But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.

And Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, that to-day, this night, before a cock shall crow twice, thrice thou shalt deny me.'

But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.

And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.

but he took with him Peter, James, and John. then he began to be in a great consternation and anguish of mind. and he said to them; my soul is exceeding sorrowful,

And He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved and overwhelmed with sorrow, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.”

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

And He came back and found them sleeping, and He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Were you unable to keep watch for one hour?

Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak!"

And again he went away, and said a prayer, using the same words.

He came back a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough [of that]! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

His betrayer had given them a signal. “The One I kiss,” he said, “He’s the One; arrest Him and take Him away under guard.”

When Judas came, immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Rabbi (Master)!” and he kissed Him [forcefully].

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?

And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.

He said in our hearing, I will put an end to this Temple which is made with hands, and in three days I will make another without hands.

And the high priest got up in the middle of them, and said to Jesus, Do you say nothing in answer? what is it which these say against you?

But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Then tearing his robe [to express his indignation], the high priest said, “What further need do we have of witnesses?

His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

And some put shame on him and, covering his face, gave him blows and said to him, Now say what is to come: and the captains took him and gave him blows with their hands.

And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.

But he denied it, and said, "I don't know--I don't understand--What do you mean?" And then he went out into the outer court. Just then a cock crowed.

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

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, with curses and oaths, he said, I have no knowledge of the man about whom you are talking.

And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.

And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

"Do you make no answer?" he said,

Now at the [Passover] feast Pilate used to set free for them any one prisoner whom they requested.

Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to set free for you the King of the Jews?”

But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to set Barabbas free for them instead.

And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, set Barabbas free for them; and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over [to his soldiers] to be crucified.

and they array him in purple, and set upon him, when they have plaited it; a crown of thorns, -

And, as if honouring him, they said, Long life to the King of the Jews!

And they put two thieves on crosses with him, one on his right side, and one on his left.

And the scripture was fulfilled, which said, And he was numbered with the transgressors.

And all the passers-by reviled Him. They shook their heads at Him and said, "Ah! you who were for destroying the Sanctuary and building a new one in three days,

Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

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.

And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, fixed it on a reed, offered Him a drink, and said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to take Him down!”

And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

[Joseph then] brought a linen cloth, and after taking Jesus down from the cross, wrapped the linen cloth around His body and placed it in a grave site that had been cut out of [a ledge of] rock. Then he rolled a huge stone across the entrance to the cave.

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

And very early on the first day of the week, after sunrise [i.e., on Sunday morning], they went to the grave site.

And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

But when they looked they saw the boulder had been rolled to one side,

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 said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See, [here is] the place where they laid Him.

But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.

And they went away and gave news of it to the rest; and they had no belief in what was said.

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.

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

But they set out, and made the proclamation everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the Message by the signs which attended it.

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

They both were righteous (approved) in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.

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.

and he shall be a joy and transport to thee, yea, many shall rejoice on account of his birth; for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord,

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.

And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

And now you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when this takes place, because you did not believe what I said, though my words will be fulfilled in due course."

After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months. She said,

"Thus has the Lord dealt with me," she said, "now that He has graciously taken away my reproach among men."

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.

But she was greatly perplexed at what he said, and kept carefully considering what kind of greeting this was.

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

He shall be great, and shall be called the son of the highest. And the Lord God shall give unto him the seat of his father David:

Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

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.

And consider this, your relative Elizabeth is also pregnant with a son in spite of her old age, and [even though] she was said to be unable to have children, she is now six months along.

For with God, nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it unto me according to thy word.

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Now in those days Mary set out [and] traveled with haste into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

And it came to pass when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant in her womb leaped; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; and she spoke with a loud voice and said;

And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done.

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,

As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

Now Mary stay'd about three months with Elizabeth, and then return'd to her own house.

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.

All who heard the story treasured it in their memories. "What then will this child be?" they said. For the lord's hand was indeed with him.

And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:

"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel," he said, "Because He has not forgotten His people but has effected redemption for them,

(As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,)

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.