The Books of John the Beloved

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Here are the five books of John the Beloved:  Gospel of John, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd John, and Revelation, from the Holy Bible, Hoehn Version, Editor:  Frederick Hoehn.

He is John the Beloved because he was called "...the disciple whom Jesus loved."  Evidently, the Lord was somewhat closer to John.  Perhaps it was that the Lord loved John a little more because John loved the Lord more.

At the end of his life, John had been exiled to the Island of Patmos, where he received the Revelation from the Lord, revealing things to come at the end times, speaking of which, we seem to be pretty much there already.

___John chapter 1

1 The Word was there in the beginning, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him, and nothing that was made was made without him.

4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shined in darkness, and the darkness didn't understand it.

6 A man was sent from God whose name was John.

7 He came for a witness, to testify about the Light, so all men through him would believe.

8 He was not that Light, but was sent to testify about that Light.

9 That was the true Light, that illuminates every man that comes into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world didn't know him.

11 He came to his own, and his own didn't receive him.

12 But to as many as did receive him, he gave power to become the sons of God, to those who believe on his name,

13 Who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and lived among us, (and we saw his glory, the glory as of God's only child,) full of grace and truth.

15 John testified about him, and shouted, "This is the one about whom I spoke, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me."

16 And of his fullness, all of us have received, and grace for grace.

17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

18 No man has seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

20 And he confessed, and didn't deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."

21 And they asked him, "What then?  Are you Elijah?"  And he said, "I am not."  "Are you that prophet?"  And he answered, "No."

22 Then they said to him, "Who are you?  So we can give an answer to those who sent us.  What do you say about yourself?"

23 He said, "I am the voice of someone shouting in the wilderness, 'Make the way of the Lord straight,' like the prophet Isaiah said."

24 And those who were sent were from the Pharisees.

25 And they asked him, "Why do you baptize then, if you aren't the Christ, nor Elijah, nor that prophet?"

26 John answered them, "I baptize with water, but someone stands among you whom you don't know.

27 He's the one, who coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoelaces I am not worthy to untie."

28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "See, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

30 This is he about whom I said, after me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.

31 And I didn't know him, but that he would be presented to Israel, that's why I've come baptizing with water."

32 And John testified, "I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it stayed on him.

33 And I didn't know him, but he that sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'On whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he that baptizes with the Holy Ghost.'

34 And I saw, and testified that this is the Son of God."

35 Again the next day John stood, and two of his disciples,

36 And looking at Jesus as he walked, he said, "See, the Lamb of God!"

37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, "What are you looking for?"  They said to him, "Rabbi," (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) "Where do you live?"

39 He said to them, "Come and see."  They came and saw where he lived, and stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.

40 One of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

41 He first found his own brother, Simon, and told him, "We have found the Messiah, which when interpreted is, the Christ."

42 And he brought him to Jesus.  And when Jesus saw him, he said, "You are Simon the son of Jona, you'll be called Cephas," which is by interpretation, a stone.

43 The day following, Jesus went into Galilee, and found Philip, and said to him, "Follow me."

44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

45 Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the law, and the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

46 And Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?"  Philip said to him, "Come and see."

47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, "See, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceitfulness!"

48 Nathanael said to him, "Where do you know me from?"  Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."

49 Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the King of Israel."

50 Jesus answered him, "Do you believe because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree?  You'll see greater things than these."

51 And he said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, After this you'll see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending from and descending on the Son of man."

___John chapter 2

1 And the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.

2 And Jesus and his disciples were invited to the wedding.

3 And when they ran out of wine, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no wine."

4 Jesus said to her, "Woman, what do I have to do with you?  My hour has not yet come."

5 His mother said to the servants, "Whatever he says to you, do it."

6 And six water pots of stone were set there, the way the Jews purify water, containing two or three firkins each.

7 Jesus said to them, "Fill the water pots with water."  And they filled them up to the brim.

8 And he said to them, "Draw out now, and carry it to the governor of the feast."  And they carried it.

9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was changed to wine, and didn't know where it came from, (but the servants who drew the water knew,) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

10 And said to him, "Every man at the beginning sets out good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse, but you've kept the good wine until now."

11 Jesus did this beginning of miracles in Cana of Galilee, and demonstrated his glory, and his disciples believed on him.

12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brothers, and his disciples, and they stayed there not many days.

13 And the Jews' Passover was approaching, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

14 And found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting.

15 And when he had made a scourge from small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money, and overturned the tables,

16 And said to those who sold doves, "Take these things from here, don't make my Father's house a house of merchandise."

17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, "The zeal of your house has eaten me up."

18 Then the Jews said to him, "What sign do you show us, since you're doing these things?"

19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

20 Then the Jews said, "It took forty six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?"

21 But he was talking about the temple of his body.

22 So, when he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this to them, and they believed the scripture, and the word that Jesus had said.

23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, on the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles that he did.

24 But Jesus did not commit himself to them, because he knew all men,

25 And didn't need any man to testify, for he knew what was in man.

___John chapter 3

1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

2 He came to Jesus at night, and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who came from God, for no man can do these miracles that you do, unless God is with him."

3 Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a man is born again, he can't see the kingdom of God."

4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old?  Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a man is born of water and of the Spirit, he can't enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Don't be surprised that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'

8 The wind blows where it wants, and you hear the sound of it, but can't tell where it comes from, nor where it's going.  So is everyone that is born of the Spirit."

9 Nicodemus answered him, "How can these things be?"

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you a master of Israel, and don't know these things?

11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak that we know, and testify that we have seen, and you don't accept our testimony.

12 If I have told you earthly things, and you don't believe, how will you believe, if I tell you about heavenly things?

13 And no man has ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, who is the Son of man who is in heaven.

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so the Son of man must be lifted up,

15 So that whoever believes in him won't be destroyed, but have eternal life.

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him won't be destroyed, but have everlasting life.

17 For God didn't send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so the world through him would be saved.

18 He that believes on him is not condemned, but he that doesn't believe is already condemned, because he hasn't believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

19 And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

20 For everyone that does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, so that his wrongdoing won't be found out.

21 But he that does truth comes to the light, so that his deeds will be shown to be done in God."

22 After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea, and there he stayed with them, and baptized.

23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was a lot of water there, and they came, and were baptized.

24 For John had not yet been put in prison.

25 Then a question arose between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

26 And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he that was with you on the other side of Jordan, about whom you testified, see, he's baptizing, and all men come to him."

27 John answered, "A man can receive nothing, unless it is given to him from heaven.

28 You yourselves know that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but that I have been sent before him.'

29 He that has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice, therefore this, my joy, is fulfilled.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

31 He that comes from above is above all, he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaks of the earth, he that comes from heaven is above all.

32 And what he has seen and heard, he testifies about, and no man receives his testimony.

33 He that has received his testimony believes that God is righteous.

34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit to him without limit.

