34 over the whole earth unto the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, 35 my God, why didst thou forsake me? And some of them standing by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calls for 36 Elijah. And one ran and filled a spunge with vinegar,

and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let 37 us see whether Elijah is coming to take him down. And 38 Jesus uttering a loud cry expired. And the veil of the 39 temple was rent into two from top to bottom. And when the centurion who stood by over against him, saw that he so expired, he said, Truly this man was God's son.

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And there were also women beholding afar off: among whom was also Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother 41 of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; who, when he was in Galilee, were following him, and ministering unto him; and many other women who came up with him unto Jerusalem.

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And when evening was now come, since it was the 43 preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, who was also himself waiting for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly 44 unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been long dead: 45 and when he knew from the centurion, he presented the 46 corpse to Joseph. And he bought fine linen, and took him

down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone 47 unto the door of a tomb. And Mary the Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid. CH. XVI. AND when the sabbath was past, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, 2 that they might come and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week they come unto the sepulchre when 3 the sun was risen. And they said among themselves, Who will roll us away the stone out of the door of the tomb? 4 And when they looked up, they see that the stone has been

rolled away for it was very great. And entering into 5 the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were sore amazed. And he says unto them, Be not amazed. Ye seek 6 Jesus the Nazarene, the crucified one: he was raised, he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. But go 7 your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goes before you into Galilee: there ye will see him, as he said unto you. And they went out, and fled from the tomb; for trembling 8 and amazement seized them, and they said nothing to any one; for they were afraid.

[Von Tischendorf prints the following appendix from the received text and Lachmann.]

And having risen early on the first day of the week, he 9 appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, from whom he had cast seven demons. She went and told them that 10 had been with him, as they mourned and wept. And they, 11 hearing that he was alive, and was seen by her, believed not. But after these things he was manifested in another form 12 unto two of them as they walked, going into the country. And they went away and told it unto the rest; neither 13 believed they them. Afterward he was manifested unto the 14 eleven themselves as they sat at table, and reproached them with their unbelief and hardheartedness, because they believed not them who saw him after he was raised. And 15 he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He that believed and was 16 baptized will be saved; but he that believed not will be condemned. And these signs will follow them that be- 17 lieved; in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if 18 they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then 19 after the Lord spake unto them, he was taken up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God; and they went 20 forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed.

ACCORDING TO LUKE.

CH. I.

FORASMUCH as many took in hand to set forth in order a narrative concerning the things which have been accom2 plished among us, even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eye-witnesses and ministers 3 of the word; it seemed good to me also, having accurately followed all from the beginning, to write unto thee in order, 4 most excellent Theophilus, that thou mightest know fully the certainty concerning the words wherein thou wast instructed.

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There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zachariah, of the course of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was 6 Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the 7 Lord blameless. And they had no child, because Elisabeth 8 was barren, and both were advanced in their days. And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office 9 before God in the order of his course, according to the custom of the priest's office his lot was to burn incense 10 when he went into the temple of the Lord, and the whole

multitude of the people were praying without at the hour 11 of incense. And there appeared unto him an angel of the

Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And when Zechariah saw him, he was troubled, and fear 13 fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zechariah, for thy supplication was heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his 14 name John; and thou wilt have joy and exultation; and 15 many will rejoice at his birth. For he will be great in

the sight of the Lord, and will drink neither wine nor strong drink, and will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb, and will turn many of 16 the children of Israel to the Lord their God; and he 17 himself will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient to the prudence of the righteous; to make ready for the Lord a prepared people. And Zechariah said unto 18 the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man and my wife advanced in her days. And the angel 19 answering said unto him, I am Gabriel that stand by in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these glad tidings; and, behold, thou 20 shalt be silent, and not able to speak, until the day that these things come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their season. the people were looking for Zechariah, and were marvelling that he tarried in the temple. And when he came out, he 22 could not speak unto them: and they knew fully that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he himself was making signs unto them, and remained speechless. it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were accomplished, that he departed to his own house. after these days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, Thus has the Lord done unto 25 me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

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And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent 26 from God into a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a 27 virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And 28 the angel came in unto her and said, Hail, thou highly favoured, the Lord is with thee. But she was troubled 29 at the saying, and was reasoning what manner of salutation this might be. And the angel said unto her, 30 Fear not, Mary: for thou didst find favour with God. And, behold, thou wilt conceive and bear a son, and wilt 31 call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be 32

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called a Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give 33 unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom 34 there shall be no end. But Mary said unto the angel, How 35 shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee therefore also the holy thing that is begotten will 36 be called a Son of God. And, behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren: 37, 38 for with God nothing will be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

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And Mary arose in those days and went into the hill 40 country with haste, into a city of Judah, and entered into 41 the house of Zechariah and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. And Elisabeth was 42 filled with the Holy Spirit, and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is 43 the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the 44 mother of my Lord should come to me? For, behold, as soon as the voice of thy salutation came to mine ears, the 45 babe leaped in my womb in exultation. And blessed is she that believed that there will be an accomplishment of the things which have been told her from the Lord.

46, 47 And Mary said, My soul is magnifying the Lord, and 48 my spirit exulted in God my Savour; for he looked upon the humiliation of his handmaid. For, behold, from hence49 forth all the generations will count me blessed, because the

mighty One did great things for me. And holy is his name, 50 and his mercy is on them that fear him from generation 51 to generation. He did might with his arm; he scattered 52 the proud in the thought of their heart; he cast down 53 potentates from thrones, and exalted the lowly; the

hungry he filled with good things, and the rich he sent 54 empty away. He helped Israel his servant, to remember