All of a sudden, while he was yet speaking, appear'd Judas, one of the twelve, attended by a great number of people with swords and clubs, who were sent by the chief priests, the Scribes, and rulers.

But a certain one of those who were near took out his sword, and gave the servant of the high priest a blow, cutting off his ear.

And Jesus spoke and said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me, as though I were a robber?

And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests, and the elders and the scribes.

Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for witness against Jesus so that they might put him to death; and they were unable to get any.

For many testified falsely against him, and their testimonies were not consistent.

And certain having risen up, were bearing false testimony against him, saying --

And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to strike him with a fist, and to say to him, Prophesy. And the subordinates were throwing him with slaps.

And seeing Peter warming himself by the fire, she gave him a look, and said, You were with this Nazarene, even Jesus.

And the girl saw him, and said again to those who were near, This is one of them.

But again he said it was not so. And after a little time, again those who were near said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; for you are a Galilaean.

And the chief priests were accusing him of many things, but he answered nothing.

And at every feast he was releasing to them one prisoner, whomsoever they were asking;

And a man who was called Barabbas was with the rebels who were bound, men who had committed murder during the insurrection.

For he was aware that the chief priests had turned Jesus over to him because of envy and resentment.

But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.

And they repeatedly struck him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and {they knelt down} [and] did obeisance to him.

and they were giving him to drink wine mingled with myrrh, and he did not receive.

And having crucified him, they were dividing his garments, casting a lot upon them, what each may take;

And those passing by were speaking evil of him, shaking their heads, and saying, 'Ah, the thrower down of the sanctuary, and in three days the builder!

In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes, were mocking [him] to one another, saying, "He saved others; he is not able to save himself!

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

Then at three o'clock Jesus shouted in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama, sabachthani?" [Note: These words were in the commonly spoken Aramaic language], which being interpreted, means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

And there were women watching from a distance: among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome,

(who also, when he was in Galilee, were following him, and were ministering to him,) and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

And Pilate wondered if he were already dead; and having called to him the centurion, he inquired of him if he had long died.

And Mary of Magdala and Mary, Joses' mother, were looking on to see where He was put.

Very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had just come up, they were going to the tomb.

And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us?

(for it was very great.) but when they were near in view, they perceiv'd that the stone was roll'd away.

And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.

They were terrified, but he said to them. "Do not be terrified! You are seeking Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified? He is risen; he is not here. See, the place where they laid him!

And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...

She went and gave news of it to those who had been with him, while they were sorrowing and weeping.

But they, when they were told that He was alive and that she had seen Him, could not believe it.

And after these things he was seen in another form by two of them, while they were walking on their way into the country.

And later he was seen by the eleven themselves while they were taking food; and he said sharp words to them because they had no faith and their hearts were hard, and because they had no belief in those who had seen him after he had come back from the dead.

As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word,

So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching.

They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.

And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

And all the people were offering prayers outside, at the time of the burning of perfumes.

And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.

And when the days of his work in the Temple were ended, he went back to his house.

The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.

And blessed art thou that believedst: For those things shall be performed which were told thee from the Lord."

“He has done mighty deeds with His arm;
He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart.

“He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
And has exalted those who were humble.

And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and so they were rejoicing with her.

And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were wanting to name him {after} his father Zechariah.

and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.

And his mouth and his tongue were opened immediately, and he began to speak, praising God.

And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea.

And everyone who heard about this incident remembered it [i.e., for some time]. They were saying, "What will this child become? For the hand of the Lord was [surely] with him."

Even as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophets which were since the world began.

to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city,

And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

And in the same country there were keepers of sheep in the fields, watching over their flock by night.

And an angel of the Lord stood near them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and {they were terribly frightened}.

Then suddenly there appeared with the angel a large number of the heavenly "army" [i.e., of angels], who were praising God and saying,

And it fortuned, as soon as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, "Let us go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is happened, which the Lord hath showed unto us."

After seeing them, they reported the message they were told about this child,

And all those to whose ears it came were full of wonder at the things said by the keepers of the sheep.

And when eight days were completed {so that he could be circumcised}, he was named Jesus, his name [that] [he] was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

And when the days of their purification were completed according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present [him] to the Lord

by the divine direction he came into the temple, just as the parents of Jesus were bringing in the child to perform what the law required in his behalf.

And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.

And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.

And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

His parents were in the habit of going to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover.

And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it:

and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,

And all to whose ears it came were full of wonder at his knowledge and the answers which he gave.

And when they saw him they were surprised, and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done this to us? see, your father and I have been looking for you with sorrow.

And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?

Now it was the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was ruler of Galilee, his brother Philip was ruler of the regions of Ituraea and Trachonitus [Note: These two men were sons of Herod the Great (See Matt. 2:1) and ruled over provinces east of the Jordan River] and Lysanias was ruler of Abilene [Note: This was a province just north of the two previously mentioned ones].

When Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the waste land.

And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

Then said he to the people that were come to be baptised of him, "O generation of vipers: who hath taught you to fly away from the wrath to come?

And the crowds were asking him, saying, "What then should we do?"

And those who served in the army were also asking him, saying, "What should we also do?" And he said to them, "Extort from no one, and do not blackmail [anyone], and be content with your pay."

And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,

whether he were not the Christ, John answered saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water, but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

Now it happened that when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and [while he] was praying, heaven was opened,

When beginning his work, Jesus was about thirty years old. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, whose ancestors were--Eli,

forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days, and [when] they were completed, he was hungry.

And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.

And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.

The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him, and he began to say to them, "Today is this scripture fulfilled in your hearing."

And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

And he said to them, Without doubt you will say to me, Let the medical man make himself well: the things which to our knowledge were done at Capernaum, do them here in your country.

Truly I say to you, There were a number of widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months and there was no food in the land;

And there were a number of lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and not one of them was made clean, but only Naaman the Syrian.

And all who were in the Synagogue were very angry when these things were said to them.

And rising up, they cast Him out of the city, and were leading Him to the brink of the mountain on which their city was built, to hurl Him down;

And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.