And the high priest having torn his clothes, he says, What further need have we of witnesses?

And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest comes.

But he denied, saying, I know not, nor understand what thou say. And he went outside onto the porch, and a cock sounded.

But he again denied it. And after a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, Surely thou are from them, for thou are a Galilean, and thy accent is similar.

But he began to curse and to swear, I do not know this man of whom ye speak.

And the second time a cock sounded. And Peter remembered the saying that Jesus said to him, Before a cock sounds twice, thou will deny me thrice. And having broke down, he wept.

And Pilate questioned him, Are thou the king of the Jews? And having answered, he said to him, Thou say.

And Pilate again questioned him, saying, Thou answer nothing? Behold how many things they testify against thee.

Now during a feast he released to them one prisoner, whomever they requested.

And having cried aloud, the multitude began to ask as he was always doing for them.

For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up because of envy.

But the chief priests incited the crowd, so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.

And Pilate said to them, For what evil has he done? But they cried out even more, Crucify him.

And Pilate, wanting to do what was sufficent for the crowd, released Barabbas to them. And he delivered Jesus, after scourging, so that he might be crucified.

And they draft a certain Simon, a Cyrenian passing by coming from the countryside, the father of Alexander and Rufus, so that he would take his cross.

And they gave him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but he did not take it.

And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, And he was reckoned with lawless men.

And those who passed by railed at him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! Thou who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

Likewise also the chief priests mocking among each other with the scholars said, He saved others, he cannot save himself.

And some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calls Elijah.

And when the centurion, who stood from opposite him, saw that he expired, having cried out this way, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

women who also followed him and served him when he was in Galilee, also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

Joseph of Arimathaea came, an honorable councilman who also himself was awaiting the kingdom of God, emboldened, he went in near Pilate, and requested the body of Jesus.

And Pilate wondered if he died already. And having summoned the centurion, he questioned him if he was already dead.

And having ascertained from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

And having bought fine linen, and having taken him down, he wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulcher, being that which had been hewn out of rock. And he rolled a stone to the door of the sepulcher.

And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.

And he says to them, Be not alarmed. Ye seek Jesus, the man of Nazareth who was crucified. He was raised. He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid him.

But go, tell his disciples and Peter, that he goes before you into Galilee. Ye will see him there, just as he said to you.

Now having risen early morning on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

And those men, when they heard that he is alive, and was seen by her, did not believe.

And after these things he appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked going into the countryside.

Afterward he became visible to them, to the eleven, who were relaxing. And he upbraided their unbelief and hard heart, because they did not believe those who saw him after he was raised.

And he said to them, Having gone into all the world, preach ye the good-news to the whole creation.

He who believes and is immersed will be saved, but he who does not believe will be damned.

Therefore indeed, the Lord, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

that, according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to burn incense after entering into the temple of the Lord.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he should, no, not drink wine and strong drink. And he will be filled of Holy Spirit, even from his mother's belly.

And he will turn back many of the sons of Israel to Lord their God.

And he will go ahead, in front of him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn back the hearts of fathers toward children, and the disobedient in a mentality of the righteous, to make ready for Lord a people prepared.

And Zacharias said to the agent, How will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days.

And when he came out, he could not speak to them, and they recognized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was beckoning to them, and remained speechless.

And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.

Thus the Lord has done to me during the days in which he looked, to take away my shame among men.

And the agent having come in near her, he said, Hail, thou who are highly favored. The Lord is with thee, thou who are blessed among women.

This man will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.

And he will reign over the house of Jacob into the ages. And of his kingdom there will be no end.

And Mary said to the agent, How will this be, since I know not a man?

And having answered, the agent said to her, Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee. Therefore also the holy thing that is begotten will be called the Son of God.

because he has looked upon the lowliness of his bondmaid. For behold, from henceforth all generations will regard me blessed,

He did a mighty work by his arm. He scattered the proud in the mentality of their heart.

He brought down potentates from thrones, and raised up lowly men.

He filled those who are hungry with good things, and those who are rich he sent away empty.

He helped his boy Israel to be reminded of mercy,

just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and his seed into the age.

And his mother having answered, said, No, but he will be called John.

And they made signs to his father, whatever he wanted to call him.

And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.

And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue, and he spoke, praising God.

Blessed is Lord, the God of Israel, because he came to help, and made ransom for his people.

And he raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his boy David,

just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,

the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to give to us,

And thou, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High. For thou will go ahead, before the face of Lord, to prepare his ways,

because of the bowels of mercy of our God, by which the dayspring from on high came to help us,

And the child grew, and became strong in spirit. And he was in the desolate regions until the day of his manifestation to Israel.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and patriarchy of David,

And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise him, that his name was called JESUS, the one called by the heavenly agent before he was conceived in the belly.

And it was divinely revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death before he would see the Christ of Lord.

And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus, for them to do according to the custom of the law about him,

he also received it into his arms, and praised God, and said,

And when he became twelve years old, them having gone up according to the custom of the feast,

And he said to them, Why is it that ye were seeking me? Had ye not known that I must be among the things of my Father?

And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was being subordinate to them. And his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God became in John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And he came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching an immersion of repentance for remission of sins,

He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be immersed by him, Ye offspring of vipers, who showed you to flee from the coming wrath?

And having answered, he says to them, He who has two coats, let him share with him not having, and he who has food, let him do likewise.

And he said to them, Collect not one thing more than from what has been appointed for you.

And men who were soldiers also questioned him, saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.

And as the people were expectant, and all pondering in their hearts about John, if perhaps he was the Christ,

John responded, saying to them all, I indeed immerse you in water, but a man mightier than I comes, of whom I am not worthy to unloose the strap of his shoes. He will immerse you in Holy Spirit and fire,

whose winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

Indeed therefore, also exhorting the people with many other things, he preached the good-news.

also added this to them all, he even locked up John in prison.

being tempted forty days by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days, and when they were ended, afterward he was hungry.

And having brought him onto a high mountain, the devil showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down from here,

for it is written, He will give his agents orders about thee, to protect thee,

And when the devil ended every temptation, he withdrew from him until a time.

And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up. And according to that which was customary to him, he entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. And having opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

The Spirit of Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach good-news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to sent forth in deliv

And having closed the book, having given it back to the attendant, he sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were focused on him.

And he began to say to them, Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your ears.

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb: Physician, heal thyself. How many things we heard that happened at Capernaum, do also here in thy fatherland.

And he said, Truly I say to you, that not one prophet is acceptable in his fatherland.

But he, having passed through the midst of them, departed.