The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And whosoeuer liueth, and beleeueth in me, shall neuer die: Beleeuest thou this?

She said vnto him, Yea, Lord, I beleeue that thou art that Christ that Sonne of God, which should come into the world.

And when she had so saide, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

And when she heard it, shee arose quickly, and came vnto him.

For Iesus was not yet come into the towne, but was in the place where Martha met him.

The Iewes then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they sawe Marie, that she rose vp hastily, and went out, folowed her, saying, She goeth vnto the graue, to weepe there.

Then when Mary was come where Iesus was, and sawe him, she fell downe at his feete, saying vnto him, Lord, if thou haddest bene here, my brother had not bene dead.

When Iesus therefore saw her weepe, and the Iewes also weepe which came with her, hee groned in the spirit, and was troubled in himselfe,

And saide, Where haue ye layde him? They said vnto him, Lord, come and see.

Then saide the Iewes, Beholde, how he loued him.

And some of them saide, Coulde not he, which opened the eyes of the blinde, haue made also, that this man should not haue died?

Iesus therefore againe groned in himselfe, and came to the graue. And it was a caue, and a stone was layde vpon it.

Iesus saide, Take ye away the stone. Martha the sister of him that was dead, said vnto him, Lord, he stinketh alreadie: for he hath bene dead foure dayes.

Iesus saide vnto her, Saide I not vnto thee, that if thou diddest beleeue, thou shouldest see the glorie of God?

Then they tooke away the stone from the place where the dead was layde. And Iesus lift vp his eyes, and saide, Father, I thanke thee, because thou hast heard me.

I knowe that thou hearest me alwayes, but because of the people that stand by, I said it, that they may beleeue, that thou hast sent me.

As hee had spoken these things, hee cried with a loude voyce, Lazarus, come foorth.

Then he that was dead, came forth, bound hande and foote with bandes, and his face was bound with a napkin. Iesus said vnto them, Loose him, and let him goe.

Then many of the Iewes, which came to Mary, and had seene the thinges, which Iesus did, beleeued in him.

But some of them went their way to the Pharises, and told them what things Iesus had done.

Then gathered the hie Priests, and the Pharises a councill, and said, What shall we doe? For this man doeth many miracles.

If we let him thus alone, all men will beleeue in him, and the Romanes will come and take away both our place, and the nation.

Then one of them named Caiaphas, which was the hie Priest that same yere, said vnto them, Ye perceiue nothing at all,

Nor yet doe you consider that it is expedient for vs, that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

This spake hee not of himselfe: but being hie Priest that same yere, he prophecied that Iesus should die for that nation:

And not for that nation onely, but that he shoulde gather together in one the children of God, which were scattered.

Then from that day foorth they consulted together, to put him to death.

Iesus therefore walked no more openly among the Iewes, but went thence vnto a countrey neere to the wildernes, into a citie called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

And the Iewes Passeouer was at hande, and many went out of the countrey vp to Hierusalem before the Passeouer, to purifie themselues.

Then sought they for Iesus, and spake among themselues, as they stoode in the Temple, What thinke ye, that he cometh not to the feast?

Then Iesus, sixe dayes before the Passeouer, came to Bethania, where Lazarus was, who died, whom he had raised from the dead.

There they made him a supper, and Martha serued: but Lazarus was one of them that sate at the table with him.

Then tooke Mary a pound of oyntment of Spikenarde very costly, and anoynted Iesus feete, and wiped his feete with her heare, and the house was filled with the sauour of the oyntment.

Then said one of his disciples, euen Iudas Iscariot Simons sonne, which should betray him:

Why was not this oyntment sold for three hundreth pence, and giuen to the poore?

Nowe he said this, not that he cared for the poore, but because hee was a theefe, and had the bagge, and bare that which was giuen.

Then said Iesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying she kept it.

For the poore alwayes yee haue with you, but me ye shall not haue alwayes.

Then much people of the Iewes knewe that hee was there: and they came, not for Iesus sake onely, but that they might see Lazarus also, whome he had raysed from the dead.

The hie Priestes therefore consulted, that they might put Lazarus to death also,

Because that for his sake many of the Iewes went away, and beleeued in Iesus.

On the morowe a great multitude that were come to the feast, when they heard that Iesus should come to Hierusalem,

Tooke branches of palme trees, and went foorth to meete him, and cried, Hosanna, Blessed is the King of Israel that commeth in the Name of the Lord.

And Iesus found a yong asse, and sate thereon, as it is written,

Feare not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King commeth sitting on an asses colte.

But his disciples vnderstoode not these thinges at the first: but when Iesus was glorified, then remembred they, that these thinges were written of him, and that they had done these things vnto him.

The people therefore that was with him, bare witnesse that hee called Lazarus out of the graue, and raised him from the dead.

Therefore mette him the people also, because they heard that he had done this miracle.

And the Pharises said among themselues, Perceiue ye howe ye preuaile nothing? Beholde, the worlde goeth after him.

