The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And they compelled one that passed by, called Simon of Cyrene (which came out of the countrey, and was father of Alexander and Rufus) to beare his crosse.

And they brought him to a place named Golgotha, which is by interpretation, the place of dead mens skulles.

And they gaue him to drinke wine mingled with myrrhe: but he receiued it not.

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots for them, what euery man should haue.

And it was the third houre, when they crucified him.

And ye title of his cause was written aboue, THAT KING OF THE JEWES.

They crucified also with him two theeues, the one on ye right hand, and the other on his left.

Thus the Scripture was fulfilled, which sayth, And he was counted among the wicked.

And they that went by, railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Hey, thou that destroyest the Temple, and buildest it in three dayes,

Saue thy selfe, and come downe from the crosse.

Likewise also euen the hie Priests mocking, said among themselues with the Scribes, He saued other men, himselfe he cannot saue.

Let Christ the King of Israel nowe come downe from the crosse, that we may see, and beleeue. They also that were crucified with him, reuiled him.

Nowe when the sixt houre was come, darkenesse arose ouer all the land vntill the ninth houre.

And at the ninth houre Iesus cryed with a loude voyce, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lamma-sabachthani? which is by interpretation, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

And some of them that stoode by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

And one ranne, and filled a spondge full of vineger, and put it on a reede, and gaue him to drinke, saying, Let him alone: let vs see if Elias will come, and take him downe.

And Iesus cryed with a loude voyce, and gaue vp the ghost.

And the vaile of the Temple was rent in twaine, from the toppe to the bottome.

Nowe when the Centurion, which stoode ouer against him, sawe that he thus crying gaue vp the ghost, he saide, Truely this man was the Sonne of God.

There were also women, which beheld afarre off, among whom was Marie Magdalene, and Marie (the mother of Iames the lesse, and of Ioses) and Salome,

Which also when he was in Galile, folowed him, and ministred vnto him, and many other women which came vp with him vnto Hierusalem.

And nowe when the night was come (because it was the day of the preparation that is before the Sabbath)

Ioseph of Arimathea, an honorable counsellour, which also looked for the kingdome of God, came, and went in boldly vnto Pilate, and asked the body of Iesus.

And Pilate marueiled, if he were already dead, and called vnto him the Centurion, and asked of him whether he had bene any while dead.

And when he knewe the trueth of the Centurion, he gaue the body to Ioseph:

Who bought a linnen cloth, and tooke him downe, and wrapped him in the linnen cloth, and laide him in a tombe that was hewen out of a rocke, and rolled a stone vnto the doore of the sepulchre:

And Marie Magdalene, and Marie Ioses mother, behelde where he should be layed.

And when the Sabbath day was past, Marie Magdalene, and Marie the mother of Iames, and Salome, bought sweete oyntments, that they might come, and anoynt him.

Therefore early in the morning, the first day of the weeke, they came vnto the sepulchre, when the Sunne was nowe risen.

And they saide one to another, Who shall rolle vs away the stone from the doore of the sepulchre?

And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away (for it was a very great one)

So they went into the sepulchre, and saw a yong man sitting at the right side, clothed in a long white robe: and they were sore troubled.

But he said vnto them, Be not so troubled: ye seeke Iesus of Nazareth, which hath bene crucified: he is risen, he is not here: behold the place where they put him.

But goe your way, and tell his disciples, and Peter, that he will goe before you into Galile: there shall ye see him, as he said vnto you.

And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre: for they trembled, and were amased: neither said they any thing to any man: for they were afraide.

And when Iesus was risen againe, early the first day of the weeke, he appeared first to Marie Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seuen deuils:

And shee went and tolde them that had bene with him, which mourned and wept.

And when they heard that he was aliue, and had appeared to her, they beleeued it not.

After that, he appeared vnto two of them in an other forme, as they walked and went into the countrey.

And they went, and told it to the remnant, neither beleeued they them.

Finally, he appeared vnto the eleuen as they sate together, and reproched them for their vnbeliefe and hardnesse of heart, because they beleeued not them which had seene him, being risen vp againe.

And he saide vnto them, Goe ye into all the worlde, and preach the Gospel to euery creature.

He that shall beleeue and be baptized, shalbe saued: but he that will not beleeue, shalbe damned.

