The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

(For he knewe well, that for enuie they had deliuered him.

Also when he was set downe vpon the iudgement seate, his wife sent to him, saying, Haue thou nothing to do with that iust man: for I haue suffered many things this day in a dreame by reason of him.)

But the chiefe Priestes and the Elders had persuaded the people that they shoulde aske Barabbas, and should destroy Iesus.

Then the gouernour answered, and said vnto them, Whether of the twaine will ye that I let loose vnto you? And they said, Barabbas.

Pilate said vnto them, What shall I do then with Iesus, which is called Christ? They all said to him, Let him be crucified.

Then saide the gouernour, But what euill hath he done? Then they cryed the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

When Pilate saw that he auailed nothing, but that more tumult was made, he tooke water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this iust man: looke you to it.

Then answered all the people, and saide, His bloud be on vs, and on our children.

Thus let he Barabbas loose vnto them, and scourged Iesus, and deliuered him to be crucified.

Then the souldiers of the gouernour tooke Iesus into the common hall, and gathered about him the whole band,

And they stripped him, and put about him a skarlet robe,

And platted a crowne of thornes, and put it vpon his head, and a reede in his right hand, and bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, saying, God saue thee King of the Iewes,

And spitted vpon him, and tooke a reede, and smote him on the head.

Thus when they had mocked him, they tooke the robe from him, and put his owne rayment on him, and led him away to crucifie him.

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they compelled to beare his crosse.

And when they came vnto the place called Golgotha, (that is to say, the place of dead mens skulles)

They gaue him vineger to drinke, mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drinke.

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, and did cast lottes, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, They deuided my garments among them, and vpon my vesture did cast lottes.

And they sate, and watched him there.

They set vp also ouer his head his cause written, THIS IS IESVS THE KING OF THE IEVVES.

And there were two theeues crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.

And they that passed by, reuiled him, wagging their heades,

And saying, Thou that destroyest ye Temple, and buildest it in three dayes, saue thy selfe: if thou be ye Sonne of God, come downe from ye crosse.

Likewise also the hie Priests mocking him, with the Scribes, and Elders, and Pharises, said,

He saued others, but he cannot saue him selfe: if he be ye King of Israel, let him now come downe from ye crosse, and we will beleeue in him.

He trusted in God, let him deliuer him nowe, if he will haue him: for he saide, I am the Sonne of God.

The selfe same thing also ye theeues which were crucified with him, cast in his teeth.

Now from ye sixt houre was there darkenesse ouer all the land, vnto the ninth houre.

And about ye ninth houre Iesus cryed with a loud voyce, saying, Eli, Eli, lamasabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

And some of them that stoode there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elias.

And straightway one of them ran, and tooke a spondge, and filled it with vineger, and put it on a reede, and gaue him to drinke.

Other said, Let be: let vs see, if Elias wil come and saue him.

Then Iesus cryed againe with a loude voyce, and yeelded vp the ghost.

And behold, the vayle of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the top to the bottome, and the earth did quake, and the stones were cloue.

And the graues did open themselues, and many bodies of the Saintes, which slept, arose,

And came out of the graues after his resurrection, and went into the holy citie, and appeared vnto many.

When the Centurion, and they that were with him watching Iesus, saw the earthquake, and the thinges that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truely this was the Sonne of God.

And many women were there, beholding him a farre off, which had folowed Iesus from Galile, ministring vnto him.

Among whom was Marie Magdalene, and Marie the mother of Iames, and Ioses, and the mother of Zebedeus sonnes.

And when the euen was come, there came a riche man of Arimathea, named Ioseph, who had also himselfe bene Iesus disciple.

He went to Pilate, and asked ye body of Iesus. Then Pilate commanded ye body to be deliuered.

So Ioseph tooke the body, and wrapped it in a cleane linnen cloth,

And put it in his new tombe, which he had hewen out in a rocke, and rolled a great stone to the doore of the sepulchre, and departed.

And there was Marie Magdalene, and the other Marie sitting ouer against the sepulchre.

Nowe the next day that followed the Preparation of the Sabbath, the hie Priestes and Pharises assembled to Pilate,

And said, Syr, we remember that that deceiuer saide, while he was yet aliue, Within three dayes I will rise.

Command therefore, that the sepulchre be made sure vntill the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steale him away, and say vnto the people, He is risen from the dead: so shall the last errour be worse then the first.

Then Pilate saide vnto them, Ye haue a watch: goe, and make it sure as ye knowe.

And they went, and made the sepulchre sure with the watch, and sealed the stone.

