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thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

28 For I have five brethren that he may teftify unto them, left they also come into this place of torment.

29 Abraham faith unto him, They have Mofes and the prophets let them hear them.

30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

31 And he faid unto him, If they hear not Mofes and the prophets, neither will they be perfuaded though one rofe from the dead.

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CHAP. XXIII.

ND the whole multitude of them arofe, and led him unto Pilate.

2 And they began to accufe him, faying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cefar, faying, that he himself is Chrift a King. 3 And Pilate asked him, faying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and faid, Thou fayeft it.

4 Then faid Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this

man.

5 And they were the

more fierce, faying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean?

7 And as foon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurifdiction, he fent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerufalem at that time.

8 And when Herod faw Jefus, he was exceeding glad; for he was defirous to fee him of a long feafon, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have feen fome miracle done by him.

9 Then he questioned with him in many words: but he answered him nothing.

10 And the chief priests and fcribes ftood and vehemently accufed him.

11 And Herod with his men of war fet him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and fent him again to Pilate.

12 And the fame day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

13 ¶ And Pilate, when he

had

had called together the chief priefts and the rulers and the people,

14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me as one that perverteth the people and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching thofe things whereof ye accuse him:

15 No, nor yet Herod: for I fent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is

done unto him.

that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and. of the chief priests prevailed.

24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

25 And he released unto them him that for fedition and murder was caft into prifon, whom they had defired; but he delivered Jefus to their will.

26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon. one Simon a Cyrenean com

16 I will therefore chafing out of the country, and

tife him and release him.

17 For of neceffity he muft release one unto them at the feaft.

18 And they cried out all at once, faying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas :

19 Who for a certain fedition made in the city, and for murder was caft into prifon. 20 Pilate therefore willing to releafe Jefus, fpake again to them.

21 But they cried, faying, Crucify him, crucify him.

22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no caufe of death in him; I will therefore chaftife him, and let him go.

23 And they were inftant with loud voices, requiring

on him they laid the crofs, that he might bear it after Jefus.

27 And there followed. him a great company of people, and of women, which alfo bewailed and lamented him.

28 But Jefus turning unto them, faid, Daughters of Jerufalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

29 For, behold, the days are coming in the which they fhall fay, Bleffed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave fuck.

30 Then fhall they begin to fay to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

31 For if they do thefe D 3. things

things in a green tree, what fhall be done in the dry?

ing, rebuked him, faying, Doft not thou fear God, feeing thou art in the fame condemnation?

41 And we indeed justly: for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done nothing a

32 And there were alfo two other malefactors led with him to be put to death. 33 And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the male-mifs. factors; one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

42 And he faid unto Jefus, Lord, remember me when thou comeft into thy king

34 Then faid Jefus, Fa-dom. ther, forgive them: for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and caft lots.

35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them, derided him, faying, He faved others; let him fave himself, if he be Chrift the chofen of God.

36 And the foldiers alfo mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

37 And faying, If thou be the King of the Jews, fave thyself.

38 And a fuperfcription alfo was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, faying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

40 But the other anfwer

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43 And Jefus faid unto him, Verily I fay unto thee, to-day fhalt thou be with me in paradise.

44 And it was about the fixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth, hour.

45 And the fun was darkened, and the vail of the temple was rent in the midst.

46 And when Jefus had cried with a loud voice, he faid, Father into thy hands I commend my fpirit. And having faid thus, he gave up the ghost.

47 Now when the centurion faw what was done, he glorified God, faying, Certainly this was a righteous

man.

48 And all the people that came together to that fight, beholding the things which were done, fmote their breafts, and returned.

49 And all his acquaint ance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off beholding these things.

50 And, behold, there was a man named Jofeph, a counsel or; and he was a good man and a just :

51 The fame had not confented to the counsel and deed of them. He was of Arimathea a city of the Jews: who alfo himfelf waited for the kingdom of God.

52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jefus.

53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a fepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

54 And that day was the preparation, and the fabbath drew on.

55 And the women alfo which came with him from Galilee followed after, and beheld the fepulchre, and how his body was laid.

56 And they returned, and prepared fpices and ointments; and rested the fabbathday according to the commandment.

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in the morning, they came unto the fepulchre, bringing the fpices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

2 And they found the ftone rolled away from the fepulchre.

3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men ftood by them in fhining garments:

5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why feek ye the living among the dead?

6 He is not here, but is rifen: remember how he fpake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

7 Saying, the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of finful men, and be crucified, and the third day rife again.

8 And they remembered his words,

9 And returned from the fepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the reft.

10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things

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unto the apostles.

19 And he faid unto

II And their words feem-them, What things? And ed to them as idle tales, and they faid unto him, Concernthey believed them not. ing Jefus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people :

12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the fepulchre; and ftooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themfelves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.

13 ¶ And, behold, two of 'them went that fame day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerufalem about threefcore furlongs.

14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

15 And it came to pafs, that while they communed together and reafoned, Jefus himself drew near, and went with them.

16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

17 And he faid unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another as ye walk, and are fad ?

18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering, faid unto him, Art thou only a ftranger in Jerufalem, and haft not known the things which are come to pafs there in thefe days?

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20 And how the chief priefts and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

21 But we trufted that it had been he which should have redeemed Ifrael. And befide all this, to-day is the third day fince these things were done.

22 Yea, and certain women alfo of our company made us aftonifhed, which were early at the fepulchre ;

23 And when they found not his body, they came, faying, That they had alfo feen a vifion of angels, which faid, That he was alive.

24 And certain of them-which were with us went to the fepulchre, and found it even fo as the women had faid but him they faw not.

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25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and flow of heart, to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

26 Ought not Chrift to have fuffered these things, and to enter into his glory? 27 And

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