Matt. xxvii. 50.

Psa. xxxviii. 11.
Luke viii. 2.

Luke ii. 25.

Mark xvi. 3.

Luke xxiii. 56.

sponge with vinegar, and having put it on a reed,
gave him to drink, saying, Let alone, let us see
whether Elijah will come to take him down.
Then Jesus uttered a loud cry, and gave up his 37
spirit. And the veil of the sanctuary was rent 38
into two parts from the top to the bottom.
And the centurion who was standing by, facing 39
him, when he saw that Jesus so gave up his
spirit, said, Truly this man was a son of GOD.

And, looking on from afar, there were also 40
some women; among whom were Mary the
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the
less and of Joseph, and Salome-those who, 41
when he was in Galilee, followed him and
ministered to him; also many other women who
had come up with him to Jerusalem.

And the evening having now come, as it was 42
the Preparation (that is, the Sabbath-eve),
Joseph of Arimathæa, a councillor of honourable 43
estate who himself also was waiting for the
kingdom of GOD, went in boldly to Pilate, and
asked for the body of Jesus. And Pilate won- 44
dered whether he were already dead; and,
calling to him the centurion, he asked him
whether Jesus had been any while dead.
And 45
when he knew it from the centurion, he granted
the body to Joseph. And Joseph bought fine 46
linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in
the linen, and laid him in a tomb which had been
hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone to the
door of the tomb. And Mary the Magdalene 47
and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where he
was laid.

WHEN the Sabbath was past, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying among themselves, Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb? And as they looked up, they saw that the stone was rolled back, for it was exceedingly great. And entering the tomb,

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they saw sitting at the right side a young man clothed in a white robe; and they were affrighted. 6 But he said to them, Be not affrighted; ye seek Psa. lxxi. 20. Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified; he has risen; he is not here; behold, the place where 7 they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee; there ye will see him, even as he said 8 to you. And they went out, and fled from the tomb, for they trembled and were amazed; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid.

(a) NOW when he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven evil 10 spirits. And she went to those who had been

with him, and told them as they mourned and II wept. But they, when they heard that he was

alive and had been seen by her, believed not. Luke xxiv. 25. 12 After that, he appeared in a different form to

two of them, as they walked and were going into 13 the country. And they went and told it to the others; and these believed them not.

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AFTERWARDS he appeared to the eleven as they sat at table, and he upbraided them with their Luke xxiv. 36. unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not those who had seen him after he had And he said to them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole Rom. x. 18. 16 creation. He who believeth and is baptised will

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be saved; but he who believeth not will be con- Acts xvi. 31. 17 demned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In my name they will cast out evil 18 spirits, and will speak in new tongues; they will

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take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly Acts xxviii. 3. poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover.

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken

to them, was received up into heaven, and sat Luke xxiv. 51.

(a) Verses 9-20 are missing from two of the oldest MSS., the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus, but are found in most of the others.

down at the right hand of GOD. And they went 20 forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and, by the signs which followed, confirming the word. (a)

(a) Some authorities give (instead of verses 9-20) the following ending to this Gospel:-"Now all things which were commanded to Peter's companions, they set forth concisely. And afterwards Jesus himself sent by their hands, from east even to west, the holy and incorruptible preaching of the eternal salvation."

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO

LUKE

1 FORASMUCH as many have undertaken to draw up a narrative of those things which 2 are most surely believed (a) among us, even as they were delivered to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of John xv. 27. 3 the word; it seemed good to me also, having accurately traced all things from the beginning,

to write for thee an orderly account, most excel- Acts i. I. 4 lent Theophilus, that thou mayest know the certainty concerning those things wherein thou wast instructed.

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THERE was in the days of Herod, king of

Judæa, a certain priest named Zachariah, of the Matt. ii. 1. course of Abijah; and he had a wife of the 1 Chr. xxiv. 10. daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

6 Both were righteous before GOD, walking Gen. vii. 1. blameless in all the commandments and ordin

7 ances of the LORD. But they had no child, because Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.

8 Now, while he executed the priest's office before GOD in the order of his course, his lot,

9 according to the custom of the priest's office, Ex. xxx. 7. was to burn incense when he went into the Lev. xvi. 17.

10 sanctuary of the LORD. And all the multitude

of the people were praying outside at the hour of

II incense. Then there appeared to him an angel

of the LORD standing at the right side of the altar Ex. xxx. 1. 12 of incense. And when Zachariah saw him, he 13 was startled, and fear fell upon him.

But the

angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer has been heard; and Elisabeth thy wife

will bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Luke i. 60. 14 John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness;

(a) Or have been fulfilled.

Luke vii. 28.

Mal. iv. 5.

Gen. xvii. 17.

Dan. viii. 16.

Eze. iii. 26.

Gen. xxx. 23.

Matt. i. 18.

Dan. ix. 23.

and many will rejoice at his birth. For he will 15
be great before the LORD, and will drink neither
wine nor strong drink; and, even from his
mother's womb, he will be filled with the Holy
Spirit. And many of the children of Israel he 16
will turn to the LORD their GOD. And he will go 17
before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to
turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and
the disobedient to the prudence of the just; to
make ready a people prepared for the LORD.
And Zachariah said to the angel, Whereby shall 18
I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife
is advanced in years. The angel answering 19
said to him, I am Gabriel, and stand in the
presence of GOD; and I am sent to speak to thee,
and to tell thee these glad tidings. And, behold, 20
thou shalt keep silence, and not be able to speak,
until the day when these things come to pass;
because thou didst not believe my words, which
will be fulfilled in their season.

And the people were waiting for Zachariah 21 and marvelling that he tarried in the sanctuary. And when he came out, he could not speak to 22 them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary; and he was making signs to them, and remained dumb. And when 23 the days of his ministration had been accomplished, he departed to his own house.

After those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, 24 and secluded herself five months, saying, Thus 25 hath the LORD dealt with me in the days wherein He looked on me to take away my reproach among men.

BUT in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was 26 sent from GOD, to a city of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin who was betrothed to a man 27 named Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And he came in unto her, 28 and said, Hail! thou who art highly favoured; the LORD is with thee (a). And she was much 29 startled at the saying, and reasoned in herself what manner of salutation this could be.

(a) Some MSS. add:-"Blessed art thou among women."