The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

Then stoode by the crosse of Iesus his mother, and his mothers sister, Marie the wife of Cleopas, and Marie Magdalene.

And when Iesus sawe his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loued, he said vnto his mother, Woman, beholde thy sonne.

Then saide he to the disciple, Beholde thy mother: and from that houre, the disciple tooke her home vnto him.

After, when Iesus knew that all things were performed, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, he said, I thirst.

And there was set a vessell full of vineger: and they filled a spondge with vineger: and put it about an Hyssope stalke, and put it to his mouth.

Nowe when Iesus had receiued of the vineger, he saide, It is finished, and bowed his head, and gaue vp the ghost.

The Iewes then (because it was the Preparation, that the bodies should not remaine vpon the crosse on the Sabbath day: for that Sabbath was an hie day) besought Pilate that their legges might be broken, and that they might be taken downe.

Then came the souldiers and brake the legges of the first, and of the other, which was crucified with Iesus.

But when they came to Iesus, and saw that he was dead alreadie, they brake not his legges.

But one of the souldiers with a speare pearced his side, and foorthwith came there out blood and water.

And he that sawe it, bare recorde, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might beleeue it.

For these things were done, that the Scripture shoulde be fulfilled, Not a bone of him shalbe broken.

And againe an other Scripture saith, They shall see him whom they haue thrust through.

And after these things, Ioseph of Arimathea (who was a disciple of Iesus, but secretly for feare of the Iewes) besought Pilate that he might take downe the bodie of Iesus. And Pilate gaue him licence. He came then and tooke Iesus body.

And there came also Nicodemus (which first came to Iesus by night) and brought of myrrhe and aloes mingled together about an hundreth pound.

Then tooke they the body of Iesus, and wrapped it in linnen clothes with the odours, as the maner of the Iewes is to burie.

And in that place where Iesus was crucified, was a garden, and in the garden a newe sepulchre, wherein was neuer man yet laid.

There then laide they Iesus, because of the Iewes Preparation day, for the sepulchre was neere.

Nowe the first day of the weeke came Marie Magdalene, early when it was yet darke, vnto the sepulchre, and sawe the stone taken away from the tombe.

Then she ranne, and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Iesus loued, and saide vnto them, They haue taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we knowe not where they haue laid him.

Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they came vnto the sepulchre.

So they ranne both together, but the other disciple did outrunne Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

And he stouped downe, and sawe the linnen clothes lying: yet went he not in.

Then came Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and sawe the linnen clothes lye,

And the kerchiefe that was vpon his head, not lying with the linnen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by it selfe.

Then went in also the other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he sawe it, and beleeued.

For as yet they knewe not the Scripture, That he must rise againe from the dead.

And the disciples went away againe vnto their owne home.

But Marie stoode without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she bowed her selfe into the sepulchre,

And sawe two Angels in white, sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feete, where the body of Iesus had laien.

And they said vnto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She said vnto them, They haue taken away my Lord, and I know not where they haue laide him.

When she had thus said, she turned her selfe backe, and sawe Iesus standing, and knewe not that it was Iesus.

Iesus saith vnto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She supposing that he had bene the gardener, said vnto him, Sir, if thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

Iesus saith vnto her, Marie. She turned her selfe, and said vnto him, Rabboni, which is to say, Master.

Iesus saith vnto her, Touch me not: for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but goe to my brethren, and say vnto them, I ascend vnto my Father, and to your Father, and to my God, and your God.

Marie Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seene the Lord, and that he had spoken these things vnto her.

The same day then at night, which was the first day of the weeke, and when the doores were shut where the disciples were assembled for feare of the Iewes, came Iesus and stoode in the middes, and saide to them, Peace be vnto you.

And when he had so saide, he shewed vnto them his handes, and his side. Then were the disciples glad when they had seene the Lord.

Then saide Iesus to them againe, Peace be vnto you: as my Father sent me, so sende I you.

And when he had saide that, he breathed on them, and saide vnto them, Receiue the holy Ghost.

Whosoeuers sinnes ye remit, they are remitted vnto them: and whosoeuers sinnes ye reteine, they are reteined.

But Thomas one of the twelue, called Didymus, was not with them when Iesus came.

The other disciples therefore saide vnto him, We haue seene the Lord: but he said vnto them, Except I see in his handes the print of the nailes, and put my finger into the print of the nailes, and put mine hand into his side, I will not beleeue it.

And eight dayes after, againe his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Then came Iesus, when the doores were shut, and stood in the middes, and said, Peace be vnto you.

After saide he to Thomas, Put thy finger here, and see mine hands, and put forth thine hand, and put it into my side, and be not faithlesse, but faithfull.

Then Thomas answered, and said vnto him, Thou art my Lord, and my God.

Iesus said vnto him, Thomas, because thou hast seene me, thou beleeuest: blessed are they that haue not seene, and haue beleeued.

And many other signes also did Iesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this booke.

But these things are written, that ye might beleeue, that Iesus is that Christ that Sonne of God, and that in beleeuing ye might haue life through his Name.

After these things, Iesus shewed himselfe againe to his disciples at the sea of Tiberias: and thus shewed he himselfe:

There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas, which is called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galile, and the sonnes of Zebedeus, and two other of his disciples.

Simon Peter said vnto them, I go a fishing. They said vnto him, We also will goe with thee. They went their way and entred into a ship straightway, and that night caught they nothing.

But when the morning was nowe come, Iesus stoode on the shore: neuerthelesse the disciples knewe not that it was Iesus.

Iesus then said vnto them, Syrs, haue ye any meate? They answered him, No.