Nowe there were certaine Greekes among them that came vp to worship at the feast.

And they came to Philippe, which was of Bethsaida in Galile, and desired him, saying, Syr, we would see that Iesus.

Philippe came and tolde Andrew: and againe Andrew and Philippe tolde Iesus.

And Iesus answered them, saying, The houre is come, that the Sonne of man must bee glorified.

Verely, verely I say vnto you, Except the wheate corne fall into the grounde and die, it bideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth foorth much fruite.

He that loueth his life, shall lose it, and he that hateth his life in this world, shall keepe it vnto life eternall.

If any man serue me, let him follow me: for where I am, there shall also my seruant be: and if any man serue me, him will my Father honour.

Now is my soule troubled: and what shall I say? Father, saue me from this houre: but therefore came I vnto this houre.

Father, glorifie thy Name. Then came there a voyce from heauen, saying, I haue both glorified it, and will glorifie it againe.

Then saide the people that stoode by, and heard, that it was a thunder: other said, An Angel spake to him.

Iesus answered, and said, This voyce came not because of me, but for your sakes.

Now is the iudgement of this world: nowe shall the prince of this world be cast out.

And I, if I were lift vp from the earth, will drawe all men vnto me.

Nowe this sayd he, signifying what death he should die.

The people answered him, We haue heard out of the Law, that that Christ bideth for euer: and howe sayest thou, that that Sonne of man must be lift vp? Who is that Sonne of man?

Then Iesus sayd vnto them, Yet a litle while is the light with you: walke while ye haue that light, lest the darkenes come vpon you: for hee that walketh in the darke, knoweth not whither he goeth.

While ye haue that light, beleeue in that light, that ye may be the children of the light. These things spake Iesus, and departed, and hid himselfe from them.

And though he had done so many miracles before them, yet beleeued they not on him,

That the saying of Esaias the Prophete might be fulfilled, that he sayd, Lord, who beleeued our report? and to whome is the arme of the Lord reueiled?

Therefore could they not beleeue, because that Esaias saith againe,

He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they shoulde not see with their eyes, nor vnderstand with their heart, and should be conuerted, and I should heale them.

These things sayd Esaias when he sawe his glory, and spake of him.

Neuertheles, euen among the chiefe rulers, many beleeued in him: but because of the Pharises they did not confesse him, least they should be cast out of the Synagogue.

For they loued the prayse of men, more then the prayse of God.

And Iesus cryed, and sayd, He that beleeueth in me, beleeueth not in me, but in him that sent me.

And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me.

I am come a light into the world, that whosoeuer beleeueth in me, should not abide in darkenes.

And if any man heare my wordes, and beleeue not, I iudge him not: for I came not to iudge the world, but to saue the world.

He that refuseth me, and receiueth not my wordes, hath one that iudgeth him: the worde that I haue spoken, it shall iudge him in the last day.

For I haue not spoken of my selfe: but the Father which sent me, hee gaue me a commandement what I should say, and what I should speake.

And I knowe that his commandement is life euerlasting: the thinges therefore that I speake, I speake them so as the Father sayde vnto me.

Nowe before the feast of the Passeouer, when Iesus knewe that his houre was come, that he should depart out of this world vnto the Father, forasmuch as he loued his owne which were in the world, vnto the end he loued them.

And when supper was done (and that the deuill had now put in the heart of Iudas Iscariot, Simons sonne, to betray him)

Iesus knowing that the Father had giuen all things into his hands, and that he was come forth from God, and went to God,

He riseth from supper, and layeth aside his vpper garments, and tooke a towel, and girded himselfe.

After that, hee powred water into a basen, and began to wash the disciples feete, and to wipe them with the towell, wherewith he was girded.

Then came he to Simon Peter, who sayd to him, Lord, doest thou wash my feete?

Iesus answered and sayd vnto him, What I doe, thou knowest not nowe: but thou shalt knowe it hereafter.

Peter said vnto him, Thou shalt neuer wash my feete. Iesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou shalt haue no part with me.

Simon Peter sayd vnto him, Lord, not my feete onely, but also the hands and the head.

Iesus sayd to him, He that is washed, needeth not, saue to wash his feete, but is cleane euery whit: and ye are cleane, but not all.

For hee knewe who should betray him: therefore sayd he, Ye are not all cleane.

So after he had washed their feete, and had taken his garments, and was set downe againe, he sayd vnto them, Knowe ye what I haue done to you?

Ye call me Master, and Lord, and ye say well: for so am I.

If I then your Lord, and Master, haue washed your feete, ye also ought to wash one an others feete.

For I haue giuen you an example, that ye should doe, euen as I haue done to you.

Verely, verely I say vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him.

If ye know these things, blessed are ye, if ye doe them.

I speake not of you all: I know whom I haue chosen: but it is that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lift vp his heele against me.

From henceforth tell I you before it come, that when it is come to passe, ye might beleeue that I am he.