47 And Mary Magdalene and Magdalene, out of whom he had Mary the mother of Joses beheld cast seven devils. where he was laid. CHAPTER XVI. 10 And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11 And they, when they had 1 An angel declareth the resurrection of Christ to three women: 9 he appeareth to Mary Magdalene, &c.: 19 his ascension into heaven; the gospel is preached, &c. heard that he was alive, and had AND when the sabbath was been seen of her, believed not. past, Mary Magdalene, and 12 ¶ After that he appeared in Mary the mother of James, and another form unto two of them, Salome, had bought sweet spices, as they walked, and went into that they might come and anoint the country. him. 13 And they went and told 2 And very early in the morn-it unto the residue: neither being, the first day of the week, lieved they them. they came unto the sepulchre at 14 ¶ Afterward he appeared the rising of the sun : unto the eleven, as they sat at 3 And they said among them-meat, and upbraided them with selves, Who shall roll us away their unbelief, and hardness of the stone from the door of the heart, because they believed not sepulchre? them which had seen him after 4 (And when they looked, he was risen. they saw that the stone was 15 And he said unto them, rolled away,) for it was very Go ye into all the world, and great. preach the gospel to every crea 5 And entering into the se- ture. pulchre, they saw a young man 16He that believeth and is bapsitting on the right side, clothed tized shall be saved; but he that in a long white garment; and believeth not, shall be damned. they were affrighted. 17 And these signs shall fol 6 And he saith unto them, Below them that believe: In my not affrighted: ye seek Jesus of name shall they cast out devils; Nazareth, which was crucified: they shall speak with new he is risen; he is not here: behold tongues; the place where they laid him. 18 They shall take up ser7 But go your way, tell his pents; and if they drink any disciples and Peter, that he go-deadly thing, it shall not hurt eth before you into Galilee them; they shall lay hands on there shall ye see him, as he said the sick, and they shall recover. unto you. 19 ¶ So then, after the Lord 8 And they went out quickly, had spoken unto them, he was and fled from the sepulchre; for received up into heaven, and sat they trembled, and were amazed: on the right hand of God. neither said they any thing to 20 And they went forth, and any man; for they were afraid. preached every where, the Lord : 9 Now, when Jesus was working with them, and confirmrisen early, the first day of the ing the word with signs followweek, he appeared first to Maryling. Amen. 1. The GOSPEL according to ST. LUKE. CHAP. I. of the people were praying with1 Luke's preface....5 The conception of out, at the time of incense. John Baptist, 26 and of Christ....57 The na- 11 And there appeared unto tivity and circumcision of John....64 The him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the almany tar of incense. mouth of Zacharias opened: 67 his pro phecy. FORASMUCH as have taken in hand to set 12 And when Zacharias saw forth in order a declaration of him, he was troubled, and fear those things which are most fell upon him. surely believed among us, 13 But the angel said unto 2 Even as they delivered him, Fear not, Zacharias: for them unto us, which from the thy prayer is heard; and thy wife beginning were eye-witnesses, Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and ministers of the word; and thou shalt call his name 3 It seemed good to me also, John. having had perfect understand- 14 And thou shalt have joy ing of all things from the very and gladness, and many shall refirst, to write unto thee in order, joice at his birth. most excellent Theophilus, 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; 4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things wherein thou hast been instruct- and he shall be filled with the ed. Holy Ghost, even from his moth 5 THERE was in the days of er's womb. Herod the king of Judea, 16 And many of the children a certain priest named Zachari- of Israel shall he turn to the as, of the course of Abia: and his Lord their God. wife was of the daughters of Aa- 17 And he shall go before him ron, aud her name was Elisa- in the spirit and power of Elias, beth, to turn the hearts of the fathers 6 And they were both right- to the children, and the disobeeous before God walking in all dient to the wisdom of the just; the commandments and ordi- to make ready a people preparnances of the Lord blameless. ed for the Lord. 7 And they had no child, be- 18 And Zacharias said unto cause that Elisabeth was barren; the angel, Whereby shall I know and they both were now well this! for I am an old man, and stricken in years. my wife well stricken in years. 8 And it came to pass, that, 19 And the angel answering, while he executed the priest's said unto him, I am Gabriel, that office before God in the order stand in the presence of God; of his course, and am sent to speak unto thee, 9 According to the custom of and to shew thee these glad tidthe priest's office, his lot was to ings. burn incense when he went in- 20 And behold, thou shalt be to the temple of the Lord. dumb, and not able to speak, un 10 And the whole multitude 'til the day that these things shall be performed, because thou be- 32 He shall be great, and shall lievest not my words, which shall be called the Son of the Highbe fulfilled in their season. est; and the Lord God shall give 21 And the people waited unto him the throne of his fathfor Zacharias, and marvelled er David. that he tarried so long in the 33 And he shall reign over temple. the house of Jacob for ever; 22 And when he came out, and of his kingdom there shall he could not speak unto them: be no end. and they perceived that he had 34 Then said Mary unto the seen a vision in the temple; for angel, How shall this be, seeing he beckoned unto them, and re- I know not a man? mained speechless. 