The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And they sayde one to another. Let vs not devyde it: but cast loostes who shall have it That the scripture myght be fulfilled which sayth. They parted my rayment amonge them and on my coote dyd cast lottes. And the soudiers dyd soche thinges in dede.

Ther stode by the crosse of Iesus his mother and his mothers sister Mary the wyfe of Cleophas and Mary Magdalene.

When Iesus sawe his mother and the disciple stondynge whom he loved he sayde vnto his mother: woman beholde thy sonne.

Then sayde he to the disciple: beholde thy mother. And from that houre the disciple toke her for his awne.

After that when Iesus perceaved that all thinges were performed: that the scripture myght be fulfilled he sayde: I thyrst.

Ther stode a vessell full of veneger by. And they filled a sponge with veneger and wounde it about with ysope and put it to his mouth.

Assone as Iesus had receaved of the veneger he sayd: It is fynesshed and bowed his heed and gaue vp the goost.

The Iewes then because it was the saboth even that the bodyes shuld not remayne apon the crosse on the saboth daye (for that saboth daye was an hye daye) besought Pylate that their legges myght be broken and that they myght be taken doune.

Then came the soudiers and brake the legges of the fyrst and of the other which was crucified with Iesus.

But when they came to Iesus and sawe that he was deed already they brake not his legges:

but one of the soudiers with a speare thrust him into the syde and forthwith came ther out bloud and water.

And he that sawe it bare recorde and his recorde is true. And he knoweth that he sayth true that ye myght beleve also.

These thinges were done that the scripture shuld be fulfilled: Ye shall not breake a boone of him.

And agayne another scripture sayth: They shall looke on him whom they pearsed.

After that Ioseph of Aramathia (which was a disciple of Iesus: but secretly for feare of the Iewes) besought Pylate that he myght take doune the body of Iesus. And Pylate gave him licence.

And ther cam also Nicodemus which at the beginnynge came to Iesus by nyght and brought of myrre and aloes mingled to gether aboute an hundred pounde wayght.

Then toke they the body of Iesu and wounde it in lynnen clothes with the odoures as the maner of the Iewes is to bury.

And in the place where Iesus was crucified was a garden and in the garden a newe sepulchre wherin was never man layd.

There layde they Iesus because of the Iewes saboth even for the sepulcre was nye at honde.

The morow after the saboth daye came Mary Magdalene erly when it was yet darcke vnto the sepulcre and sawe the stone taken awaye from the toumbe.

Then she ranne and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whome Iesus loved and sayde vnto them. They have taken awaye the Lorde out of the toumbe and we cannot tell where they have layde him.

Peter went forth and that other disciple and came vnto the sepulcre.

They ranne bothe to gether and that other disciple dyd out runne Peter and came fyrst to the sepulcre.

And he stouped doune and sawe the lynnen clothes lyinge yet wet he not in.

Then came Simon Peter folowynge him and went into the sepulcre and sawe the lynnen clothes lye

and the napkyn that was aboute his heed not lyinge with the lynnen clothe but wrapped togeder in a place by it selfe.

Then went in also that other disciple which came fyrst to the sepulcre and he sawe and beleved.

For as yet they knew not the scriptures that he shuld ryse agayne from deeth.

And the disciples wet awaye agayne vnto their awne home.

Mary stode with out at the sepulcre wepynge. And as she wept she bowed her selfe into the sepulcre

and sawe two angels in whyte sittyng the one at the heed and the other at the fete where they had layde the body of Iesus.

And they sayde vnto her: woman why wepest thou? She sayde vnto the: For they have taken awaye my lorde and I wote not where they have layde him.

When she had thus sayde she turned her selfe backe and sawe Iesus stondynge and knewe not that it was Iesus.

Iesus sayde vnto her: woman why wepest thou? Whom sekest thou? She supposynge that he had bene the gardener sayde vnto him. Syr yf thou have borne him hence tell me where thou hast layde him that I maye fet him.

Iesus sayde vnto her: Mary. She turned her selfe and sayde vnto him: Rabboni which is to saye master.

Iesus sayde vnto her touche me not for I am not yet ascended to my father. But goo to my brethren and saye vnto them I ascende vnto my father and youre father to: my god and youre god.

