go on, everybody will believe hi him, and then
the Romans will come and put an end to our holy place and our people."
49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them,
so "You know nothing about it. You do not realize that it is to your interest
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that one man should die for the people, instead of the whole nation being
si destroyed." Now he was not self-moved in saying this, but as high priest
52 for that year he was inspired to say that Jesus was to die for the nation
and not only for the nation but also for the purpose of uniting the scattered
54 children of God. So from that day they planned to kill Jesus. In conse-
quence of this, Jesus did not appear in public among the Jews any longer,
but he left that neighborhood and went to the district near the desert, to a
55 town called Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples. Now the Jewish
Passover Festival was approaching and many people went up to Jerusalem
se from the country, to purify themselves before the Passover. So they were
looking for Jesus there, and asking one another as they stood in the Temple,
"What do you think? Do you think he will not come to the festival at all?"
57 For the high priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who
found out where he was should let them know, so that they might arrest
him.
132. A RETOLD ANECDOTE OF THE MASTER
JOHN 12:1-11
12 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus,
2 whom he had raised from the dead, was living. They gave a dinner for him
there, and Martha waited on them, while Lazarus was at the table with
3 him. And Mary took a pound of choice perfume, very costly, and poured it
on Jesus'feet, and then wiped his feet with her hair, and the whole house
4 was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his
s disciples, who was going to betray him, said, "Why was this perfume not
o sold for sixty dollars, and the money given to the poor?" But he did not say
this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief and when
7 he had charge of the purse he used to take what was put in it. Jesus said,
s "Let her alone; let her keep it for the day of my funeral, for you always
9 have the poor among you, but you will not always have me." A great
many of the Jews found out that he was there, and they came to Bethany
not only to see Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the
dead. But the high priests planned to kill Lazarus also, for because of him
10
many of the Jews were leaving them and becoming believers in Jesus.
133. THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF MESSIAHSHIP
JOHN 12: 12-19
12 On the following day the crowds that had come up to the festival,
is hearing that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, got palm branches and went
out to meet him, shouting,
. "God him!
bless
God him who comes in the Lord's name
bless !
14 And Jesus found a young ass and mounted it, in accordance with the Scrip-
ture,
is "Do
not be afraid, Daughter of Zion!
your king is coming mounted on an ass's colt!"
See,
is His disciples did not understand this at the time but after Jesus was glori-
fied they remembered that this was said of him in Scripture and that it had
17 happened to him. The crowd that had been with him when he called
Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead was telling about it.
is That was why the crowd went out to meet him, because they heard that he
19 had showed that sign. So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see, you
cannot do anything The whole world has run after him !"
!
23 told Andrew, and Andrew and Philip went to Jesus and told him. Jesus an-
24 swered, "The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I tell you,
unless a grain of wheat falls on the ground and dies, it remains just one
25 grain. But if it dies, it yields a great harvest. Whoever loves his life loses
and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.
it,
this trial And yet it was for this very purpose that I have come to this
!
28 trial. Father, honor your own name!" Then there came a voice from the
29 sky, "I have honored it, and I will honor it again !" The crowd of bystand-
ers heard it and said it was thunder. Others said, "It was an angel speaking
30 to him !" Jesus answered, "It was not for my sake that the voice came, but
31 for yours. The judgment of this world is now in progress. Its evil genius is
32 now to be expelled, and if I am lifted up from the ground, I will draw all
33 men to myself." He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.
34 The crowd answered, "We have learned from the Law that the Christ is
to remain here forever. So how can you say that the Son of Man must be
35 lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?" Jesus said to them, "You will have
the light only a little while longer. Go on while you still have the light, so
that darkness may not overtake you,, for those who go about in the dark do
so not know where they are going. While you have the light believe in the
light, that you may become sons of light." With these words Jesus went
37 away, and disappeared from them. But for all the signs he had shown
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11 And you are already clean though not all of you." For he knew who was
going to betray him; that was why he said, "You are not all of you clean."
12 When he had washed their feet and put on his clothes and taken his place,
he said to them again, "Do you understand what I have been doing to you?
