They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him to thee.

Then said Pilate to them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

What hast thou done? Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have fought, that I might not be delivered to the Jews: but my kingdom is not from hence.

Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

But Jesus gave him no answer. Then Pilate saith to him, Speakest thou not to me? Knowest thou not, that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

Upon this Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou art not a friend to Cesar. Whosoever maketh himself a king, opposeth Cesar.

Then said the chief priests to Pilate, Write not, the king of the Jews; but that he said, I am the king of the Jews.

They said therefore one to another, Let us not rent it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and cast lots for my vesture. These things therefore the soldiers did.

But coming to Jesus, when they saw he was dead already, they brake not his legs.

For these things were done, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of it shall not be broken.

And Nicodemus also came (who at first had come to Jesus by night) bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pounds.

Then she runneth and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

And stooping down, he saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

not lying with the linen clothes, but folded up in a place by itself.

For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.

And they said to her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith to them, They have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

And having said this, she turned herself back, and seeth Jesus standing, but knew not that it was Jesus.

She turning, saith to him, Rabboni; that is, Master. Jesus saith to her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.

But Thomas called Didymus, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.

The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless I see the print of the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the prints of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands, and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side, and be not faithless, but believing.

Jesus saith to him, Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: happy are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

And Jesus wrought many other miracles also, in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book.

Simon Peter saith to them, I go a fishing. They say to him, We also go with thee. They went out and entered into the vessel, but caught nothing that night.

When the morning was come, Jesus stood on the shore; but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

They answered him, No. And he said to them, Cast your net on the right side of the vessel, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it, for the multitude of fishes.

And the other disciples came in the vessel (for they were not far from land, about two hundred cubits) drawing the net, full of fishes.

Simon Peter went on board, and drew the net to land, full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three; and tho' there were so many, the net was not broken.

Verily, verily I say unto thee, when thou wast young, thou didst gird thyself, and walk whither thou wouldest: but when thou art old, thou shalt stretch out thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

Follow thou me. Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him, That he should not die: but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is it to thee?

which, if they were to be written particularly, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that were written.

And having assembled them together, he commanded them, not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard from me.

For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost, not many days hence.

But he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

And they were amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

These are not drunken as ye suppose for it is but the third hour of the day.

Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death, as it was not possible that he should be held under it.

For David speaketh concerning him, I have seen the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right-hand, that I may not be moved.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in Hades, neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.

He foreseeing this, spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in Hades, neither did his flesh see corruption.

For David is not ascended into the heavens; but he saith himself, The Lord said to my Lord,

And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, as any one had need.

And every soul who will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

And having called them, they charged them, Not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus.

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart, and of one soul: and not so much as one said that ought of the things which he had, was his own, but they had all things common.

And laid them down at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was made to every one, according as any had need.

And to keep back part of the price of the land? While it remained, did it not remain thine? And when it was sold, was it not in thy power? Why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God.

And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.

But an angel of the Lord opened the prison-doors, by night, and bringing them forth,

and sent to the prison, to have them brought, But when the officers came, they found them not in the prison; and returning they said,

Then the captain going with the officers brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

Did not we strictly command you, Not to teach in this name? And lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and would bring the blood of this man upon us.

And to him they agreed. And having called the apostles, and scourged them, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

And they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ daily, in the temple, and from house to house.

Then the twelve calling the multitude of the disciples together, said, It is not right, that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.

And set up false witnesses who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.

And he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not to set his foot on; yet he promised to give it him for a possession, even to his seed after him, when he had no child.

And when the time of the promise which God had sworn to Abraham drew near, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, Till another king arose, who had not known Joseph.

evil intreated our fathers, by causing their male infants to be exposed, that they might not live.

For he supposed his brethren would have understood, that God would deliver them by his hand; but they understood it not.

the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

Whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,

Saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

Yet the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands, as saith the prophet, Heaven is my throne, and earth my footstool.

Hath not my hand made all these things? Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye always resist the Holy Ghost:

Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them that shewed before of the coming of the Just One, of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: Who have received the law by the administration of angels,

and have not kept it.

And kneeling down, he cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And having said this, he fell asleep: And Saul was consenting to his death.

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God.

And he desired Philip to come up, and sit with him. The portion of scripture which he was reading, was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he opened not his mouth.

But all that heard were amazed, and said, Is not this he who destroyed those that call on this name at Jerusalem? And came hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

But their lying in wait was known by Saul: and they guarded the gates day and night to kill him.

Then the disciples, taking him by night, let him down by the wall in a basket.

And coming to Jerusalem, he endeavoured to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

And Lydda being near Joppa, the disciples hearing Peter was there, sent to him two men, desiring that he would not delay to come to them.

And the voice came to him again, the second time, What God hath purified, call not thou common.

Then Peter opening his mouth, said, I perceive of a truth that God is not a respecter of persons:

(Not to all the people, but to witnesses, chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him) after he rose from the dead.

Then Peter answered, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost, even as we?

And the voice from heaven answered me again, What God hath purified, call not thou common.

And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and the guards before the door were keeping the prison.

And going out, he followed him. And he knew not, that it was real which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision.

And knowing Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but running in, told them, that Peter stood before the gate.

And Herod having sought for him, and not found him, examined the guard, and commanded them to be put to death. And going down from Judea to Cesarea, he abode there.

And the people shouted, It is the voice of God, and not of a man.

And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory; and being eaten by worms, he expired.

and fixing his eyes upon him, said, O full of all guile and all mischief, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

And now behold the hand of the Lord is upon thee; and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately a mist and darkness fell upon him, and going about, he sought some to lead him.

And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But behold one cometh after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

Wherefore he saith also in another Psalm, Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy one to see corruption.

But he whom God raised, did not see corruption.

And by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Yet he left not himself without witness,

Wherefore my sentence is, That we trouble not them who from among the Gentiles turn to God.

Forasmuch as we have heard, that some who came from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law, whom we commanded not.

But Paul thought it not right to take with them him, who had departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

Coming to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia; but the Spirit suffered them not.

And passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul by night:

being Jews, exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs, which it is not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive, neither to observe.