And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of ^aa^• skull,

 ¶ They gave him ^avinegar^• to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.

 And they ^acrucified him, and ^bparted^• his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my ^cgarments^• among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

 And sitting down they watched him there;

 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

 ¶ And after this ^aJoseph^• of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for ^bfear^• of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

 And there came also ^aNicodemus^•, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of ^bmyrrh^• and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new ^asepulchre^•, wherein was never man yet laid.

 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews’ ^apreparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

 THE ^afirst day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet ^bdark^•, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the ^cstone^• taken away from the ^dsepulchre^•.

 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other ^adisciple^•, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the ^bLord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,

 And the ^anapkin^•, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must ^arise^• again from the ^bdead^•.

 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.

 ¶ But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,

 And seeth two ^aangels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and ^asaw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, ^aMaster^•.

 Jesus saith unto her, ^aTouch^• me not; for I am not yet ^bascended^• to my ^cFather: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my ^dFather, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

 ¶ Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the ^apassover^•.

 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

 And as they went about to ^akill^• him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an ^buproar.

 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the ^aGentiles^•.

 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

 Jesus saith unto him, ^aRise^•, take up thy bed, and walk.

 And immediately the man was made ^awhole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the ^bsabbath^•.

 ¶ THERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named ^aZacharias, of the course of ^bAbia^•: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ^aordinances of the Lord blameless.

 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was ^abarren, and they both were now well ^bstricken^• in years.

 And it came to pass, that while he executed the ^apriest’s office before God in the order of his ^bcourse^•,

 According to the custom of the ^apriest^•’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

 But the angel said unto him, ^aFear^• not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a ^bson, and thou shalt call his name John.

 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither ^awine^• nor strong drink; and he shall be ^bfilled^• with the ^cHoly Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of ^aElias^•, to turn the hearts of the ^bfathers to the children, and the ^cdisobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people ^dprepared^• for the Lord.

 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I ^aknow^• this? for I am an ^bold^• man, and my wife well ^cstricken^• in years.

 And the ^aangel answering said unto him, I am ^bGabriel^•, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

 And, behold, thou shalt be ^adumb^•, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou ^bbelievest^• not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the ^adays^• of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my ^areproach among men.

 And, behold, the ^aveil of the temple was ^brent^• in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did ^cquake^•, and the rocks rent;

 ¶ And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s ^aporch^•.

 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to ^adoubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye ^abelieved not: the ^bworks^• that I do in my Father’s ^cname, they bear witness of me.

 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

 My ^asheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they ^bfollow^• me:

 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

 My Father, which ^agave^• them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

 I and my Father are ^aone^•.

 Then the Jews took up ^astones^• again to stone him.

 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for ^ablasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself ^bGod^•.

 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are ^agods?

 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath ^asanctified, and ^bsent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the ^cSon of God?

 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

 But if I do, though ye believe not me, ^abelieve the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the ^bFather is in me, and I in him.

 Therefore they ^asought^• again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the ^aporch^• that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

 ¶ And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our ^aown^• power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath ^aglorified^• his Son Jesus; whom ye ^bdelivered^• up, and ^cdenied^• him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a ^amurderer^• to be granted unto you;

 And killed the ^aPrince of life, whom God hath ^braised^• from the dead; whereof we are ^cwitnesses.

 And his ^aname through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the ^bfaith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

 And now, brethren, ^aI^{• b}wot^• that through ^cignorance^• ye did it, as did also your rulers.

 But those things, which God before had ^ashewed by the mouth of all his ^bprophets^•, that Christ should ^csuffer^•, he hath so fulfilled.

 ¶ ^aRepent ye therefore, and be ^bconverted, that your sins may be ^cblotted^• out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the ^dpresence of the Lord;

 And he shall send ^aJesus Christ, which before was preached unto ^byou^•:

 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of ^arestitution of all things, which God hath ^bspoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A ^aprophet^• shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be ^adestroyed^• from among the people.

 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise ^aforetold of these days.