35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.

36 He that believes on the Son has everlasting life, and he that doesn't believe the Son shall not see life, but the anger of God remains on him."

___John chapter 4

1 Therefore when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

2 (Though Jesus himself didn't baptize, but his disciples did,)

3 He left Judea, and went again into Galilee.

4 And he had to go through Samaria.

5 Then he came to a city of Samaria that is called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

6 Now Jacob's well was there.  Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat on the well, and it was about the sixth hour.

7 A woman of Samaria came to draw water.  Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."

8 (For his disciples had gone away to the city to buy food.)

9 Then the woman of Samaria said to him, "How is it that you, being a Jew, ask drink from me, who am a woman of Samaria?, for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans."

10 Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."

11 The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep, from where then do you have that living water?

12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his children, and his cattle?"

13 Jesus answered her, "Whoever drinks of this water will get thirsty again,

14 But whoever drinks of the water that I give him shall never get thirsty, but the water that I give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."

15 The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so I don't get thirsty, nor come here to draw."

16 Jesus said to her, "Go, call your husband, and come here."

17 The woman answered, "I have no husband."  Jesus said to her, "You have well said, I have no husband,

18 For you've had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband, in that you spoke truly."

19 The woman said to him, "Sir, I can see that you're a prophet.

20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, and you say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."

21 Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming, when you'll neither in this mountain, nor at Jerusalem worship the Father.

22 You don't know what you worship, we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews.

23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father seeks such to worship him.

24 God is a Spirit, and those who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

25 The woman said to him, "I know the Messiah is coming, who is called Christ, when he comes, he will tell us all things."

26 Jesus said to her, "I that speak to you am he."

27 And then his disciples came, and were surprised that he talked with the woman, yet no man said, "What are you looking for?", or "Why are you talking with her?"

28 Then the woman left her water pot, and went into the city, and said to the men,

29 "Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did, isn't this the Christ?"

30 Then they went out of the city, and came to him.

31 In the mean time his disciples asked him, "Please eat, Master."

32 But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you don't know about."

33 Therefore the disciples said to each other, "Has anyone brought him anything to eat?"

34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

35 Don't you say, there are yet four months, and then comes the harvest?  See, I say to you, lift up your eyes, and look at the fields, for they are white already for harvesting.

36 And he that reaps receives wages and gathers fruit yielding eternal life, so that both he that plants and he that reaps will rejoice together.

37 And this is how that saying is true, 'One plants, and another harvests.'

38 I sent you to harvest what you didn't work for, other men labored, and you have entered into their labors."

39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, who testified, "He told me everything I ever did."

40 So when the Samaritans had come to him, they asked him to remain with them, and he stayed there two days.

41 And many more believed because of his own word,

42 And said to the woman, "Now we believe, not because of your words, for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world."

43 Now after two days he departed from there, and went into Galilee.

44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

45 Then when he had come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.

46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he'd turned the water to wine.  And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.

47 When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and asked him to come down, and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.

48 Then Jesus said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders, you won't believe."

49 The nobleman said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."

50 Jesus said to him, "Go your way, your son will live."  And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken to him, and he started home.

51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, "Your son will live."

52 Then he asked them what hour he began to get better.  And they said to him, "Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him."

53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, "Your son lives," and he himself believed and his whole family.

54 This is the second miracle that Jesus did, after he had come out of Judea into Galilee.

___John chapter 5

1 After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, that is called in the Hebrew language Bethesda, having five porches.

3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, of blind, those who walked with difficulty, and withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water.  Then whoever stepped in first after the troubling of the water, was healed of whatever disease he had.

5 And a certain man was there, who had had an infirmity for thirty eight years.

6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had now been a long time in that condition, he said to him, "Do you want to be healed?"

7 The invalid man answered him, "Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool, but while I am coming, someone else steps down before me."

8 Jesus said to him, "Get up, pick up your bed, and walk."

9 And immediately the man was healed, and picked up his bed, and walked, and that day was the Sabbath day.

10 The Jews therefore said to him that had been healed, "It is the Sabbath day, it is not lawful for you to carry your bed."

11 He answered them, "He that made me well said to me, 'Pick up your bed, and walk.'"

12 Then they asked him, "Which man is that who told you to pick up your bed, and walk?"

13 And he that had been healed didn't know who it was, for Jesus had gone away, a multitude being in that place.

14 Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you've been healed, don't sin anymore, or something worse could happen to you."

15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.

16 And so the Jews persecuted Jesus, and looked for a way to kill him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day.

17 But Jesus answered them, "My Father works up 'til now, and so do I."

18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the Sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

19 Then Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do, for whatever things he does, these also the Son does likewise.

20 For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all things that he does, and he will show him greater works than these, so that you'll be amazed.

21 For as the Father raises up the dead, and makes them live, even so the Son makes alive whomever he wants to.

22 For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment to the Son,

23 So that all men would honor the Son, just like they honor the Father.  He that doesn't honor the Son, doesn't honor the Father who sent him.

24 Truly, truly, I say to you, he that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death to life.

25 Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear shall live.

26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself,

27 And has given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

28 Don't be surprised at this, for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

29 And shall come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of damnation.

30 I can of my own self do nothing, as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is fair, because I don't seek my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.

31 If I testify of myself, my witness is not true.

32 There is another that testifies about me, and I know that the testimony that he testifies about me is true.

33 You sent to John, and he testified to the truth.

34 But I don't receive testimony from man, but these things I say, so that you'll be saved.

35 He was a burning and a shining light, and you were willing for a while to rejoice in his light.

36 But I have a more important witness than from John, for the works that the Father has given me to finish, those works that I do, testify about me that the Father has sent me.

37 And the Father himself, who sent me, has testified about me.  You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

38 And you don't have his word living in you, for whom he has sent, you don't believe.

39 Search the scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life, and they testify about me.

40 And you will not come to me so you can have life.

41 I don't receive honor from men.

42 But I know you, that you don't have the love of God in you.

43 I have come in my Father's name, and you don't receive me.  If another comes in his own name, you'll receive him.

44 How can you believe, who receive honor from each other, and don't seek the honor that comes from God only?

45 Don't think that I will accuse you to the Father, there is one that accuses you, and that's Moses in whom you trust.

46 For had you believed Moses, you would have believed me, for he wrote about me.

47 But if you don't believe his writings, how shall you believe my words?"

___John chapter 6

1 After these things Jesus went across the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles that he did on those who were diseased.

3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and he sat there with his disciples.

4 And the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was approaching.

5 Then when Jesus lifted up his eyes, and saw a large multitude that had come to him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread, so that these can eat?"

6 And this he said to test him, for he himself knew what he would do.

7 Philip answered him, "Two hundred penny's worth of bread is not enough for them, so that every one of them can take a little."