Now in the end of the Sabbath, when the first day of ye weeke began to dawne, Marie Magdalene, and the other Marie came to see the sepulchre,

And behold, there was a great earthquake: for the Angel of the Lord descended from heauen, and came and rolled backe the stone from the doore, and sate vpon it.

And his countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snowe.

And for feare of him, the keepers were astonied, and became as dead men.

But the Angel answered, and said to the women, Feare ye not: for I know that ye seeke Iesus which was crucified:

He is not here, for he is risen; as he saide: come, see the place where the Lord was laid,

And go quickly, and tel his disciples that he is risen from ye dead: and behold, he goeth before you into Galile: there ye shall see him: loe, I haue told you.

So they departed quickly from the sepulchre, with feare and great ioye, and did runne to bring his disciples worde.

And as they wet to tel his disciples, behold, Iesus also met the, saying, God saue you. And they came, and tooke him by the feete, and worshipped him.

Then said Iesus vnto them, Be not afraide. Goe, and tell my brethren, that they goe into Galile, and there shall they see me.

Nowe when they were gone, beholde, some of the watch came into the citie, and shewed vnto the hie Priestes all ye things that were done.

And they gathered them together with the Elders, and tooke counsell, and gaue large money vnto the souldiers,

Saying, Say, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

And if this matter come before the gouernour to be heard, we will perswade him, and so vse the matter that you shall not neede to care.

So they tooke the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is noysed among the Iewes vnto this day.

Then ye eleuen disciples wet into Galile, into a mountaine, where Iesus had appointed the.

And when they sawe him, they worshipped him: but some douted.

And Iesus came, and spake vnto them, saying, All power is giuen vnto me, in heauen, and in earth.

Go therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and the Sonne, and the holy Ghost,

Teaching them to obserue all things, whatsoeuer I haue commanded you: and lo, I am with you alway, vntill the ende of the worlde, Amen.

The beginning of the Gospel of Iesus Christ, the Sonne of God:

As it is written in the Prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

The voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse is, Prepare the way of the Lord: make his paths straight.

Iohn did baptize in the wildernesse, and preach the baptisme of amendment of life, for remission of sinnes.

And al ye countrey of Iudea, and they of Hierusalem went out vnto him, and were all baptized of him in the riuer Iordan, confessing their sinnes.

Nowe Iohn was clothed with camels heare, and with a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: and he did eate Locusts and wilde hony,

And preached, saying, A stronger then I commeth after me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to stoupe downe, and vnloose.

Trueth it is, I haue baptized you with water: but he will baptize you with the holy Ghost.

And it came to passe in those dayes, that Iesus came from Nazareth, a citie of Galile, and was baptized of Iohn in Iordan.

And assoone as he was come out of the water, Iohn saw the heauens clouen in twaine, and the holy Ghost descending vpon him like a doue.

Then there was a voyce from heauen, saying, Thou art my beloued Sonne, in whome I am well pleased.

And immediatly the Spirite driueth him into the wildernesse.

And he was there in the wildernesse fourtie daies, and was tempted of Satan: hee was also with the wilde beastes, and the Angels ministred vnto him.

Now after that Iohn was committed to prison, Iesus came into Galile, preaching the Gospel of the kingdome of God,

And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdome of God is at hand: repent and beleeue the Gospel.

And as he walked by the sea of Galile, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, (for they were fishers.)

Then Iesus said vnto them, Folow me, and I will make you to be fishers of men.

And straightway they forsooke their nets, and folowed him.

And when hee had gone a litle further thence, he sawe Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn his brother, as they were in the ship, mending their nets.

And anon hee called them: and they left their father Zebedeus in the shippe with his hired seruants, and went their way after him.

So they entred into Capernaum, and straightway on the Sabbath day hee entred into the Synagogue, and taught.

And they were astonied at his doctrine, for he taught them as one that had authoritie, and not as the Scribes.

And there was in their Synagogue a man in whome was an vncleane spirite, and hee cried out,

Saying, Ah, what haue we to do with thee, O Iesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy vs? I knowe thee what thou art, euen that holy one of God.

And Iesus rebuked him, saying, Holde thy peace, and come out of him.

And the vncleane spirit tare him, and cried with a loude voyce, and came out of him.

And they were all amased, so that they demaunded one of another, saying, What thing is this? what newe doctrine is this? for he commandeth euen the foule spirites with authoritie, and they obey him.

And immediatly his fame spred abroade throughout all the region bordering on Galile.

And assoone as they were come out of the Synagogue, they entred into the house of Symon and Andrew, with Iames and Iohn.

And Symons wiues mother lay sicke of a feuer, and anon they told him of her.

And he came and tooke her by the hand, and lifted her vp, and the feuer forsooke her by and by, and shee ministred vnto them.