13 You call me Teacher and Master, and you are right, for that is what I am.
14 If I then, your Master and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to
is wash one another's feet too. For I have set you an example, in order that
is you may do what I have done to you. I tell you, no slave is superior to his
17 master, and no messenger is greater than the man who sends him. Now
is that you have this knowledge, you will be blessed if you act upon it. I do
not mean all of you; I know whom I have chosen; but let the Scripture be
fulfilled:
'He who is eatingmy bread
Has raised his heel against me.'
19 From now on I will tell you things before they happen, so that when they
20 do happen you may believe that I am what I say. I assure you, whoever
welcomes any messenger of mine welcomes me and whoever welcomes me
21 welcomes him who has sent me." After Jesus had said this he was greatly
moved and said solemnly, "I tell you, it is one of you that will betray me !"
22 The disciples looked at one another in doubt as to which of them he meant.
23 Next to Jesus, at his right at the table, was one of his disciples whom Jesus
24 especially loved. So Simon Peter nodded to him and said to him, "Tell us
25 whom he means." He leaned back from where he lay, on Jesus' breast, and
26 said to him, "Master, who is it?" Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I
am going to give this piece of bread when I have dipped it in the dish."
So he dipped the piece of bread and took it and gave it to Judas, Simon
27 Iscariot's son. After he took the bread, Satan took possession of him. Then
28 Jesus said to him, "Be quick about your business." But no one else at the
29 table knew what he meant by telling him this, for some of them thought
that as Judas had the purse Jesus meant to say to him, "Buy what we need
so for the festival," or to have him give something to the poor. So immediate-
ly after taking the piece of bread he went out. It was then night.
answered, "I am going where you cannot follow me now, but you will follow
37 me later." Peter said to him, "Master, why cannot I follow you now? I will
as lay down my life for you." Jesus answered, "You will lay down your life
for me? I tell you, before a cock crows, you will disown me thrice over!
yet you, Philip, have not recognized me? Whoever has seen me has seen
10 the Father. How can you say, 'Let us see the Father'? Do you not believe
that I am in union with the Father and the Father is in union with me? I
am not the source of the words that I say to you, but the Father who is
11 united with me is doing these things himself. You must believe that I am in
union with the Father and that the Father is in union with me, or else you
12 must believe because of the things themselves. I tell you, whoever believes
in me will do such things as I do, and things greater yet, because I am going
is to the Father. Anything you ask for as followers of mine I will grant, so
14 that the Father may be honored through the Son. I will grant anything
is you ask me for as my followers. If you really love me, you will observe my
10 commands. And I will ask the Father and he will give you another Helper
17 to be with you always. It is the Spirit of Truth. The world cannot obtain
that Spirit, because it does not see it or recognize it; you recognize it be-
is cause it stays with you and is within you. I am not going to leave you
19 friendless. I am coming back to you. In a little while the world will not see
me any more, but you will still see me, because I shall live on, and you will
20 live on too. When that day comes you will know that I am in union with
21 my Father and you are with me and I am with you. It is he who has my
commands and observes them that really loves me, and whoever loves me
will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and show myself to him."
22 Judas (not Judas Iscariot), said to him, "Master, how does it happen that
23 you are going to show yourself to us and not to the world?" Jesus an-
swered, "Anyone who loves me will observe my teaching, and my Father
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24will love him and we will come to him and live with him. No one who does
not love me will observe my teaching, and yet the teaching you are listening
25 to is not mine but is that of him who has sent me. I have told
you this
se while I am still staying with you, but the
Helper, the holy Spirit which the
Father will send in my place, will teach you everything and remind you of
27 everything that I have told you. I leave you a blessing; I give you my own
blessing. I do not give it to you as the world gives. Your minds must not
28 be troubled or afraid. You have heard me say that I am going away and
am coming back to you; if you loved me you would be glad that I am going
29 to my Father, for the Father is greater than I. And I have told you of it
so now before it happens, in order that when it happens you may believe in
so me. I shall not talk much more with you, for the evil genius of the world is
31 coming. He has nothing in common with me, but he is coming that the
world may know that I love the Father and am doing what he has com-
manded me to do. Come, let us go away."