8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him,

9 There is a boy here, "Who has five barley loaves, and two small fish, but what are they among so many?"

10 And Jesus said, "Make the men sit down."  Now there was a lot of grass in the place.  So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

11 And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to those who were sitting down, and likewise of the fish as much as they wanted.

12 When they were filled, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the pieces that are left, so that nothing is lost."

13 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, that were left over after the people had eaten.

14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, "This is certainly that prophet that's supposed to come into the world."

15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain by himself.

16 And when evening had come, his disciples went down to the sea,

17 And entered into a ship, and went across the sea toward Capernaum.  And it was now dark, and Jesus hadn't come to them.

18 And the sea was stirred up by a great wind that blew.

19 So when they had rowed about twenty five or thirty furlongs, they saw Jesus walking on the sea, and coming near the ship, and they were afraid.

20 But he said to them, "It is I, don't be afraid."

21 Then they willingly received him into the ship, and immediately the ship was at the land where they had been heading.

22 The day following, when the people who stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except the one into which his disciples had entered, and that Jesus didn't go with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples had gone away alone,

23 (But other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they ate bread, after the Lord had given thanks,)

24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus wasn't there, nor his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?"

26 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, you don't seek me because you saw the miracles, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled.

27 Don't work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give you, for God the Father has sealed him."

28 Then they said to him, "What shall we do, so we can do the works of God?"

29 Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe on him whom he has sent."

30 They said therefore to him, "What sign do you show then, so that we can see, and believe you?  What do you do?

31 Our fathers ate manna in the desert, as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"

32 Then Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses didn't give you that bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

33 For the bread of God is he that came down from heaven, and gives life to the world.

34 Then they said to him, "Lord, always, increasingly give us this bread."

35 And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life.  He that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes on me shall never thirst.

36 But I said to you, that you also have seen me, and don't believe.

37 Everyone that the Father gives me shall come to me, and him that comes to me I will in no way throw out.

38 For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.

39 And this is the Father's will who sent me, that of all that he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes on him, will have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day."

41 Then the Jews murmured at him, because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven."

42 And they said, "Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know?  How is it then that he says, I came down from heaven?"

43 Jesus therefore answered them, "Don't murmur among yourselves.

44 No man can come to me, unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

45 It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught by God.'  Every man therefore that has heard, and has learned from the Father, comes to me.

46 Not that any man has seen the Father, except he that is from God, he has seen the Father.

47 Truly, truly, I say to you, he that believes on me has everlasting life.

48 I am that bread of life.

49 Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that a man can eat of it, and not die.

51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven, if any man eats of this bread, he'll live forever, and the bread that I will give is my flesh, that I will give for the life of the world."

52 The Jews therefore argued among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"

53 Then Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

54 Whoever eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

55 For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

56 He that eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, lives in me, and I in him.

57 As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eats me shall live by me.

58 This is that bread that came down from heaven, not like your fathers ate manna, and are dead.  He that eats of this bread shall live forever.

59 He said these things in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

60 Many of his disciples therefore, when they'd heard this, said, "This is a difficult saying, who can understand it?"

61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said to them, "Does this offend you?

62 What if you see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

63 It is the spirit that makes alive, the flesh doesn't profit, the words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life.

64 But there are some of you that don't believe."  For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that didn't believe, and who would betray him.

65 And he said, "That's why I said to you that no man can come to me, unless it's given to him by my Father."

66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and didn't walk with him anymore.

67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, "Will you also go away?"

68 Then Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go?  You have the words of eternal life.

69 And we believe and are sure that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

70 Jesus answered them, "Haven't I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?"

71 He was talking about Judas Iscariot the son of Simon, for he it was that would betray him, being one of the twelve.

___John chapter 7

1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee, for he wouldn't walk in Jewry, because the Jews were trying to kill him.

2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was near.

3 His brothers therefore said to him, "Depart from here, and go into Judea, so that your disciples also can see the works that you do.

4 For there is no man that does anything in secret, and he himself wants to be known openly.  If you do these things, show yourself to the world."

5 For his brothers didn't believe in him, either.

6 Then Jesus said to them, "My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready.

7 The world can't hate you, but me it hates, because I testify about it, that it's doings are evil.

8 You go up to this feast, I won't go up yet to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come."

9 When he had said these words to them, he remained in Galilee.

10 But when his brothers had gone up, then he also went up to the feast, not openly, but secretly.

11 Then the Jews looked for him at the feast, and said, "Where is he?"

12 And there was a lot of murmuring among the people concerning him, for some said, "He is a good man."  Others said, "No, he deceives the people."

13 But no man spoke openly about him for fear of the Jews.

14 Now about the middle of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.

15 And the Jews were surprised and said, "How does this man know letters, since he has no education?"

16 Jesus answered them, "My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

17 If any man will do his will, he shall know about the doctrine, whether it is from God, or whether I'm speaking on my own.

18 He that speaks on his own seeks his own glory, but he that seeks the glory of him that sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

19 Didn't Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law?  Why are you trying to kill me?"

20 The people answered, "You have a demon, who's trying to kill you?"

21 Jesus answered them, I "have done one work, and you're all surprised.

22 Therefore, Moses gave you circumcision, (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers,) and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath day.

23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath day, so that the law of Moses won't be broken, are you angry at me, because I have made a man completely well on the Sabbath day?

24 Don't judge according to appearances, but judge righteous judgment."

25 Then some of those of Jerusalem said, "Isn't this he, whom they're trying to kill?

26 But, see, he speaks boldly, and they say nothing to him.  Do the rulers know indeed that this is the actual Christ?

27 But we know where this man is from, but when Christ comes, no one knows where he's from."

28 Then Jesus said loudly in the temple as he taught, saying, "You know me, and you also know where I'm from, and I haven't come on my own, but he that sent me is true, whom you don't know.

29 But I know him, for I am from him, and he has sent me."

30 Then they looked for a way to arrest him, but no man laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come.

31 And many of the people believed on him, and said, "When Christ comes, will he do more miracles than these that this man has done?"

32 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things about him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to arrest him.

33 Then Jesus said to them, "I am with you yet a little while, and then I go to him that sent me.

34 You'll look for me, and won't find me, and where I am you can't come.

35 Then the Jews said among themselves, "Where will he go so that we won't find him?  Will he go to the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

36 What kind of saying is this, 'You'll look for me, and won't find me, and where I am you can't come?'"

37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and shouted, "If any man's thirsty, let him come to me, and drink.

38 He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."

39 (But he spoke this about the Spirit that those who believe on him would receive, for the Holy Ghost was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)

40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, "Truly this is the Prophet."

41 Others said, "This is the Christ."  But some said, "Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

42 Don't the scriptures say that Christ comes from the descendants of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?"