 Ye are the ^achildren of the prophets, and of the ^bcovenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be ^cblessed.

 Unto you first God, having raised up his ^aSon Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.

 NOW Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

 And a certain man ^alame^• from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;

 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an ^aalms.

 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.

 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have ^agive I thee: In the ^bname^• of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

 And he took him by the right hand, and ^alifted^• him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

 And all the people ^asaw^• him walking and praising God:

 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.

 ^aThen^• the devil taketh him up into the ^bholy^• city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

 ^aAnd^• saith unto him, ^bIf^• thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not ^atempt^• the Lord thy God.

 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and ^alaid^• the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the ^baltar upon the wood.

 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

 And he said, ^aLay^• not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou ^bfearest^• God, seeing thou hast not ^cwithheld thy son, thine only son from me.

 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.

 And Abraham called the name of that place ^aJehovah^•-jireh: as it is said to this day, ^bIn^• the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

 AND it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the ^afourth^• year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to ^bbuild^• the ^chouse^• of the LORD.

 And the ^ahouse^• which king ^bSolomon^• built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the ^cbreadth^• thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.

 And the ^aporch^• before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.

 And for the house he made ^awindows^• of narrow lights.

 ¶ And against the wall of the house he built ^achambers^• round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the ^boracle^•: and he made chambers round about:

 The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.

 And the house, when it was in building, was built of ^astone^• made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.

 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

 And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

 THEN Solomon began to ^abuild^• the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount ^bMoriah^•, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the ^cthreshingfloor^• of ^dOrnan^• the Jebusite.

 ¶ And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came ^aNebuzar^•-adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:

 And he ^aburnt^• the ^bhouse of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house ^cburnt^• he with fire.

 ¶ Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.

 Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.

 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

 And when the days of her ^apurification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the ^awomb^• shall be called holy to the Lord;)

 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of ^aturtledoves^•, or two young pigeons.

 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

 For mine eyes have seen thy ^asalvation^•,

 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

 A ^alight ^bto^• lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is ^aset^• for the ^bfall^• and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

 (Yea, a sword shall ^apierce^• through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

 And there was one Anna, a ^aprophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with ^afastings and prayers night and day.

 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for ^aredemption^• in Jerusalem.

 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the ^afeast^• of the passover.

 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.

 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.

 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the ^atemple, sitting in the midst of the ^bdoctors^•, ^cboth^• hearing them, and ^dasking^• them questions.

 And all that heard him were astonished at his ^aunderstanding and answers.

 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? ^awist^• ye not that I must be about my ^bFather^•’s business?

 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

 ¶ And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

 And said unto them, It is written, My ^ahouse^• shall be called the house of ^bprayer; but ye have made it a ^cden^• of thieves.

 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the ^achildren^• crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of ^amoney^• sitting:

 And when he had made a ^ascourge^• of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;

 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.

 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The ^azeal of thine house hath ^beaten^• me up.

 ¶ And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what ^aauthority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

 ^aFor^• I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, ^bBlessed^• is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

 ¶ Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.

 Then took they up ^astones^• to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so ^bpassed^• by.

 ¶ Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called ^aGethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and ^bpray^• yonder.

 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and ^abegan^• to be sorrowful and very heavy.

 Then saith he unto them, My soul is ^aexceeding^• sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and ^bwatch^• with me.

 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and ^aprayed^•, saying, O my ^bFather, if it be possible, let this ^ccup^• pass from me: nevertheless not as I ^dwill^•, but as ^ethou ^fwilt.

 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them ^aasleep, and saith unto Peter, What, ^bcould^• ye not watch with me one hour?

 ^aWatch and ^bpray, that ye enter not into ^ctemptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy ^awill^• be done.

 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.

 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is ^abetrayed into the hands of sinners.

 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.

 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into ^atemptation.

 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, ^aremove^• this cup from me: nevertheless not my ^bwill^•, but thine, be done.

 And there appeared an ^aangel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

 And being in an ^aagony he prayed more earnestly: ^band^• his sweat was as it were great drops of ^cblood^• falling down to the ground.