4 the teaching that I have given you. You must remain united to me and I
will remain united to you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless
s it remains united to the vine, you cannot unless you remain united to me. I
am the vine, you are the branches. Anyone who remains united to me, with
me united to him, will be very fruitful, for you cannot do anything apart
e from me. Anyone who does not remain united to me is thrown away like
a branch and withers up, and they gather them and throw them into the
7 fire and burn them. If you remain united to me and my words remain in
s your hearts, ask for whatever you please and you shall have it. When you
9 honored. I have loved you just as the Father has loved me. You must re-
10 tain my love. If you keep my commands you will retain my love, just as I
11 have observed the Father's commands and retain his love. I have told you
all this so that you may have the happiness I have had, and your happiness
12 may be complete. The command that I give you is to love one another just
13 as I have loved you. No one can show greater love than by giving up his
14 life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you to
is do. I do not call you slaves any longer, for a slave does not know what his
master is doing, but now I call you friends, for I have made known to you
16 everything that I have learned from my Father. It was not you who chose
me, it is I that have chosen you, and appointed you to go and bear fruit
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fruit that shallbe lasting, so that the Father may grant you whatever you
17 ask him for as my followers. What I command you to do is to love one an-
H other. If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. If you be-
longed to the world, the world would love what was its own. But it is be-
cause you do not belong to the world, but I have selected you from
20 the world, that the world hates you. Remember what I said to you: No
slave is greater than his master. If they have persecuted me they will perse-
cute you too. If they have observed my teaching, they will observe yours
21 too.But they will do all this to you on my account, because they do not
22 understand him who sent me. had not come and spoken to them, they
If I
would not have been guilty of but as it is, they have no excuse for their
sin,
" sin. Whoever hates me hates
my Father also. If I had not done things be-
fore them that no one else ever did they would not be guilty of sin. But as it
is, they have seen both me and my Father, and they have hated us both.
25 But the saying of their Law, 'They hated me without cause,' must be ful-
26 filled. When the Helper comes whom I will send to you from the Father
that Spirit of Truth that comes from the Father he will bear testimony
27 to me, and you must bear testimony too, because you have been with me
4 they do not know the Father or me. But I have told you about these things
in order that when the time comes for them to happen, you may remember
that I told you of them. I did not tell you this at first because I was still
s staying with you. But now I am going away to him who sent me, and not
G one of you asks me where I am going, but your minds are full of sorrow be-
7 cause I have told you this. Yet it is only the truth when I tell you that it is
better for you that I should go away. For if I do not go, the Helper will not
s come to you, but if I go I will send him to you. When he comes, he will
bring conviction to the world about sin and uprightness and judgment;
!o about sin, as shown
in their not believing in me; about uprightness, as
shown by my going away to the Father, where you can no longer see me;
11 and about judgment, as shown by the condemnation of the evil genius of
12 this world. I have much more to tell you, but you cannot take it in now,
is but when the Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you into the full truth,
for he will not speak for himself but will tell what he hears, and will an-
14 nounce to you the things that are to come. He will do honor to me, for he
is will take what is mine and communicate it to you. All that the Father has
belongs to me. That is why I said that he will take what is mine and com-
16 municate it to you. In a little while you will not see me any longer, and a
17 little while after, you will see me again." Then some of his disciples said to
one another, "What does he mean when he tells us, 'In a little while you
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will not see me any longer, and a little while after, you will see me again,'
is and 'Because I am going away to the Father'?" So they kept saying, "What
does he mean by 'In a little while'? We do not know what he is talking
19 about." Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him a question, and he said to
them, "Are you asking one another about my saying 'In a little while you
will not see me any longer, and a little while after, you will see me again'?
20 I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world will be happy; you will
21 grieve, but your grief will change to happiness. When a woman is in labor
she is sorrowful, for her time has come; but when the child is born, she for-
gets her pain in her joy that a human being has been brought into the
22 world. So you, too, are sorrowful now; but I will see you again, and your
23 hearts will be happy, and no one will rob you of your happiness. When that
time comes, you will not ask me any questions I tell you, whatever you ask
;
24 the Father for, he will give you as my followers. Hitherto you have not
asked for anything as my followers, but now ask, and you will receive, so
25 that your happiness may be complete. I have said all this to you in figura-
tive language, but a time is coming when I shall not do so any longer, but
20 will tell you plainly about the Father. When that time comes you will ask
as my followers, and I do not promise to intercede with the Father for you,
27 for the Father loves you himself because you love me and believe that I
28 have come from the Father. I did come from the Father and enter the
world. Now I am
leaving the world again and going back to the Father."