43 So there was a division among the people because of him.

44 And some of them would have arrested him, but no man laid hands on him.

45 Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, "Why haven't you brought him?"

46 The officers answered, "No man ever talked like this man."

47 Then the Pharisees answered, "Are you also deceived?

48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

49 But these people who don't know the law are cursed."

50 Nicodemus said to them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)

51 "Does our law judge any man, before it hears him, and knows what he's doing?"

52 They answered him, "Are you also from Galilee?  Search, and look, for no prophet arises out of Galilee."

53 And every man went to his own house.

___John chapter 8

1 Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came to him, and he sat down, and taught them.

3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman arrested for adultery, and when they had set her among them,

4 They said to him, "Master, this woman was arrested in adultery, in the very act.

5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned, but what do you say?"

6 They said this, tempting him, so that they could have something to accuse him with.  But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he didn't hear them.

7 So when they continued asking him, he stood up, and said to them, "He that is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her."

8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

9 And those who heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the oldest, until the last, and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing there.

10 When Jesus had stood up, and saw no one but the woman, he said to her, "Woman, where are your accusers?  Doesn't anyone condemn you?"

11 She said, "No man, Lord."  And Jesus said to her, "Nor do I condemn you, go, and sin no more."

12 Then Jesus spoke again to them, saying, "I am the light of the world, he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."

13 The Pharisees therefore said to him, "You testify about yourself, your record is not true."

14 Jesus answered them, "Though I testify about myself, yet my record is true, for I know where I came from, and where I'm going, but you can't tell where I came from, nor where I'm going.

15 You judge after the flesh, I judge no one.

16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

17 It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true.

18 I am one that testifies about myself, and the Father that sent me testifies about me."

19 Then they said to him, "Where is your Father?"  Jesus answered, "You don't know me or my Father, if you had known me, you would have known my Father also."

20 Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, as he taught in the temple, and no man laid hands on him, for his hour had not yet come.

21 Then Jesus said also to them, "I go my way, and you'll look for me, and shall die in your sins, where I go, you can't come."

22 Then the Jews said, "Will he kill himself?"  Because he said, "Where I go, you can't come."

23 And he said to them, "You are from beneath, I am from above, you are of this world, I am not of this world.

24 I said therefore to you, that you'll die in your sins, for if you don't believe that I am he, you'll die in your sins."

25 Then they said to him, "Who are you?"  And Jesus said, "I'm the same one I've been telling you about from the beginning.

26 I have many things to say and to judge of you, but he that sent me is true, and I speak to the world the things that I've heard from him."

27 They didn't understand that he spoke to them about the Father.

28 Then Jesus said to them, "When you've lifted up the Son of man, then you'll know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own, but as my Father has taught me, I speak these things.

29 And he that sent me is with me, the Father hasn't left me alone, for I always do the things that please him."

30 As he spoke these words, many believed on him.

31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who believed on him, "If you continue in my word, then you are my disciples indeed,

32 And you'll know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

33 They answered him, "We are Abraham's descendants, and were never in bondage to any man, what do you mean, 'You'll be made free?'"

34 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is the servant of sin.

35 And the servant doesn't live in the house forever, but the Son lives forever.

36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, you'll be free indeed.

37 I know that you are Abraham's descendants, but you're trying to kill me, because my word has no place in you.

38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father, and you do that which you have seen with your father."

39 They answered him, "Abraham is our father."  Jesus said to them, "If you were Abraham's children, you would do the works of Abraham.

40 But now you're trying to kill me, a man that has told you the truth, which I have heard from God.  Abraham didn't do that.

41 You do the deeds of your father."  Then they said to him, "We're not born from fornication, we have one Father, God."

42 Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded out and came from God, nor did I come on my own, but he sent me.

43 Why don't you understand my speech?  Because you can't hear my word.

44 You are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father you'll do.  He was a murderer from the beginning, and didn't remain in the truth, because there is no truth in him.  When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar, and the father of it.

45 And because I tell you the truth, you don't believe me.

46 Which of you can show me to be a sinner?  And if I say the truth, why don't you believe me?

47 He that is of God hears God's words, you therefore don't hear, because you are not of God."

48 Then the Jews answered him, "Don't we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?"

49 Jesus answered, "I don't have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.

50 And I don't seek my own glory, there is one that seeks and judges.

51 Truly, truly, I say to you, if a man keeps my sayings, he'll never see death."

52 Then the Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon.  Abraham is dead, and the prophets, and you say, 'If a man keeps my sayings, he'll never taste of death.'

53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead?  And the prophets are dead.  Whom are you trying to make of yourself?"

54 Jesus answered, "If I honor myself, my honor is nothing, it is my Father that honors me, about whom you say, that he is your God,

55 Yet you haven't known him, but I know him, and if I were to say I don't know him, I would be a liar like you.  But I know him, and keep his sayings.

56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it, and was glad."

57 Then the Jews said to him, "You're not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?"

58 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am."

59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the middle of them, and so passed by.

___John chapter 9

1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.

2 And his disciples asked him, "Master, who sinned, this man, or his parents, so that he was born blind?"

3 Jesus answered, "Neither this man, nor his parents, but so that the works of God would be revealed through him.

4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day, the night comes, when no man can work.

5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

6 When he had said that, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the saliva, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,

7 And said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam," (which is by interpretation, "sent.")  He went his way therefore, and washed, and returned with good eyesight.

8 The neighbors therefore, and those who had seen before that he was blind, said, "Isn't this he that sat and begged?"

9 Some said, "This is he."  Others said, "He is like him," but he said, "I am he."

10 Therefore they said to him, "How were your eyes opened?"

11 He answered, "A man called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes,and said to me, 'Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash,' and I went and washed, and I received sight."

12 Then they said to him, "Where is he?"  He said, "I don't know."

13 They brought to the Pharisees him that had been blind.

14 And it was the Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight.  He said, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and I see."

16 Therefore some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not of God, because he doesn't keep the Sabbath day."  Others said, "How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles?"  And there was a division among them.

17 They said again to the blind man, "What do you say about him, that he has opened your eyes?"  He said, "He is a prophet."

18 But the Jews did not believe that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called for the parents of him that had received his sight.

19 And they asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind?  How then does he now see?"

20 His parents answered them, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind,

21 But by what means he now sees, we don't know, or who has opened his eyes, we don't know, he is of age, ask him, he'll speak for himself."

22 His parents spoke these words, because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man confessed that he was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.

23 That's why his parents said, "He is of age, ask him."

24 Then again they called the man that had been blind, and said to him, "Give God the praise, we know that this man is a sinner."

25 He answered, "Whether he's a sinner or not, I don't know.  One thing I know, that although I was blind, now I see."

26 Then they said to him again, "What did he do to you?  How did he open your eyes?"

27 He answered them, "I've told you already, and you didn't hear.  Why do you want to hear it again?  Do you also want to be his disciples?"