And these tokens shall folowe them that beleeue, In my Name they shall cast out deuils, and shall speake with newe tongues,

And shall take away serpents, and if they shall drinke any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them: they shall lay their handes on the sicke, and they shall recouer.

So after ye Lord had spoken vnto them, he was receiued into heauen, and sate at the right hand of God.

And they went foorth, and preached euery where. And the Lord wrought with them, and confirmed the worde with signes that folowed. Amen.

Forasmuch as many haue taken in hand to set foorth the storie of those things, whereof we are fully persuaded,

As they haue deliuered them vnto vs, which from the beginning saw them their selues, and were ministers of ye word,

It seemed good also to me (most noble Theophilus) assoone as I had searched out perfectly all things from the beginning, to write vnto thee thereof from point to point,

That thou mightest acknowledge the certaintie of those things, whereof thou hast bene instructed.

In the time of Herod King of Iudea, there was a certaine Priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabet.

Both were iust before God, and walked in all the commandements and ordinances of the Lord, without reproofe.

And they had no childe, because that Elisabet was barren: and both were well stricken in age.

And it came to passe, as he executed the Priestes office before God, as his course came in order,

According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense, when he went into the Temple of the Lord.

And the whole multitude of the people were without in prayer, while the incense was burning.

Then appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord standing at the right side of the altar of incense.

And when Zacharias sawe him, he was troubled, and feare fell vpon him.

But the Angel saide vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wise Elisabet shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.

And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnes, and many shall reioyce at his birth.

For he shalbe great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drinke wine, nor strong drinke: and he shalbe filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.

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

For he shall goe before him in the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

Then Zacharias said vnto ye Angel, Whereby shall I knowe this? for I am an olde man, and my wife is of a great age.

And the Angell answered, and sayde vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shew thee these good tidings.

And beholde, thou shalt be domme, and not be able to speake, vntill the day that these things be done, because thou beleeuedst not my words, which shalbe fulfilled in their season.

Now the people waited for Zacharias, and marueiled that he taried so long in the Temple.

And when hee came out, hee coulde not speake vnto them: then they perceiued that hee had seene a vision in the Temple: For he made signes vnto them, and remained domme.

And it came to passe, when the daies of his office were fulfilled, that he departed to his owne house.

And after those daies, his wife Elisabet conceiued, and hid her selfe fiue moneths, saying,

Thus hath the Lord dealt with me, in the daies wherein he looked on me, to take from me my rebuke among men.

And in the sixth moneth, the Angell Gabriel was sent from God vnto a citie of Galile, named Nazareth,

To a virgin affianced to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie.

And the Angel went in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art freely beloued: the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and thought what maner of salutation that should be.

Then the Angel saide vnto her, Feare not, Marie: for thou hast found fauour with God.

For loe, thou shalt conceiue in thy wobe, and beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Sonne of the most High, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid.

And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome shall bee none ende.

Then sayde Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I knowe not man?

And the Angel answered, and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the most High shall ouershadowe thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall be called the Sonne of God.

And behold, thy cousin Elisabet, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her olde age: and this is her sixt moneth, which was called barren.

For with God shall nothing be vnpossible.

Then Marie said, Behold the seruant of the Lord: be it vnto me according to thy woorde. So the Angel departed from her.

And Marie arose in those daies, and went into ye hil countrey with hast to a citie of Iuda,

And entred into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabet.

And it came to passe, as Elisabet heard the salutation of Marie, the babe sprang in her bellie, and Elisabet was filled with the holy Ghost.

And she cried with a loud voice, and saide, Blessed art thou among women, because the fruit of thy wombe is blessed.

And whence commeth this to mee, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

For loe, assoone as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe sprang in my bellie for ioye,

And blessed is shee that beleeued: for those things shall be perfourmed, which were tolde her from the Lord.

Then Marie sayde, My soule magnifieth the Lord,

And my spirite reioyceth in God my Sauiour.

For hee hath looked on the poore degree of his seruaunt: for beholde, from henceforth shall all ages call me blessed,

Because hee that is mightie, hath done for me great things, and holy is his Name.

And his mercie is from generation to generation on them that feare him.

Hee hath shewed strength with his arme: hee hath scattered the proude in the imagination of their hearts.

Hee hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of lowe degree.

Hee hath filled the hungrie with good things, and sent away the rich emptie.