 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,

 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

 ¶ And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.

 But Jesus said unto him, ^aJudas^•, ^bbetrayest thou the Son of man with a ^ckiss^•?

 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

 ¶ And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.

 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and ^ahealed him.

 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?

 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of ^adarkness.

 ¶ Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off.

 ¶ And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the ^asign^• of thy coming, and of the end of the ^bworld^•?

 And these shall go away into ^aeverlasting^{• b}punishment: but the ^crighteous into ^dlife ^eeternal.

 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was ^ataken^{• b}up^•; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into ^aheaven^•? this same Jesus, which is ^btaken up from you into heaven, shall so ^ccome^• in like ^dmanner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.

 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the ^aCherethites^•, and the ^bPelethites^•, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.

 And Zadok the priest took an horn of ^aoil^• out of the ^btabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.

 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper ^awatercourse^• of ^bGihon^•, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

 AND all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the ^awater^• gate; and they spake unto ^bEzra^• the ^cscribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

 And Ezra the priest brought the ^alaw^• before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the ^abook^• of the law.

 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a ^apulpit^• of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:

 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.

 So they read in the book in the ^alaw of God ^bdistinctly^•, and ^cgave^• the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

 And he defiled ^aTopheth^•, which is in the valley of the children of ^bHinnom^•, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to ^cMolech^•.

 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the ^afire^•, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

 ¶ And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to ^aCaiaphas^• the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false ^awitness against Jesus, ^bto^• put him to death;

 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false ^awitnesses^•,

 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the ^atemple^• of God, and to build it in three days.

 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

 But Jesus ^aheld^• his ^bpeace^•. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I ^cadjure^• thee by the ^dliving God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the ^aSon of man sitting on the right hand of ^bpower, and ^ccoming in the clouds of heaven.

 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken ^ablasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

 What think ye? They answered and said, He is ^aguilty ^bof^{• c}death.

 Then did they ^aspit^• in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that ^asmote^• thee?

 ¶ Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a ^adamsel^• came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech ^abewrayeth^• thee.

 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the ^acock^• crew.

 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt ^adeny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

 The Son of man goeth as it is ^awritten of him: but woe unto that man by whom the ^bSon of man is betrayed! ^cit^• had been good for that man if he had not been ^dborn^•.

 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

 ¶ And as they were eating, Jesus took ^abread, ^band^• blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my ^cbody.

 And he took the ^acup^•, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ^bDrink^• ye all of it;

 ^aFor^• this is my ^bblood^• of the new ^ctestament^•, which is shed for many for the ^dremission of sins.

 But I say unto you, I will not ^adrink^• henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I ^bdrink^• it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.

 And when they had sung an ^ahymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.

 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to ^awash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

 ^aPeter^• saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I ^bwash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.

 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is ^aclean every whit: and ye are ^bclean^•, but not all.

 For he knew who should ^abetray^• him; therefore said he, Ye are not ^ball^• clean.

 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?

 Ye call me ^aMaster^• and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.

 If I then, your Lord and ^aMaster^•, have ^bwashed your feet; ye also ought to ^cwash one another’s ^dfeet.

 For I have given you an ^aexample, that ye should do as I have done to you.

 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

 If ye know these things, ^ahappy are ye if ye do them.

 ¶ I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

 And I have ^adeclared unto them thy ^bname, and will declare it: that the ^clove wherewith thou hast ^dloved me may be in them, and I in them.

 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.

 ¶ And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some ^amiracle done by him.

 Then he questioned with him in many words; but he ^aanswered^• him nothing.

 And the chief priests and ^ascribes stood and vehemently accused him.

 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and ^amocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

 And ^aMelchizedek^• king of ^bSalem brought forth ^cbread^• and wine: ^dand^• he was the ^epriest of the most high God.

 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of ^aZion: the same is the ^bcity^• of David.

 ¶ And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the ^aJebusites^• were, the inhabitants of the land.

 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David.

 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the ^acity^• of David.

