and when I am gone, and have prepar'd a place for you, I will come again, to take you with me, that where I am there ye may be also.

and where I am going you know, and the way ye know.

Thomas said to him, Lord, we know not whither you are going, how then can we know the way?

Philip said to him, Lord shew us the father, and we are satisfied.

Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, why Lord, will you show your self to us, and not to the world?

Jesus answered him, he that loves me, will observe my precepts: and my father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

I bid you farewell! I give you my last farewell; but I do not give it out of common formality: don't be concern'd for me, or apprehensive for your selves.

you are already clean by the instructions I have given you.

I am the vine, you are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for independent of me ye can do nothing.

if a man abide not in me, he is cast away as withered branches that are gather'd up to be thrown into the fire, where they are burned.

my father will be honour'd by your bearing much fruit, and you will have the honour of being my disciples.

as the father has loved me, and I have loved you: so do you persevere in your love to me.

your love to me will be in keeping my commandments: even as I love my father by keeping his commandments.

These things have I spoken to you, that you might have some present comfort, and that hereafter your joy might be compleat.

it was not you that chose me, but I that chose you, and establish'd you, that your travels may be fruitful, and your fruit be lasting: so that whatever ye shall ask of the father for my sake, he will give it you.

if you were of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world does hate you.

they shall expel you out of the synagogues: yea, the time is coming, when it will be thought an agreeable sacrifice to God for any one to take away your lives.

but now I am going to him that sent me; yet none of you ask me now, whither are you going?

are your minds so overwhelm'd with sorrow at what I told you?

now Jesus perceiving that they had a mind to ask him, said to them, are you sollicitous about what I said, "within a little while ye shall not see me: but within a little while ye shall see me again?"

verily, verily I say unto you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

so you are afflicted at present: but I will see you again, and then shall your hearts be affected with joy, and your joy shall no one wrest from you.

hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be compleat.

now we are convinc'd that you know all our difficulties, and have no occasion that any man should propose them to you: by this we believe that you were sent from God.

these things I have appriz'd you of, that ye might repose your confidence in me. the world shall give you trouble: but take courage, I have overcome the world.

I have displayed thy name among those whom you have chosen out of the world for me: thine they were, and you gave them me; and they have kept thy word.

for I have given to them the instructions which you gave me; and they have received them; and have sincerely believ'd that I came from thee, and are persuaded that thou didst send me.

"It is for them I pray: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me, because they are thine.

and now I shall be no more in the world, but they will be in the world, when I am come to thee. holy father keep them by that authority, with which thou hast invested me, that they may be one, as we are.

by your authority I have kept them, during my being with them in the world: those that you gave me I have kept, and not one of them is lost, except the son of perdition: according as the scripture foretold.

I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

and the glory which thou gavest me, I have given them: that they may be one, even as we are one.

father, I desire that they also whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am going; that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me: for thou didst love me before the foundation of the world; yet,

When Jesus had spoken these words, he pass'd with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into which he entred with them.

but Simon Peter drew his sword, and struck off the right ear of Malchus, a servant belonging to the high priest.

then said the damsel, that kept the door, to Peter, are you also one of this man's disciples? I am not, said he.

now the servants and officers that were there, had made a coal-fire, for it was cold, to warm themselves: and Peter stood warming himself among them.

one of the servants of the high priest, kinsman to him whose ear Peter struck off, said, did not I see thee in the garden with him?

they answered him, if he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him to you.

Pilate then said to them, take him your selves, and judge him according to your law. but the Jews said to him, it is not lawful for us to put any man to death.

Then Pilate entred into the Pretorium, and addressing himself to Jesus, said to him, are not you the king of the Jews?

Jesus answered him, is it your opinion that I am, or did others give it you as theirs?

Pilate answered, am I a Jew? your own nation, and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me: what hast thou done?

Jesus answered, my kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, I should have had my guards to prevent my falling into the hands of the Jews: whereas my kingdom is of another nature.

upon this Pilate said to him, you are then a king? Jesus answered, you say right, for I am a king. to this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, to persuade mankind of the truth. every one that loves truth is observant of my directions.

the Jews answered him, we have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he pretended to be the son of God.

and went again into the Pretorium, and said to Jesus, who was your father? but Jesus gave him no answer.

then said Pilate to him, won't you give me an answer? don't you know that it is in my power to crucify you, or to release you?