28 Then they made fun of him, and said, "You are his disciple, but we are Moses' disciples.

29 We know that God spoke to Moses, as for this fellow, we don't know where he's from."

30 The man answered them, "Why in this is a marvelous thing, that you don't know where he's from, and yet he has opened my eyes.

31 Now we know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but if any man is a worshiper of God, and does his will, he hears him.

32 Since the world began it wasn't heard that any man opened the eyes of someone born blind.

33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing."

34 They answered him, "You were completely born in sins, and do you teach us?"  And they threw him out.

35 Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he had found him, he said to him, "Do you believe on the Son of God?"

36 He answered, "Who is he, Lord, so I can believe on him?"

37 And Jesus said to him, "You have seen him, and it is he that talks with you."

38 And he said, "Lord, I believe."  And he worshiped him.

39 And Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who don't see can see, and so that those who see will be made blind."

40 And some of the Pharisees who were with him heard these words, and said to him, "Are we blind also?"

41 Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin, but now you say, 'We see,' therefore your sin remains."

___John chapter 10

1 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he that doesn't enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber.

2 But he that enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

3 To him the door keeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

4 And when he sends out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

5 And they won't follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they don't know the voice of strangers."

6 Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn't understand the things that he spoke to them.

7 Then Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

8 All that ever came prior to my coming are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.

9 I am the door, by me if anyone enters in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

10 The thief comes only to steal, and to kill, and to destroy, I have come so they can have life, and so they can have it more abundantly.

11 I am the good shepherd, the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.

12 But he that is a hired hand, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and runs off, and the wolf catches them, and scatters the sheep.

13 The hired hand runs off, because he is a hired hand, and doesn't care about the sheep.

14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known by them.

15 As the Father knows me, also, I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.

16 And other sheep I have, that are not of this fold, them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

17 Therefore my Father loves me, because I lay down my life, so that I can take it again.

18 No man takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own.  I have the ability to lay it down, and I have the ability to take it again.  I have received this commandment from my Father."

19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.

20 And many of them said, "He has a demon and is crazy, why do you listen to him?"

21 Others said, "These are not the words of him that has a demon.  Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"

22 And it was at Jerusalem and the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.

24 Then the Jews came around him, and said to him, "How long will you make us doubt?  If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."

25 Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you didn't believe, the works that I do in my Father's name testify about me.

26 But you don't believe because you are not of my sheep, like I said to you.

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me,

28 And I give them eternal life, and they'll never be destroyed, nor will anyone pluck them out of my hand.

29 My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

30 I and my Father are one."

31 Then the Jews picked up stones again to throw at him.

32 Jesus answered them, "Many good works have I shown you from my Father, for which of those works do you stone me?"

33 The Jews answered him, "We don't stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy, and because you, being a man, make yourself God."

34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, You are gods?'

35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came, and the scripture can't be broken,

36 Do you say about him whom the Father has made holy, and sent into the world, 'You blaspheme,' because I said, I am the Son of God?

37 If I don't do the works of my Father, don't believe me.

38 But if I do, though you don't believe me, believe the works, so that you'll know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in him."

39 Therefore they tried again to find a way to arrest him, but he escaped out of their hand,

40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized, and he lived there.

41 And many resorted to him, and said, "John did no miracle, but all things that John spoke about this man were true."

42 And many believed on him there.

___John chapter 11

1 Now a certain man was sick named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

2 (It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

3 Therefore his sisters sent to him saying, "Lord, see, he whom you love is sick."

4 When Jesus heard that, he said, "This sickness is not fatal, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God will be glorified by it."

5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he remained two days still in the same place where he was.

7 Then after that he said to his disciples, "Let's go into Judea again."

8 His disciples said to him, "Master, the Jews recently tried to stone you, and are you going there again?"

9 Jesus answered, "Aren't there twelve hours in the day?  If any man walks in the day, he doesn't stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

10 But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him."

11 He said these things, and after that he said to them, "Our friend Lazarus sleeps.  But I go, so I can awake him out of sleep."

12 Then his disciples said, "Lord, if he sleeps, he's doing well."

13 But Jesus meant he was dead.  But they thought that he'd spoken about taking of rest in sleep.

14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, "Lazarus is dead.

15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you'll believe, anyway, let's go to him."

16 Then Thomas who is called Didymus said, to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, so we can die with him."

17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had been laying in the grave four days already.

18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs away,

19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him.  But Mary remained in the house.

21 Then Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

22 But I know that even now, whatever you ask God for, God will do for you."

23 Jesus said to her, "Your brother shall rise again."

24 Martha said to him, "I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day."

25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection, and the life.  He that believes in me, though he were dead, yet he will live,

26 And whoever lives and believes in me shall never die.  Do you believe this?"

27 She said to him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, that was supposed to come into the world."

28 And when she had said that, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly saying, "The Master has come, and asks for you."

29 As soon as she heard that, she got up quickly, and went to him.

30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in the place where Martha met him.

31 The Jews then, who were with her in the house and comforted her, when they saw that Mary rose up hastily and went out, followed her saying, "She's going to the grave to cry there."

32 Then when Mary had come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."

33 When Jesus therefore saw her crying, and the Jews also crying who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

34 And said, "Where have you laid him?"  They said to him, "Lord, come and see."

35 Jesus wept.

36 Then the Jews said, "See how he loved him!"

37 And some of them said, "Couldn't this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man would not have died?"

38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself went to the grave.  It was a cave, and a stone lay on it.

39 Jesus said, "Take away the stone."  Martha, the sister of him that was dead, said to him, "Lord, by this time he stinks, for he has been dead four days."

40 Jesus said to her, "Didn't I say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?"

41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead had been laid.  And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me.

42 And I knew that you hear me always, but because of the people that stand by I said it, so that they will believe that you have sent me."

43 And when he thus had spoken, he shouted with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out."

44 And he that had been dead came out, bound hand and foot with grave clothes, and his face was wrapped with a napkin.  Jesus said to them, "Loose him, and let him go."

45 Then many of the Jews who came to Mary, and had seen the things that Jesus did, believed on him.

46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them the things Jesus had done.

47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we going to do?  For this man is doing many miracles.

48 If we let him alone, all men will believe on him, and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation."

49 And one of them named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said to them, "You know nothing at all,

50 Nor consider that it is best for us that one man should die for the people, so that the whole nation is not destroyed."

51 And he didn't speak this on his own, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for that nation,

52 And not for that nation only, but that also he would gather together the children of God that were scattered abroad.

53 Then from that day onward they plotted together to put him to death.

54 Jesus therefore didn't walk any more openly among the Jews, but went from there to a country near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and continued there with his disciples.

55 And the Jews' Passover had nearly arrived, and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.

56 Then they looked for Jesus, and spoke among themselves, as they stood in the temple, "What do you think, that he will not come to the feast?"

