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Now when it was evening on that day which was the first of the week, and the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said unto them, Peace be unto you. 20 And having said this, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. The disciples therefore rejoiced, when they saw 21 the Lord. Then he said to them again, Peace be unto 22 you as the Father has sent me, I also send you. And when he said this, he breathed on them, and said unto 23 them, Receive the Holy Spirit. Whosesoever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven unto them; whosesoever ye retain, they are retained.

24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, 25 was not with them when Jesus came. Now the other disciples said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails and put my hand into his side, I will not believe. 26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus comes, the doors having been shut, and stood in the midst and said, Peace be unto 27 you. Then says he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands; and reach thy hand and put it into 28 my side, and be not disbelieving but believing. Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God! 29 Jesus says unto him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they who saw not and yet believed.

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So also did Jesus many other signs before the dis31 ciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.

CH. XXI. AFTER these things Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and he manifested him2 self in this manner. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his

disciples. Simon Peter says unto them, I go a fishing. 3 They say unto him, We are also coming with thee. They went forth and entered into the ship; and in that night they took nothing. But when morning was now coming, Jesus 4 stood on the shore: yet the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. Then Jesus says unto them, Children, have ye any 5 thing to eat? They answered him, No. He says unto 6 them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and were no longer able to draw it for the multitude of the fishes. Then that disciple 7 whom Jesus loved says unto Peter, It is the Lord. Simon Peter then, having heard that it was the Lord, girt about him his upper garment (for he was naked,) and cast himself into the sea; but the other disciples came in the boat, 8 for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits off, dragging the net with the fishes. As 9 soon then as they went on shore, they see a fire of coals laid there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. Jesus says 10 unto them, Bring of the fishes which ye took just now. Simon Peter went aboard, and drew the net to the land 11 full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three and though there were so many, the net was not rent. Jesus 12 says unto them, Come and dine. But none of the disciples. durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it is the Lord. Jesus comes, and takes the bread and gives 13 them, and the fish in like manner. This is now the third 14 time that Jesus was manifested to the disciples, after he was raised from the dead.

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So when they dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, 15 Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He says unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I like thee. He says unto him, Feed my lambs. He says to him 16 again a second time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He says unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I like thee. He says unto him, Shepherd my little sheep. He 17 says unto him the third time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was sorry that he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he says unto him, Lord,.

thou knowest all things; thou seest that I like thee. Jesus 18 says unto him, Feed my little sheep. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, when thou wast younger, thou wert girding thyself and walking whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou wilt stretch forth thy hands, and another will gird and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. 19 This spake he, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he 20 says unto him, Follow me. Peter turned about and sees the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also leant back on his breast at the supper, and said, Lord, who is he 21 that delivers thee up? Peter therefore seeing him says. 22 to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus says unto him, If I will that he abide till I come, what is it to 23 thee? do thou follow me. So this saying went forth among the brethren, that that disciple was not to die; and yet Jesus said not unto him that he was not to die; but, if I will that he abide till I come.

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This is the disciple who bears witness of these things and wrote these things, and we know that his witness is true.

ACTS.

CH. I.

THE former narrative I made, O Theophilus, concerning 2 all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken up, after he gave commandment, through the Holy Spirit, unto the apostles whom he chose: 3 to whom also he presented himself alive after he suffered by many proofs, shewing himself unto them forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God: 4 and, being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the 5 promise of the Father, "which ye heard from me; for

John indeed baptized with water, but ye will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence." They came 6 together then and asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? He said 7 unto them, It is not yours to know times or seasons which the Father appointed by his own authority; but ye 8 will receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you, and will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And having spoken these things, while they were 9 looking, he was lifted up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And as they were gazing earnestly into 10 the heaven while he went, behold, two men stood by them. in white clothing, who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why 11 stand ye looking into the heaven? this Jesus, who was taken up from you into the heaven, will come in like manner as ye saw him go into the heaven.

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount 12 called Olivet, which is nigh Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. And when they came in, they went up into the 13 upper room, where were abiding both Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Jude brother of James. These all were attending with 14 one accord upon prayer, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brethren.

And in these days Peter rose up in the midst of the 15 brethren, and said, (the number of names together was about an hundred and twenty,) Brethren, it was necessary 16 that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, who became guide to them that took Jesus, that he was 17 numbered among us, and obtained the lot of this ministry. Now this man purchased an enclosure with the hire of the 18 unrighteousness, and falling headlong burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out; which thing also be- 19 came known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem, so that that enclosure was called in their own tongue, Acheldamach, that

20 is to say, enclosure of blood. For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, and let none dwell therein, and, His office of bishop let another 21 take. Wherefore of the men who went with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was taken up from us, must one of these become a witness 23 with us of his resurrection. And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and 24 Matthias. And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, who

knowest the hearts of all men, shew which one of these two 25 thou hast chosen, to take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell away, 26 that he might go to his own place. And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

CH. II.

AND when the day of Pentecost was fulfilled, they were 2 all together in one place. And suddenly there came a sound out of the heaven as of a rushing mighty wind; and 3 it filled all the house where they were sitting, and there appeared unto them tongues as of fire dividing themselves, 4 and it sat upon each one of them, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other 5 tongues, even as the Spirit gave them utterance. Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every 6 nation of those under the heaven; and when this noise took place, the multitude came together and were confounded, because every one heard them speaking in his own 7 language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these who speak Galileans? 8 And how hear we every man in our own language wherein 9 we were born, Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaca, and Cappa10 docia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and the Romans who sojourn here, both Jews and Proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabians-how hear we them speaking in our 12 tongues the great things of God? And they were all