Chapter 24

1  But on the morrow of the sabbath, very early indeed in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the aromatic spices which they had prepared. 2  And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3  And when they had entered they found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4  And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment. 5  And as they were filled with fear and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living one among the dead? 6  He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spoke to you, being yet in Galilee, 7  saying, The Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinners, and be crucified, and rise the third day. 8  And they remembered his words; 9  and, returning from the sepulchre, related all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10  Now it was Mary of Magdala, and Johanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the others with them, who told these things to the apostles. 11  And their words appeared in their eyes as an idle tale, and they disbelieved them. 12  But Peter, rising up, ran to the sepulchre, and stooping down he sees the linen clothes lying there alone, and went away home, wondering at what had happened.

13  And behold, two of them were going on the same day to a village distant sixty stadia from Jerusalem, called Emmaus; 14  and they conversed with one another about all these things which had taken place. 15  And it came to pass as they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus himself drawing nigh, went with them; 16  but their eyes were holden so as not to know him. 17  And he said to them, What discourses are these which pass between you as ye walk, and are downcast? 18  And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said to him, Thou sojournest alone in Jerusalem, and dost not know what has taken place in it in these days? 19  And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazaraean, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people; 20  and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to the judgment of death and crucified him. 21  But we had hoped that he was the one who is about to redeem Israel. But then, besides all these things, it is now, to-day, the third day since these things took place. 22  And withal, certain women from amongst us astonished us, having been very early at the sepulchre, 23  and, not having found his body, came, saying that they also had seen a vision of angels, who say that he is living. 24  And some of those with us went to the sepulchre, and found it so, as the women also had said, but him they saw not. 25  And he said to them, O senseless and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26  Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into his glory? 27  And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. 28  And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he made as though he would go farther. 29  And they constrained him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is declining. And he entered in to stay with them. 30  And it came to pass as he was at table with them, having taken the bread, he blessed, and having broken it, gave it to them. 31  And their eyes were opened, and they recognised him. And he disappeared from them. 32  And they said to one another, Was not our heart burning in us as he spoke to us on the way, and as he opened the scriptures to us? 33  And rising up the same hour, they returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven, and those with them, gathered together, 34  saying, The Lord is indeed risen and has appeared to Simon. 35  And they related what had happened on the way, and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.

36  And as they were saying these things, he himself stood in their midst, and says to them, Peace be unto you. 37  But they, being confounded and being frightened, supposed they beheld a spirit. 38  And he said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why are thoughts rising in your hearts? 39  behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see, for a spirit has not flesh and bones as ye see me having. 40  And having said this he shewed them his hands and his feet. 41  But while they yet did not believe for joy, and were wondering, he said to them, Have ye anything here to eat? 42  And they gave him part of a broiled fish and of a honeycomb; 43  and he took it and ate before them. 44  And he said to them, These are the words which I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all that is written concerning me in the law of Moses and prophets and psalms must be fulfilled. 45  Then he opened their understanding to understand the scriptures, 46  and said to them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved the Christ to suffer, and to rise from among the dead the third day; 47  and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations beginning at Jerusalem. 48  And ye are witnesses of these things. 49  And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but do ye remain in the city till ye be clothed with power from on high.

50  And he led them out as far as Bethany, and having lifted up his hands, he blessed them. 51  And it came to pass as he was blessing them, he was separated from them and was carried up into heaven. 52  And they, having done him homage, returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53  and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God.

John

Chapter 1

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things received being through him, and without him not one thing received being which has received being. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

5  And the light appears in darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not. 6  There was a man sent from God, his name John. 7  He came for witness, that he might witness concerning the light, that all might believe through him. 8  He was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light. 9  The true light was that which, coming into the world, lightens every man. 10  He was in the world, and the world had its being through him, and the world knew him not. 11  He came to his own, and his own received him not; 12  but as many as received him, to them gave he the right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name; 13  who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh’s will, nor of man’s will, but of God. 14  And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth;

15  (John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;) 16  for of his fulness we all have received, and grace upon grace. 17  For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth subsists through Jesus Christ. 18  No one has seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

19  And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites that they might ask him, Thou, who art thou? 20  And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ. 21  And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No. 22  They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23  He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of the Lord, as said Esaias the prophet. 24  And they were sent from among the Pharisees. 25  And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? 26  John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know, 27  he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose. 28  These things took place in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising.

29  On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. 30  He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he was before me; 31  and I knew him not; but that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore have I come baptising with water. 32  And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him. 33  And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptise with water, he said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is who baptises with the Holy Spirit. 34  And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God. 35  Again, on the morrow, there stood John and two of his disciples. 36  And, looking at Jesus as he walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God.

37  And the two disciples heard him speaking, and followed Jesus. 38  But Jesus having turned, and seeing them following, says to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi (which, being interpreted, signifies Teacher), where abidest thou? 39  He says to them, Come and see. They went therefore, and saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day. It was about the tenth hour. 40  Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard this from John and followed him. 41  He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ). 42  And he led him to Jesus. Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonas; thou shalt be called Cephas (which interpreted is stone).

43  On the morrow he would go forth into Galilee, and Jesus finds Philip, and says to him, Follow me. 44  And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter. 45  Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus, the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth. 46  And Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Philip says to him, Come and see. 47  Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him, Behold one truly an Israelite, in whom there is no guile. 48  Nathanael says to him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. 49  Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God, thou art the King of Israel. 50  Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these. 51  And he says to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man.

Chapter 2

1  And on the third day a marriage took place in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2  And Jesus also, and his disciples, were invited to the marriage. 3  And wine being deficient, the mother of Jesus says to him, They have no wine. 4  Jesus says to her, What have I to do with thee, woman? mine hour has not yet come. 5  His mother says to the servants, Whatever he may say to you, do. 6  Now there were standing there six stone water-vessels, according to the purification of the Jews, holding two or three measures each. 7  Jesus says to them, Fill the water-vessels with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8  And he says to them, Draw out now, and carry it to the feast-master. And they carried it. 9  But when the feast-master had tasted the water which had been made wine (and knew not whence it was, but the servants knew who drew the water), the feast-master calls the bridegroom, 10  and says to him, Every man sets on first the good wine, and when men have well drunk, then the inferior; thou hast kept the good wine till now. 11  This beginning of signs did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

12  After this he descended to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brethren and his disciples; and there they abode not many days. 13  And the passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14  And he found in the temple the sellers of oxen and sheep and doves, and the money-changers sitting; 15  and, having made a scourge of cords, he cast them all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and he poured out the change of the money-changers, and overturned the tables, 16  and said to the sellers of doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise. 17  And his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thy house devours me. 18  The Jews therefore answered and said to him, What sign shewest thou to us, that thou doest these things? 19  Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20  The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple building, and thou wilt raise it up in three days? 21  But he spoke of the temple of his body. 22  When therefore he was raised from among the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and believed the scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.

23  And when he was in Jerusalem, at the passover, at the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he wrought. 24  But Jesus himself did not trust himself to them, because he knew all men, 25  and that he had not need that any should testify of man, for himself knew what was in man.