57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment that if any man knew where he was, he must tell them, so they could arrest him.

___John chapter 12

1 Then six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

2 They made him a supper there.  And Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.

3 Then Mary took a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

4 Then Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, Simon's son, who would betray him, said,

5 "Why wasn't this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?"

6 This he said, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and carried what was put in it.

7 Then Jesus said, "Let her alone, she has kept this for the day of my burying.

8 For you always have the poor with you, but you don't always have me."

9 Many of the Jews therefore knew that he was there, and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but so they could see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

10 But the chief priests consulted about also putting Lazarus to death,

11 Since because of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

12 On the next day, many people that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13 Took branches of palm trees, and went out to meet him, and shouted, "Hosanna, Blessed is the King of Israel that comes in the name of the Lord."

14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat on it, as it is written,

15 "Fear not, daughter of Zion.  See, your King comes, sitting on an ass's colt."

16 His disciples didn't understand these things at first, but after Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him, and that they had done these things to him.

17 The people therefore that were with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, became witnesses.

18 For this reason the people also met him, because they heard that he had done this miracle.

19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "See how you don't prevail at all?  See, the world follows him."

20 And there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast.

21 So they went to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."

22 Philip went and told Andrew, and again Andrew and Philip told Jesus.

23 And Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified.

24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone.  But if it dies, it brings forth much fruit.

25 He that loves his life shall lose it.  And he that hates his life in this world shall keep it and have life eternal.

26 If any man serves me, let him follow me.  And where I am, my servant will be there also.  If any man serves me, my Father will honor him.

27 Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say?  'Father, save me from this hour?,' but for this reason I came to this hour.

28 Father, glorify your name."  Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."

29 The people therefore that stood by and heard it said that it thundered.  Others said, "An angel spoke to him."

30 Jesus answered, "This voice didn't come because of me, but for your sakes.

31 Now is the judgment of this world, now shall the prince of this world be thrown out.

32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to me."

33 This he said, signifying what death he would die.

34 The people answered him, "We have heard out of the law that Christ lives forever, so how can you say, 'The Son of man must be lifted up?'  Who is this Son of man?"

35 Then Jesus said to them, "For yet a little while, the light is with you.  Walk while you have the light, so that darkness doesn't come on you, for he that walks in darkness doesn't know where he's going.

36 While you have light, believe in the light, so that you'll be the children of light."  Jesus spoke these things, and departed, and hid himself from them.

37 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they didn't believe on him,

38 So that the saying of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled, that he spoke, "Lord, who has believed our report?  And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"

39 Therefore they couldn't believe, because Isaiah said again,

40 "He has blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, so they wouldn't see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I would heal them."

41 Isaiah said these things, when he saw his glory, and spoke about him.

42 However, among the top rulers also many believed on him, but because of the Pharisees they didn't confess him, so they wouldn't be put out of the synagogue,

43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

44 Jesus shouted and said, "He that believes on me, believes not on me, but on him that sent me.

45 And he that sees me sees him that sent me.

46 I have come a light into the world, so that whoever believes on me won't remain in darkness.

47 And if any man hears my words, and doesn't believe, I don't judge him, for I didn't come to judge the world, but to save the world.

48 He that rejects me, and doesn't receive my words, has one that judges him, the word that I have spoken shall judge him at the last day.

49 For I haven't spoken of myself, but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting.  Whatever I speak therefore, just as the Father said to me, so I speak."

___John chapter 13

1 Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come that he was to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them until the end.

2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,

3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God, and went to God,

4 He got up from supper, and laid aside his garments, and took a towel, and wrapped it around himself.

5 After that he poured water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel.

6 Then he came to Simon Peter, and Peter said to him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?"

7 Jesus answered him, "What I do you don't know now, but you'll know later."

8 Peter said to him, "You'll never wash my feet."  Jesus answered him, "If I don't wash them, you have no part with me."

9 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head."

10 Jesus said to him, "He that is washed only needs his feet washed, but is every bit clean, and you are clean, but not all."

11 For he knew who would betray him.  That's why he said, "You're not all clean."

12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and sat down again, he said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you?

13 You call me Master and Lord, and you're right, because I am.

14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash each other's feet.

15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.

16 Truly, truly, I say to you, the servant is not greater than his lord, nor is he that is sent greater than the one who sent him.

17 If you know these things, happy are you if you do them.

18 I'm not talking about you all.  I know whom I have chosen, but so that the scripture will be fulfilled, 'He that eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.'

19 Now I tell you before it happens, so that, when it has happened, you'll believe that I am he.

20 Truly, truly, I say to you, he that receives whomever I send receives me.  And he that receives me receives him that sent me."

21 When Jesus had said that, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me."

22 Then the disciples looked at each other, wondering whom he meant.

23 Now one of his disciples was leaning on Jesus' chest, whom Jesus loved.

24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it was about whom he spoke.

25 He then lying on Jesus' chest said to him, "Lord, who is it?"

26 Jesus answered, "It is he to whom I'll give a sop, after I've have dipped it."  And after he dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

27 And after the sop, Satan entered into him.  Then Jesus said to him, "What you do, do quickly."

28 Now no man at the table knew why he said that to him.

29 For some of them thought, because Judas had the money bag, that Jesus had said to him, "Buy the things that we need for the feast," or, that he should give something to the poor.

30 He then, having received the sop immediately went out, and it was night.

31 Therefore, when he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the Son of man is glorified, and God is glorified in him.

32 If God is glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall immediately glorify him.

33 Little children, I am with you yet a little while.  You'll seek me, and as I said to the Jews, where I go, you can't come, so I say now to you.

34 A new commandment I give you, that you love each other like I've loved you, that you also love each other.

35 By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love for each other."

36 Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?"  Jesus answered him, "Where I'm going, you can't follow me now, but you'll follow me afterward."

37 Peter said to him, "Lord, why can't I follow you now?  I will lay down my life for your sake."

38 Jesus answered him, "Will you lay down your life for my sake?  Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster won't crow, until you've denied me three times."

___John chapter 14

1 "Don't let your heart be troubled, you believe in God, believe also in me.

2 In my Father's house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you.  I go to prepare a place for you.

3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself, so that where I am, you'll be there also.

4 And where I'm going you know, and the way you know."

5 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you're going, and how can we know the way?"

6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man comes to the Father, except by me.

7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also, and from now on you know him, and have seen him."

8 Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it will be sufficient for us."

9 Jesus said to him, "Have I been such a long time with you, and yet have you not known me, Philip?  He that has seen me has seen the Father, and how then can you say, 'Show us the Father?'

10 Don't you believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me?  The words that I speak to you I don't speak on my own, but the Father that lives in me.  He does the works.

11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me, or else believe me for the very works' sake.