2y His disciples said, "Why, now you are talking plainly and not speaking
so figuratively at all. Now we know that you know everything and do not
need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you
si have really come from God." Jesus answered, "Do you believe that now?
32 Why, a time is coming it has already come when you will all be scat-
!
tered to your homes and will leave me alone. And yet I am not alone, for
33 the Father is with me. I have told you all this, so that through me you may
find peace. In the world you have trouble; but take courage! I have con-
quered the world."
have revealed your real self to the men you gave me from the world. They
were yours and you gave them to me, and they have obeyed your mes-
7 sage. Now at last they know that all that you have given me comes from
s you, for I have given them the truths that you gave me, and they have ac-
cepted them and been convinced that I came from you, and they believe
9 that you sent me. I have a request to make for them. I make no request
for the world, but only for those whom you have given me, for they are
10 yours ^all that is mine is yours and what is yours is mine and they have
11 done me honor. Now I am to be no longer in this world, but they are to
remain in the world, while I return to you. Holy Father, keep them by
12 your power which you gave me, so that they may be one just as we are. As
long as I was with them I kept them by your power which you gave me,
and I protected them, and not one of them was lost (except the one who
was destined to be lost), so that what the Scripture says might come true.
is But now I am coming to you, and I say this here in this world in order that
they may have the happiness that I feel fully realized in their own hearts.
14 I have given them your message, and the world has come to hate them, for
is they do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. I do
not ask you to take them away from the world, but to keep them from evil.
is They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.
Father, are in union with me and I am with you, let them be in union with
22 us, so that the world may believe that you sent me. I have given them the
23 glory that you gave me, so that they may be one just as we are, I in union
with them and you with me, so that they may be perfectly unified, and the
world may recognize that you sent me and that you love them just as you
24 loved me. Father, I wish to have those whom you have given me with me
where I am, to see my glory that you have given me, for you loved me
25 before the creation of the world. Righteous Father, though the world did
not know you, I knew you, and these men knew that you had sent me.
26 I have made yourself known to them and I will do so still, so that the love
which you have had for me may be in their hearts, and I may be there also."
tendants from the high priests and Pharisees, and came there with lanterns,
4 torches, and weapons. Then Jesus, as he knew everything that was going
to happen to him, came forward and said to them, "Who is it you are
s looking for?" They answered, "Jesus of Nazareth." He said to them, "I
e am he." Judas who betrayed him was standing among them. When Jesus
7 said to them, "I am he," they drew back and fell to the ground. Then he
asked them again, "Who is it you are looking for?" They said, "Jesus of
s Nazareth." Jesus answered, "I have told you that I am he, so if you are
9 looking for me, let these men go." This was to fulfil the saying he had
jo uttered, "I have not lost one of those whom you have given me." Then
Simon Peter, who had a sword with him, drew it and struck at the high
priest's slave and cut off his right ear. The slave's name was Malchus.
11 Then Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back into the sheath. Shall I
not drink the cup which the Father has offered me?"
7 and have him crucified, for I can find nothing to charge him with." The
Jews answered, "We have a law, and by our law he deserves death, for de-
s claring himself to be a son of God." When Pilate heard that, he was more
9 frightened than before and he went back into the governor's house and
said to Jesus, "Where do you come from?" But Jesus made no answer.
10 Then Pilate said to him, "Do you refuse to speak to me? Do you not
11 know that it is in my power to release you or to have you crucified?" Jesus
'
answered him, "You would have no power at all over me, if it were not
given to you from above. So you are less guilty than the man who be-
12 trayed me to you." This made Pilate try to find a way to let him go, but
the Jews shouted, "If you let him go, you are no friend of the emperor's!