35 And the angel answered 23 And it came to pass, that and said unto her, The Holy as soon as the days of his min- Ghost shall come upon thee, istration were accomplished, he and the power of the Highest departed to his own house. shall overshadow thee: there 24 And after those days his fore also that holy thing which wife Elisabeth conceived, and shall be born of thee, shall be hid herself five months, saying, called the Son of God. 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt 36 And behold, thy cousin with me in the days wherein he Elisabeth, she hath also conlooked on me, to take away my ceived a son in her old age; and reproach among men. this is the sixth month with her 26 And in the sixth month who was called barren : the angel Gabriel was sent from 37 For with God nothing God unto a city of Galilee, nam- shall be impossible. ed Nazareth, 38 And Mary said, Behold 27 To a virgin espoused to a the handmaid of the Lord, be it man whose name was Joseph, unto me according to thy word. of the house of David; and the And the angel departed from virgin's name was Mary. her. 28 And the angel came in 39 ¶ And Mary arose in those unto her, and said, Hail, thou days, and went into the hillthat art highly favoured, the country with haste, into a city Lord is with thee: blessed art of Juda, thou among women. 40 Ánd entered into the 29 And when she saw him, house of Zacharias, and saluted she was troubled at his saying, Elisabeth. and cast in her mind what man 41 And it came to pass, that ner of salutation this should be. when Elisabeth heard the salu30 And the angel said unto tation of Mary, the babe leaped her, Fear not, Mary: for thou in her womb: and Elisabeth was hast found favor with God. filled with the Holy Ghost. 31 And behold, thou shalt 42 And she spake out with conceive in thy womb, and bring a loud voice and said, Blessed forth a son, and shalt call his art thou among women, and name JESÚS. blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to cred; and she brought forth a me, that the mother of my Lord son. . should come to me? 58 And her neighbours and 44 For lo, as soon as the her cousins heard how the Lord voice of thy salutation sounded had shewed great mercy upon in mine ears, the babe leaped her; and they rejoiced with in my womb for joy. her. 45 And blessed is she that 59 And it came to pass, that believed: for there shall be a on the eighth day they came to performance of those things circumcise the child; and they which were told her from the called him Zacharias, after the Lord. name of his father. 46 1 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. 61 And they said unto her, 48 For he hath regarded the There is none of thy kindred low estate of his handmaiden: that is called by this name. for behold, from henceforth all 62 And they made signs to generations shall call me bless- his father, how he would have him called. ed. 49 For he that is mighty hath 63 And he asked, for a writdone to me great things; and ing-table, and wrote, saying, His holy is his name. name is John. And they marvelled all. 50 And his mercy is on them that fear him, from generation to generation. 64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and prais 51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered ed God. the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 53 He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent empty away. 54 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; 55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed, for ever. 65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill-country of Judea. 66 And all they that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God 56 And Mary abode with her of Israel; for he hath visited and about three months, and return- redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up a horn 57 Now Elisabeth's full time of salvation for us, in the house came that she should be deliv- of his servant David: ed to her own house. 70 As he spake by the mouth made when Cyrenius was govof his holy prophets, which have ernor of Syria.) been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of 72 To perform the mercy pro- Nazareth, into Judea, unto the mised to our fathers, and to re-city of David, which is called member his holy covenant; Bethlehem, (because he was of 73 The oath which he sware the house and lineage of David,) to our father Abraham, 5 To be taxed with Mary his 74 That he would grant espoused wife, being great with unto us, that we, being deliv-child. ered out of the hand of our 6 And so it was, that while enemies, might serve him with- they were there, the days were out fear, accomplished that she should be 75 In holiness and righteous-delivered. ness before him, all the days of 7 And she brought forth her our life. first-born son, and wrapped him 76 And thou, child, shalt be in swaddling-clothes, and laid called the Prophet of the High- him in a manger; because there est, for thou shalt go before the was no room for them in the inn. face of the Lord to prepare his 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in 77 To give knowledge of the field, keeping watch over salvation unto his people, by the their flock by night. remission of their sins, 9 And lo, the angel of the 78 Through the tender mercy Lord came upon thein, and the of our God; whereby the day-glory of the Lord shone round spring from on high hath visit- about them; and they were sore afraid. ways; ed us, 79 To give light to them that 10 And the angel said unto sit in darkness and in the shad- them, Fear not: for behold, I ow of death, to guide our feet in- bring you good tidings of great to the way of peace. joy, which shall be to all peo 80 And the child grew, and ple. waxed strong in spirit, and was 11 For unto you is born this in the deserts till the day of his day, in the city of David, a Sashewing unto Israel. viour, which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a sign 1 Augustus taxeth the Roman empire....6 unto you; Ye shall find the babe Christ's nativity: 21 his circumcision, &c. wrapped in swaddling-clothes, AND it came to pass in those lying in a manger. CHAP. II. days, that there went out 13 And suddenly there was a decree from Cesar Augustus, with the angel a multitude of the that all the world should be tax-heavenly host, praising God, and saying, ed. 2 (And this taxing was first 14 Glory to God in the |