12 Truly, truly, I say to you, he that believes on me, the works that I do, he shall do also.  And greater works than these shall he do, because I go to my Father.

13 And whatever you ask in my name, that's what I'll do, so that the Father will be glorified in the Son.

14 If you ask anything in my name, I'll do it.

15 If you love me, keep my commandments.

16 And I will pray to the Father, and he'll give you another Comforter, so that he will live with you forever,

17 Who is the Spirit of truth, whom the world can't receive, because it doesn't see him, nor know him.  But you know him, for he lives with you, and shall be in you.

18 I will not leave you comfortless.  I will come to you.

19 Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more.  But you see me.  Because I live, you'll live also.

20 At that day you'll know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.

21 He that has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me.  And he that loves me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him."

22 Judas said to him, not Iscariot, "Lord, how is it that you'll reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?"

23 Jesus answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my words, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and live with him.

24 He that doesn't love me doesn't keep my sayings.  And the word that you hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

25 I've spoken these things to you while yet present with you.

26 But the Comforter, who is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he'll teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatever I have said to you.

27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you.  Not like the world gives, do I give to you.  Don't let your heart be troubled, and don't let it be afraid.

28 You've heard how I said to you, I go away, and come again to you.  If you loved me, you would rejoice, because I said, I go to the Father, for my Father is greater than I am.

29 And now I have told you before it happens, so that, when it has happened, you will believe.

30 From now on I will not talk much with you, for the prince of this world comes, and has nothing in me.

31 But so that the world will know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, so I do.  Get up, let's go from here."

___John chapter 15

1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vineyard keeper.

2 Every branch in me that doesn't bear fruit he takes away.  And every branch that bears fruit, he purges it, so it will produce more fruit.

3 Now you are clean through the word that I've spoken to you.

4 Remain in me, and I in you.  As the branch can't bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, no more can you, unless you remain in me.

5 I am the vine, you are the branches.  He that remains in me, and I in him, the same produces a lot of fruit, for without me you can do nothing.

6 If a man doesn't remain in me, he is thrown out like a branch, and is withered, and men gather them, and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

7 If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you'll ask whatever you want, and it shall be done to you.

8 In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit.  So shall you be my disciples.

9 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you, continue in my love.

10 If you keep my commandments, you'll remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments, and remain in his love.

11 These things I have spoken to you, so that my joy will remain in you, and so your joy will be full.

12 This is my commandment, that you love each other, like I have loved you.

13 No man has greater love than this, that a man lays down his life for his friends.

14 You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.

15 From now on I don't call you servants, for the servant doesn't know what his lord is doing, but I have called you friends, for all things that I've heard from my Father I've made known to you.

16 You haven't chosen me, but I've chosen you, and ordained you, so that you'll go and produce fruit, and so your fruit will remain, so that whatever you ask from the Father in my name, he will give it to you.

17 These things I command you, that you love each other.

18 If the world hates you, you know that it hated me before it hated you.

19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own.  But because you're not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

20 Remember the word that I said to you, the servant is not greater than his lord.  If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you.  If they've kept my sayings, they will keep yours also.

21 But they will do all these things to you for my name's sake, because they don't know him that sent me.

22 If I hadn't come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin, but now they have no covering for their sin.

23 He that hates me hates my Father also.

24 If I hadn't done among them the works that no other man did, they would not have had sin.  But now they've seen and hated both me and my Father.

25 But this happens so that the word is fulfilled that is written in their law, 'They hated me without a reason.'

26 But when the Comforter has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, who is the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he'll testify about me.

27 And you'll also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning."

___John chapter 16

1 "I have spoken these things to you so that you won't be offended.

2 They'll put you out of the synagogues.  Yes, the time will come, that whoever kills you will think that he's doing God a service.

3 And these things they'll do to you, because they haven't known the Father, nor me.

4 But I've told you these things so that when the time comes, you'll remember that I told you about them.  And I didn't say these things to you at the beginning, because I was with you.

5 But now I go my way to him that sent me.  And none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?'

6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.

7 Even so, I tell you the truth, It's best for you that I go away, for if I don't go away, the Comforter won't come to you.  But if I depart, I'll send him to you.

8 And when he has come, he'll reveal the sin of the world, and will show righteousness, and will show justice.

9 Of sin, because they don't believe on me.

10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and you don't see me anymore.

11 Of justice, because the prince of this world is judged.

12 I still have many things to say to you, but you can't cope with them now.

13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he shall not speak of himself, but whatever he shall hear, he will speak.  And he'll show you things to come.

14 He'll glorify me, for he'll receive of mine, and shall show it to you.

15 All things that the Father has are mine.  That's why I said, he'll take of mine, and shall show it to you.

16 A little while, and you won't see me.  And again, a little while, and you'll see me, because I go to the Father."

17 Then some of his disciples said among themselves, "What is this that he says to us, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again, a little while, and you'll see me,' and, 'because I go to the Father?'"

18 They said therefore, "What is this that he says, 'A little while?'  We can't tell what he's saying."

19 Now Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, and said to them, "Do you inquire among yourselves about the saying, 'A little while, and you won't see me, and again a little while, and you'll see me?'

20 Truly, truly, I say to you that you'll cry and lament, but the world will rejoice.  And you'll be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

21 A woman, when she is in travail has sorrow, because her hour has come, but as soon as she gets deliverance from the baby, she no longer remembers the pain, for the joy that a man has been born into the world.

22 And you now therefore have sorrow.  But I'll see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

23 And in that day you'll ask me nothing.  Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name, he'll give it to you.

24 Until now you've asked nothing in my name, ask, and you'll receive, so that your joy will be full.

25 I have spoken these things to you in proverbs.  But the time will come, when I'll no longer speak to you in proverbs, but I'll show you plainly from the Father.

26 At that day you'll ask in my name.  And I don't say to you, that I will pray to the Father for you.

27 For the Father himself loves you, because you've loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

28 I came from the Father, and have come into the world.  Again, I leave the world, and go to the Father."

29 His disciples said to him, "See, now you're speaking plainly, and not speaking a proverb.

30 Now we're sure that you know all things, and don't need for any man to ask you.  By this we believe that you came from God."

31 Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe?

32 See, the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you'll be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone.  And yet I'm not alone, because the Father is with me.

33 I have spoken these things to you so that in me you'll have peace.  In the world you'll have tribulation.  But be of good cheer, I've overcome the world."

___John chapter 17

1 Jesus spoke these words, and looked up toward heaven, and said, "Father, the hour has come.  Glorify your Son, so that your Son will also glorify you.

2 As you've given him power over all flesh, so that he'd give eternal life to as many as you have given him.

3 And this is life eternal, that they'll know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you've sent.

4 I have glorified you on the earth.  I've finished the work that you gave me to do.

5 And now, O Father, glorify me with your own self, with the glory that I had with you before the world was.

6 I have revealed your name to the men that you gave me out of the world.  They were yours, and you gave them to me.  And they have kept your word.