Mary Magdalene came and tolde the disciples that she had sene the lorde and that he had spoken soche thinges vnto her.

The same daye at nyght which was the morowe after the saboth daye when the dores were shut where the disciples were assembled to geder for feare of the Iewes came Iesus and stode in the myddes and sayd to the: peace be with you.

And when he had so sayde he shewed vnto them his hondes and his syde. Then were the disciples glad when they sawe the Lorde.

Then sayde Iesus to them agayne: peace be with you. As my father sent me even so sende I you.

And when he had sayde that he brethed on them and sayde vnto the: Receave the holy goost.

Whosoevers synnes ye remyt they are remitted vnto the. And whosoevers synnes ye retayne they are retayned.

But Thomas one of the twelve called Didymus was not with the when Iesus came.

The other disciples sayd vnto him: we have sene the lorde. And he sayde vnto the: except I se in his hondes the prent of the nayles and put my fynger in the holes of the nayles and thrust my honde into his syde I will not beleve.

And after .viii. dayes agayne his disciples were with in and Thomas with them. Then came Iesus when the dores were shut and stode in the myddes and sayde: peace be with you.

After that sayde he to Thomas: bringe thy fynger hether and se my hondes and bringe thy honde and thrust it into my syde and be not faythlesse but belevynge.

Thomas answered and sayde vnto him: my Lorde and my God.

Iesus sayde vnto him. Thomas because thou hast sene me therfore thou belevest: Happy are they that have not sene and yet beleve.

And many other signes dyd Iesus in the presence of his disciples which are not written in this boke.

These are written that ye myght beleve that Iesus is Christ the sonne of God and that in belevynge ye myght have lyfe thorowe his name.

After that Iesus shewed him selfe agayne at the see of Tyberias. And on this wyse shewed he him selfe.

There were to geder Simon Peter and Thomas which is called Didymus: and Nathanael of Cana a citie of Galile and the sonnes of Zebedei and two other of the disciples.

Simon Peter sayde vnto them: I goo a fysshynge. They sayde vnto him: we also will goo with the. They wet their waye and entred into a shippe strayght waye and that nyght caught they nothinge.

But when the mornynge was now come Iesus stode on the shore: neverthelesse the disciples knewe not that it was Iesus.

Iesus sayde vnto the: syrs have ye eny meate? They answered him no.

And he sayde vnto them: cast out the net on the ryght syde of the ship and ye shall fynde. They cast out and anone they were not able to drawe it for the multitude of fysshes

Then sayde the disciple whom Iesus loved vnto Peter: It is the Lorde. When Simon Peter hearde that it was the lorde he gyrde his mantell to him (for he was naked) and sprange into the see.

The other disciples came by ship: for they were not farre from londe but as it were two hondred cubites and they drewe the net with fysshes.

Assone as they were come to londe they sawe hoot coles and fysshe layd ther on and breed.

Iesus sayde vnto them: bringe of the fysshe which ye have now caught.

Simon Peter stepped forthe and drewe the net to londe full of greate fysshes an hondred and .liii. And for all ther were so many yet was not the net broken.

Iesus sayde vnto them: come and dyne. And none of the disciples durste axe him: what arte thou? For they knewe that it was the lorde.

Iesus then came and toke breed and gave them and fysshe lykwyse.

And this is now the thyrde tyme that Iesus appered to his disciples after that he was rysen agayne from deeth.

When they had dyned Iesus sayde to Simon Peter: Simon Ioana lovest thou me more then these? He sayde vnto him: ye Lorde thou knowest that I love the. He sayde vnto him: fede my lambes.

He sayde to him agayne the seconde tyme: Simon Ioana lovest thou me? He sayde vnto him: ye lorde thou knowest that I love the. He sayde vnto him: fede my shepe.

He sayde vnto him the thyrde tyme: Simon Ioanna lovest thou me? And Peter sorowed because he sayde to him the thyrde tyme lovest thou me and sayde vnto him: Lorde thou knowest all thinge thou knowest that I love the. Iesus sayde vnto him: fede my shepe.