 AND it came to pass in the ^aninth^• year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that ^bNebuchadnezzar^• king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they ^cbuilt^• forts against it round about.

 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.

 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.

 ¶ And the ^acity was ^bbroken^• up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.

 And the army of the Chaldees ^apursued^• after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were ^bscattered^• from him.

 So they took the ^aking^•, and brought him up to the king of ^bBabylon^• to Riblah; and they gave ^cjudgment^• upon him.

 And they slew the ^asons^• of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and ^bcarried him to ^cBabylon.

 ¶ And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came ^aNebuzar^•-adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:

 And he ^aburnt^• the ^bhouse of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house ^cburnt^• he with fire.

 And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.

 Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard ^acarry^• away.

 AND when the day of ^aPentecost^• was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty ^awind^•, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

 And there appeared unto them ^acloven^• tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.

 And they were all filled with the ^aHoly^• Ghost, and began to speak with other ^btongues, as the ^cSpirit^• gave them utterance.

 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

 AND as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the ^aresurrection^• from the dead.

 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.

 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about ^afive^• thousand.

 ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and ^ascribes,

 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high ^apriest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what ^apower, or by what ^bname, have ye done this?

 Then Peter, filled with the ^aHoly Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the ^aname^• of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

 This is the ^astone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

 Neither is there ^asalvation in any other: for there is none other ^bname^• under heaven given among men, whereby we must be ^csaved.

 ¶ Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were ^aunlearned^• and ^bignorant^• men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable ^amiracle^• hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

 And they called them, and ^acommanded^• them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to ^ahearken^• unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

 For we cannot but ^aspeak^• the things which we have ^bseen and heard.

 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.

 ¶ And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

 BUT a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, ^asold^• a possession,

 And ^akept back ^bpart^• of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain ^cpart, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to ^alie to the Holy Ghost, and to ^bkeep back part of the price of the land?

 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not ^alied unto men, but unto ^bGod^•.

 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and ^agave^• up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.

 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.

 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to ^atempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

 Then fell she down ^astraightway^• at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.

 ¶ Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with ^aindignation^•,

 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

 But the ^aangel^• of the Lord by night opened the ^bprison^• doors, and brought them forth, and said,

 AND in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their ^awidows were ^bneglected in the daily ^cministration^•.

 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of ^ahonest ^breport^•, full of the Holy Ghost and ^cwisdom, whom we may appoint over this ^dbusiness^•.

 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ^aministry^• of the word.

 ¶ And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they ^achose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the ^bHoly Ghost, and ^cPhilip^•, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they ^alaid their ^bhands on them.

 And Stephen, full of faith and ^apower, did great wonders and ^bmiracles among the people.

 And he kneeled down, and ^acried^• with a loud voice, ^bLord^•, lay not this sin to their ^ccharge^•. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

 NOW about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

 And he ^akilled ^bJames the brother of John with the sword.

 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

 And, behold, the ^aangel^• of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.

 And he went out, and followed him; and ^awist^• not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.

 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.

 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the ^alaw^• of Moses.

 ¶ And the ^aapostles and ^belders came together for to consider of this matter.

 And when there had been much ^adisputing, ^bPeter^• rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the ^cGentiles^• by my mouth should hear the word of the ^dgospel, and believe.

 And God, which ^aknoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

 And put no ^adifference^• between us and them, ^bpurifying their hearts by faith.

 Now therefore why ^atempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

 But we believe that through the ^agrace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

 ¶ Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

 ¶ And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the ^aGentiles^•, to take out of them a people for his ^bname.

 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

 After this I will return, and will build again the ^atabernacle^• of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

 That the ^aresidue^• of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

 ^aKnown unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

 But that we write unto them, that they ^aabstain^• from ^bpollutions of idols, and from ^cfornication, and from things strangled, and from ^dblood.

 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being ^aread^• in the synagogues every sabbath day.

 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

 And they ^awrote ^bletters^• by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be ^acircumcised^•, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with ^aone accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

 Men that have ^ahazarded^• their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

 That ye abstain from meats offered to ^aidols^•, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.