Then he said vnto them, Cast out the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall finde. So they cast out, and they were not able at all to draw it, for the multitude of fishes.

Therefore said the disciple whom Iesus loued, vnto Peter, It is the Lord. When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girded his coate to him (for he was naked) and cast himselfe into the sea.

But the other disciples came by shippe (for they were not farre from land, but about two hundreth cubites) and they drewe the net with fishes.

Assoone then as they were come to land, they sawe hoate coales, and fish laide thereon, and bread.

Iesus saide vnto them, Bring of the fishes, which ye haue nowe caught.

Simon Peter stepped foorth and drewe the net to land, full of great fishes, an hundreth, fiftie and three: and albeit there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

Iesus saide vnto them, Come, and dine. And none of the disciples durst aske him, Who art thou? seeing they knewe that he was the Lord.

Iesus then came and tooke bread, and gaue them, and fish likewise.

This is now the third time that Iesus shewed himselfe to his disciples, after that he was risen againe from the dead.

So when they had dined, Iesus said to Simon Peter, Simon the sonne of Iona, louest thou me more then these? He said vnto him, Yea Lord, thou knowest that I loue thee. He said vnto him, Feede my lambes.

He said to him againe the second time, Simon the sonne of Iona, louest thou me? He said vnto him, Yea Lord, thou knowest that I loue thee. He said vnto him, Feede my sheepe.

He said vnto him the third time, Simon the sonne of Iona, louest thou me? Peter was sorie because he said to him the third time, Louest thou me? and said vnto him, Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I loue thee. Iesus saide vnto him, Feede my sheepe.

Verely, verely I say vnto thee, When thou wast yong, thou girdedst thy selfe, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be olde, thou shalt stretch foorth thine hands, and another shall gird thee, and lead thee whither thou wouldest not.

And this spake he signifying by what death he shoulde glorifie God. And when he had said this, he said to him, Folowe me.

Then Peter turned about, and sawe the disciple whom JESUS loued, folowing, which had also leaned on his breast at supper, and had saide, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

When Peter therefore sawe him, he saide to Iesus, Lord, what shall this man doe?

Iesus said vnto him, If I will that he tarie till I come, what is it to thee? follow thou me.

Then went this worde abroade among the brethren, that this disciple shoulde not die. Yet Iesus saide not to him, He shall not die: but if I will that he tarie till I come, what is it to thee?

This is that disciple, which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things, and we know that his testimonie is true.

Nowe there are also many other things which Iesus did, the which if they should be written euery one, I suppose the world coulde not conteine the bookes that shoulde be written, Amen.

I have made the former treatise, O Theophilus, of al that Jesus began to doe and teach,

Vntill the day that hee was taken vp, after that hee through the holy Ghost, had giuen commandements vnto the Apostles, whome hee had chosen:

To whome also he presented himselfe aliue after that he had suffered, by many infallible tokens, being seene of them by the space of fourtie daies, and speaking of those thinges which appertaine to the kingdome of God.

And when he had gathered them together, he commanded them, that they should not depart from Hierusalem, but to waite for the promise of the Father, which sayde hee, yee haue heard of me.

For Iohn in deede baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the holy Ghost within these fewe daies.

When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdome to Israel?

And hee saide vnto them, It is not for you to know the times, or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his owne power,

But yee shall receiue power of the holy Ghost, when he shall come on you: and ye shalbe witnesses vnto me both in Hierusalem and in all Iudea, and in Samaria, and vnto the vttermost part of the earth.

And when he had spoken these things, while they behelde, he was taken vp: for a cloude tooke him vp out of their sight.

And while they looked stedfastly towarde heauen, as hee went, beholde, two men stoode by them in white apparell,

Which also sayde, Yee men of Galile, why stande yee gasing into heauen? This Iesus which is taken vp from you into heauen, shall so come, as yee haue seene him goe into heauen.

Then returned they vnto Hierusalem from the mount that is called the mount of Oliues, which is neere to Hierusalem, being from it a Sabbath daies iourney.

And when they were come in, they went vp into an vpper chamber, where abode both Peter and Iames, and Iohn, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartlemew, and Matthewe, Iames the sonne of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Iudas Iames brother.

These all continued with one accorde in prayer and supplication with the women, and Marie the mother of Iesus, and with his brethren.

And in those dayes Peter stoode vp in the middes of the disciples, and sayde (nowe the nomber of names that were in one place were about an hundreth and twentie.)

Yee men and brethren, this scripture must needes haue beene fulfilled, which the holy Ghost by the mouth of Dauid spake before of Iudas, which was guide to them that tooke Iesus.

For hee was nombred with vs, and had obteined fellowship in this ministration.

He therefore hath purchased a field with the reward of iniquitie: and when he had throwen downe himselfe headlong, hee brast asunder in the middes, and all his bowels gushed out.

And it is knowen vnto all the inhabitants of Hierusalem, in so much, that that field is called in their owne language, Aceldama, That is, the field of blood.

For it is written in the booke of Psalmes, Let his habitation be void, and let no man dwel therein: also, Let another take his charge.

Wherefore of these men which haue companied with vs, all the time that the Lord Iesus was conuersant among vs,

Beginning from the baptisme of Iohn vnto the day that hee was taken vp from vs, must one of them bee made a witnesse with vs of his resurrection.

And they presented two, Ioseph called Barsabas, whose surname was Iustus, and Matthias.

And they praied, saying, Thou Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shewe whether of these two thou hast chosen,

That he may take the roume of this ministration and Apostleship, from which Iudas hath gone astray, to goe to his owne place.

Then they gaue foorth their lottes: and the lotte fell on Matthias, and hee was by a common consent counted with the eleuen Apostles.