Anyone who calls himself a king utters treason against the emperor!"
is When Pilate heard that, he had Jesus brought out and had him sit in the
judge's seat in the place they call the Stone Platform, or in Hebrew, Gab-
14 batha. It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and it was about
is noon. And Pilate said to the Jews, "There is your king!" At that they
shouted, "Kill him! Kill him! Have him crucified!" Pilate said to them,
"Am I to crucify your king?" The high priests answered, "We have no
iG king but the emperor!" Then Pilate handed him over to them to be cruci-
17 fied. So they took Jesus, and he went out carrying the cross by himself to
is a spot called the Place of the Skull, or in Hebrew, Golgotha. There they
crucified him, with two others, one on each side and Jesus in the middle.
is Pilate had written a placard and had it put on the cross; it read "Jesus the
20 Nazarene, the king of the Jews." Many of the Jews read this placard, for
the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in
21 Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. So the Jewish high priests said to Pilate, "Do
not write 'The king of the Jews,' but write 'He said, I am the king of the
" Jews.' " Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written!" When
the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into
four parts, one for each soldier, besides his shirt. Now his shirt had no
24 seam; it was woven in one piece from top to bottom. So they said to one
another, "Let us not tear it, but let us draw for it, to see who gets it."
This was to fulfil what the Scripture says:
"They divided my garments among them,
And for my clothing they cast lots."
25 This was what the soldiers did. Near Jesus' cross stood his mother and her
2u sister Mary, the daughter of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. So Jesus,
seeing his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing near, said to his
27 mother, "There is your son!" Then he said to his disciple, "There is your
28 mother!" And from that time his disciple took her into his home. After
that, Jesus, knowing that everything was now finished, to fulfil the saying
29 of the Scripture, said, "I am thirsty." A bowl of sour wine was standing
there. So they put a sponge soaked in the wine on a pike and held it to his
so lips. When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, "It is finished!" Then bow-
si ing his head he gave up his spirit. As it was the day of Preparation for the
Passover, in order that the bodies might not be left on the crosses over the
Sabbath, for that Sabbath was an especially important one, the Jews
32 asked Pilate to have the men's legs broken and the bodies removed. So the
soldiers went and broke the legs of the first man and then of the other who
33 had been crucified with him. But when they came to Jesus they saw that
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34 he was dead already, and they did not break his legs, but one of the soldiers
thrust a lance into his side, and blood and water immediately flowed out.
35 The man who saw it testifies to it his testimony is true; he knows that he
se is telling the truth to lead you also to believe. For this happened to fulfil
what the Scripture says:
"Not one of its bones will be broken."
20 On the day after the Sabbath very early in the morning while it was
still dark, Mary of Magdala went to the tomb, and she saw that the stone
2 had been removed from it. So she ran away and went to Simon Peter and
the other disciple who was dear to Jesus, and said to them, "They have
taken the Master out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have
3 put him." So Peter and the other disciple went out of the city and started
4 for the tomb. And they both ran, and the other disciple ran faster than
s Peter and got to the tomb first. And he stooped
down and saw the band-
e ages lying on the ground, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came up
behind him, and he went inside the tomb, and saw the bandages lying on
7 the ground, and the handkerchief that had been
over Jesus' face not on
s the ground with the bandages, but folded up by itself. Then the other dis-
inside too, and saw and was con-
ciple who had reached the tomb first went
9 vinced. For they did not yet understand the statement of Scripture
that he
"must rise from the dead. So the disciples went home again. But Mary
stood just outside the tomb, weeping. And as she wept she looked down
12 into the tomb, and saw two angels in white sitting where
Jesus' body had
'
13been, one at his head and one at his feet. And they said to her, "Why are
you weeping?" She said to them, "They have taken my Master away, and
14 I do not know where they have put him." As she said this she turned
around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was he.
is Jesus said to her, "Why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" She,
supposing that he was the gardener, said to him, "If it was you, sir, that car-
ried him awa3 tell me where you have put him, and I will take him away.
r
,
16 "Mary!" said Jesus. She turned and said to him in Hebrew, "Rabbouni!"