Verely verely I saye vnto the when thou wast yonge thou gerdedst thy selfe and walkedst whyther thou woldest: but when thou arte olde thou shalt stretche forthe thy hondes and a nother shall gyrde the and leade the whyther thou woldest not.

That spake he signifyinge by what deeth he shuld glorify God. And when he had sayde thus he sayd to him folowe me.

Peter turned about and sawe that disciple who Iesus loved folowynge: which also lened on his brest at supper and sayde: Lorde which is he that shall betraye the?

When Peter sawe him he sayde to Iesus: Lorde what shall he here do?

Iesus sayd vnto him Yf I will have him to tary tyll I come what is that to the? folowe thou me.

Then went this sayinge a broode amonge the brethren that that disciple shulde not dye. Yet Iesus sayde not to him he shall not dye: but yf I will that he tary tyll I come what is that to the?

The same disciple is he which testifieth of these thinges and wrote these thinges. And we knowe that his testimony is true.

There are also many other thinges which Iesus dyd: the which yf they shuld be written every won I suppose the worlde coulde not contayne the bokes that shuld be written.

In the former treatise (Deare frende Theophilus) I have written of all that Iesus beganne to do and teache

vntyll the daye in the which he was taken vp after that he thorowe the holy goost had geven commaundementes vnto the Apostles which he had chosen:

to whom also he shewed him selfe alyve after his passion by many tokens apperynge vnto them fourty dayes and speakynge of the kyngdome of god

and gaddered them togeder and commaunded the that they shuld not departe from Ierusalem: but to wayte for the promys of the father whereof ye have herde of me.

For Iohn baptised with water: but ye shalbe baptised with the holy goost and that with in this feawe dayes.

When they were come togeder they axed of him sayinge: Lorde wilt thou at this tyme restore agayne the kyngdome to Israel?

And he sayde vnto them: It is not for you to knowe the tymes or the seasons which the father hath put in his awne power:

but ye shall receave power of the holy goost which shall come on you. And ye shall be witnesses vnto me in Ierusalem and in all Iewrye and in Samary and even vnto the worldes ende.

And when he had spoken these thinges whyll they behelde he was take vp and a cloude receaved him vp out of their sight.

And while they looked stedfastly vp to heaven as he went beholde two men stode by them in white apparell

which also sayde: ye men of Galile why stonde ye gasinge vp into heaven? This same Iesus which is taken vp from you in to heaven shall so come even as ye haue sene him goo into heaven.

Then returned they vnto Ierusalem from mount olivete which is nye to Ierusalem coteyninge a Saboth dayes iorney.

And when they were come in they went vp into a parler where abode both Peter and Iames Iohn and Andrew Philip and Thomas Bartlemew and Mathew Iames the sonne of Alpheus and Simon Zelotes and Iudas Iames sonne.

These all continued with one acorde in prayer and supplicacion with the wemen and Mary the mother of Iesu and with his brethren.

And in those dayes Peter stode vp in the myddes of the disciples and sayde (the noumbre of names that were to gether were aboute an hondred and twenty)

Ye men and brethren this scripture must have nedes ben fulfilled which the holy goost thorow the mouth of David spake before of Iudas which was gyde to them that tooke Iesus.

For he was noubred with vs and had obtayned fellouship in this ministracion.

And the same hath now possessed a plot of grounde with the rewarde of iniquite and when he was hanged brast a sondre in the myddes and all his bowels gusshed oute.

And it is knowe vnto all the inhabiters of Ierusalem: in so moche that that felde is called in their mother tonge Acheldama that is to saye the bloud felde.

It is written in the boke of Psalmes: His habitacion be voyde and no man be dwellinge therin: and his bisshoprycke let another take.

Wherfore of these me which have companyed with vs all the tyme that the Lorde Iesus went in and out amonge vs

begynninge at the baptyme of Iohn vnto that same daye that he was taken vp from vs must one be ordeyned to be are witnes with vs of his resurreccion.

And they appoynted two Ioseph called Barsabas (whose syr name was Iustus) and Mathias.

And they prayed sayinge: thou Lorde which knowest the hertes of all me shewe whether of these two thou hast chosen

that the one maye take the roume of this ministracion and apostleshippe from the which Iudas by transgression fell that he myght go to his awne place.