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And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”
And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.
Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas to them instead.
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And the charge inscribed against Him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.
And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
When some of those standing nearby heard this, they said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.”
And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
But Jesus let out a loud cry and breathed His last.
And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.
And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”
And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
But when they looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away, even though it was extremely large.
And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.
And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked along in the country.
And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them.
And they went back and reported it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that accompanied it.
Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained speechless.
And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
“The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.