17 which means Master. Jesus said to her, "You must not cling to me, for I
have not yet gone up to my Father, but go to my brothers and say to them
that I am going up to my Father and your Father, to my God and your
is God." Mary of Magdala went and declared to the disciples, "I have seen
the Master!" and she told them that he had said this to her.
19 When it was evening on that first day after the Sabbath, and the doors
of the house where the disciples met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus
came in and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you!"
20 Then he showed them his hands and his side, and the disciples were full of
21 joy at seeing the Master. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you!
22 Just as my Father sent me forth so I now send you." As he said this he
23 breathed upon them, and said, "Receive the holy Spirit If you forgive any
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men's sins, they are forgiven them, and if you fix any men's sins upon them,
24 they will remain fixed." But Thomas, one of the Twelve, who was called
2s the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came in. So the rest of the dis-
ciples said to him, "We have seen the Master!" But he said to them,
"Unless I see the marks of the nails in his hands, and put my finger into
them, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe it!"
se A week after, the disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was
with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came in and stood
27 among them, and said, "Peace be with you!" Then he said to Thomas,
"Put your finger here and look at my hands, and take your hand and put
2s it in my side, and be no longer unbelieving, but believe!" Thomas an-
29 swered him, "My Master and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Is it because
you have seen me that you believe? Blessed be those who believe without
having seen me!"
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148. APPENDIX
1. OTHER APPEARANCES OF JESUS TO HIS DISCIPLES
JOHN 21 1-23
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21 After this Jesus again showed himself to the disciples at the Sea of
2 Tiberias, and he did so in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin,
Nathanael, of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples
3 of Jesus were all together. Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing."
They said to him, "We will go with you." They went out and got into the
4 boat, and that night they caught nothing. But just as day was breaking,
Jesus stood on the beach, though the disciples did not know that it was he.
5 So Jesus said to them, "Children, have you any fish?" They answered,
e "No." "Throw your net in on the right of the boat," he said to them, "and
you will find them." They did so, and they could not haul it in for the
7 quantity of fish in it. Then the disciple who was dear to Jesus said to Peter,
"It is the Master!" When Simon Peter heard that it was the Master, he
s put on his clothes, for he had taken them off, and sprang into the sea. The
rest of the disciples followed in the boat, for they were not far from land,
9 only about a hundred yards, dragging in the net full of fish. When they
landed they saw a charcoal fire burning, with a fish on it, and some bread.
J
Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish you have just caught." So
Simon Peter got into the boat and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a
hundred and fifty-three of them, and though there were so many, the net
12 was not torn. Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." None of the
disciples dared to ask him who he was, for they knew it was the Master.
H Jesus went and got the bread and gave it to them, and the fish also. This
was the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples, after he had
is risen from the dead. When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to
Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, are you more devoted to me than these
others are?" Peter said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you."
IG Jesus said to him, "Then feed my lambs!" Again Jesus said to him a sec-
ond time, "Simon, son of John, are you devoted to me?" He said to him,
"Yes, Master, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then be a
17 shepherd to nay sheep!" Jesus said to him a third time, "Simon, son of
John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because the third time Jesus asked
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him if he loved him, and he answered, "Master, you know everything, you
is can see that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep! I tell
you, when you were young, you used to put on your own girdle and go
where you pleased, but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands
and someone else will put a girdle on you and take you where you have no
19 wish to go." He said this to show the kind of death by which Peter was to
20 honor God; and after he had said it he said to Peter, "Follow me!" Peter
turned and saw following them the disciple who was very dear to Jesus,
who at the supper leaned back on Jesus' breast and said, "Master, who is
21 it that is going to betray you?" When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus,
22 "But, Master, what about him?" Jesus said to him, "If I wish him to wait
23 till I come, what does it matter to you? You must follow me." So the story
spread among the brothers that this disciple was not going to die. But
Jesus did not tell him that he was not going to die; he said, "If I wish him
to wait till I come, what does it matter to you?"
24 It is this disciplewho testifies to these things and who wrote them down,
25 and we know that his testimony is true. There are many other things that
Jesus did, so many in fact that if they were all written out, I do not suppose
that the world itself would hold the books that would have to be written.
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