Jesus answered, you could not have any power over me, except you deriv'd it from above: therefore they who delivered me into your hands are the most culpable.

upon this, Pilate propos'd to release him: but the Jews cried out, if you let this man go, you are not Cesar's friend: he that sets up for king, opposes Cesar.

it was then about the sixth hour of the day before the sabbath of the passover: and he said to the Jews, behold your king.

but they cried out, away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate said to them, shall I crucify your king? the chief priests answered, we have no king but Cesar.

and he bearing his cross, marched out to a place called the skull, which is in the Syriac, Golgotha: where they crucified him,

In the mean time the mother of Jesus, and her sister Mary, the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene, were standing by the cross.

after this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be be fulfilled, said, I thirst.

for these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, "a bone of him shall not be broken."

now near the place where he was crucified, there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, in which no body had ever yet been laid.

upon this she went in great haste to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, they have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

where stooping down he saw the linen clothes lying; but did not go in.

and saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, the one at the head, the other at the feet.

and they said to her, woman, why do you weep? "because, said she, they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him."

Jesus said to her, woman, why do you weep? who do you look for? she supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, sir, if it be you that have convey'd him away; tell me where you have laid him, and I will take care to have him remov'd.

that is to say, master! Jesus said 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 unto my father and your father, even my God and your God."

The same day at evening, being the first day of the week, the doors of the house where the disciples were, being shut, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, peace be with you.

and when he had so said, he show'd them his hands and his side. the disciples were therefore extremely glad when they saw it was the Lord.

whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye leave unpardoned, they are lest unpardoned."

Eight days after, when his disciples were again in private, and Thomas with them: Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, peace be with you.

Jesus said to him, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they who have not seen, and yet have believed.

Jesus perform'd many other miracles in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book.

but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Messias, the son of God, and that believing ye might have life through his name.

Simon Peter, Thomas, otherwise Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of Jesus were all together.

they answered him, no. and he said to them, cast the net on the right side of the vessel, and ye shall find. so they cast it, and it was so full of fish they were not able to draw it.

as for the other disciples, they came in the bark dragging the net full of fish, for they were but about two hundred cubits distant from land.

assoon as they were come to land, they saw fish frying upon a fire of coals there, and bread.

I tell you for certain, tho' when you was a youth you girded your self, and rambled where you had a mind: yet when you are old, your hands shall be stretch'd out, and another shall gird thee, and lead thee where you will be unwilling to go.

the other transactions of Jesus are so numerous, that if these were to be particularly descried, I imagine the world would be overwhelm'd with the books that should be written.

after he had given the apostles he had chosen, the orders they were to execute by the holy spirit.

being with them when they were assembled, he order'd they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for what the father had promis'd, which, said he, I mention'd.

and he said to them, it is not for you, to know the times or the seasons, which the father hath reserv'd in his own disposal.

and as they were looking stedfastly toward heaven, as he mounted up, on a sudden, two men appear'd before them robed in white, who said,

When they were arrived there, they went up into an upper room, where Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, Simon the Zelot, and Judas the brother of James used to resort,

he was of our number, and shared in the functions of this ministry.

when all of a sudden there came a sound from heaven, like that of an impetuous wind, which filled all the house where they were.

and they were all filled with the holy ghost, and began to speak in different languages, as the spirit gave them utterance.

now many devout Jews were residing at Jerusalem, who came from all quarters of the world.

and upon the rumour of this event, the multitude came together, and were confounded, every man hearing the disciples speak in his own language.

struck with astonishment and admiration, they said to one another, are not these men who are speaking, all Galileans?

how comes it then that we hear every man talking in our own native tongue?

Cretes, and Arabians, we hear them all proclaiming in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

and they were all amazed, and perplex'd, saying one to another, what can the meaning of this be?

others in derision said, these men are full of sweet wine.

these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is but the third hour of the day.

"it shall come to pass in the last days (saith God) I will pour out of my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men dream dreams:

ye men of Israel attend to what I say; Jesus of Nazareth was a man whom God distinguished among you, by miracles, by prodigies, and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as you your selves also know:

'tis this Jesus whom God hath raised up, of which we all are witnesses.

Now when they heard this, their hearts were struck with remorse, and they said to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, men and brethren, what shall we do?

for the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

then they that embraced his doctrine, were baptized: and there were about three thousand converts made that very day.

and all the people were allarm'd at the many prodigies and miracles which were done by the apostles.