7 Now they have known that all things that you've given me are from you.

8 For I've given them the words that you gave me.  And they've received them, and have known surely that I came out from you, and they've believed that you sent me.

9 I pray for them.  I don't pray for the world, but for those that you've given me, for they are yours.

10 And all of mine are yours, and yours are mine.  And I'm glorified in them.

11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to you.  Holy Father, keep through your own name those whom you've given me, so that they'll be one, as we are.

12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name.  Those that you gave me I've kept, and none of them is lost, except for the son of hell, so that the scripture would be fulfilled.

13 And now come I to you.  And these things I speak in the world, so that they'll have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

14 I've given them your word.  And the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

15 I don't pray that you'll take them out of the world, but that you'll keep them from the evil.

16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

17 Make them holy through your truth.  Your word is truth.

18 As you have sent me into the world, so I've also sent them into the world.

19 And for their sakes I purify myself, so that they also will be made holy through the truth.

20 Nor do I pray for these only, but for those also who will believe on me through their word,

21 So that they'll all be one, like you, Father, are in me, and I in you, so that they'll also be one in us, so that the world will believe that you have sent me.

22 And the glory that you gave I've given them, so that they'll be one, just as we are one,

23 I in them, and you in me, so that they'll be made perfect in one, and so the world will know that you've sent me, and have loved them, like you've loved me.

24 Father, I also want those that you've given me to be with me where I am, so that they'll see my glory that you've given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world.

25 O righteous Father, the world hasn't known you.  But I've known you, and these have known that you have sent me.

26 And I have declared to them your name, and will declare it, so that the love with which you've loved me will be in them, and I in them."

___John chapter 18

1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where there was a garden, into which he entered, and his disciples.

2 And Judas also, who betrayed him, knew the place, for Jesus often went there with his disciples.

3 Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.

4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would happen to him, went out and said to them, "Who are you looking for?"

5 They answered him, "Jesus of Nazareth."  Jesus said to them, "I am he."  And Judas also, who betrayed him, stood with them.

6 As soon then as he had told them, "I am he," they went backward, and fell to the ground.

7 Then he asked them again, "Who are you looking for?"  And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth."

8 Jesus answered, "I've told you that I am he.  If therefore you seek me, let these go their way,"

9 So that the saying would be fulfilled that he said, "Of those that you gave me, I've lost none."

10 Then Simon Peter having a sword pulled it out, and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear.  The servant's name was Malchus.

11 Then Jesus said to Peter, "Put away your sword into the sheath.  The cup that my Father has given me, shall I not drink it?"

12 Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and tied him,

13 And led him away to Annas first, for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year.

14 Now Caiaphas was the one who gave advice to the Jews that it was best for one man to die for the people.

15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple.  That disciple was known to the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.

16 But Peter stood outside at the door.  Then that other disciple went out, who was known to the high priest, and spoke to the woman that kept the door, and brought in Peter.

17 Then the young woman that kept the door said to Peter, "Aren't you also one of this man's disciples?"  He said, "I'm not."

18 And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals, for it was cold.  And they warmed themselves.  And Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.

19 Then the high priest asked Jesus about his disciples, and about his teachings.

20 Jesus answered him, "I spoke openly to the world.  I always taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, where the Jews always go.  And I've said nothing in secret.

21 Why do you ask me?  Ask those who heard me what I've said to them.  See, they know what I said."

22 And when he had said this, one of the officers who stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand and said, "Is that how you answer the high priest?"

23 Jesus answered him, "If I have spoken evil, testify about the evil, but if well, why do you strike me?"

24 Now Annas had sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself.  They said therefore to him, "Aren't you also one of his disciples?"  He denied it, saying, "I'm not."

26 One of the servants of the high priest, being a kinsman of the man whose ear Peter had cut off said, "Didn't I see you in the garden with him?"

27 Peter then denied again, and immediately the rooster crowed.

28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the hall of judgment.  And it was early.  And they themselves didn't go into the judgment hall, so they wouldn't be defiled, but so they could eat the Passover.

29 Then Pilate went out to them and said, "What accusation do you bring against this man?"

30 They answered him, "If he weren't a criminal, we wouldn't have brought him to you."

31 Then Pilate said to them, "You take him and judge him according to your law."  The Jews therefore said to him, "It is not lawful for us to execute anyone,"

32 So that the saying of Jesus would be fulfilled, that he spoke, signifying what death he would die.

33 Then Pilate went into the judgment hall again and called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"

34 Jesus answered him, "Do you say this thing on your own, or did others say this to you about me?"

35 Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew?  Your own nation and the chief priests have brought you to me.  What have you done?"

36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world.  If my kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, so that I wouldn't be given to the Jews.  But now is my kingdom not from here."

37 Pilate therefore said to him, "Are you a king then?"  Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king.  That's why I was born, and I came into the world for this reason, so that I would testify to the truth.  Everyone that is of the truth hears my voice."

38 Pilate said to him, "What is truth?"  And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, "I find no fault at all in him.

39 But you have a custom, that I should set someone free for you at the Passover.  So do you want me to set free the King of the Jews for you?"

40 Then they all shouted again, "Not this man, but Barabbas."  Now Barabbas was a robber.

___John chapter 19

1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and whipped him.

2 And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him,

3 And said, "Hail, King of the Jews!"  And they struck him with their hands.

4 Pilate therefore went out again, and said to them, "See, I bring him out to you, so you'll know that I find no fault in him."

5 Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe.  And Pilate said to them, "Look at the man!"

6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him, crucify him."  Pilate said to them, "You take him, and crucify him, for I find no fault in him."

7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God."

8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was more afraid,

9 And went again into the judgment hall, and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?"  But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 Then Pilate said to him, "You won't answer me?  Don't you know that I have the authority to crucify you, and have authority to set you free?"

11 Jesus answered, "You could have no authority at all over me, unless it had been given to you from above, therefore he that brought me to you has the greater sin."

12 And from then on Pilate looked for a way to release him, but the Jews shouted, "If you let this man go, you're not Caesar's friend.  Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar."

13 When Pilate therefore heard that, he brought Jesus out, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

14 And it was the preparation of the Passover, and about the sixth hour, and he said to the Jews, "Look at your King!"

15 But they shouted, "Away with him, away with him, crucify him."  Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?"  The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar."

16 Then he gave him therefore to them to be crucified.  And they took Jesus, and led him away.

17 And he, carrying his cross went out into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha,

18 Where they crucified him, and two others with him, one on each side, and Jesus in the middle.

19 And Pilate wrote a sign, and put it on the cross.  And the sign said, "Jesus of Nazareth, The King of the Jews."

20 Then many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city.  And it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Don't write, 'The King of the Jews,' but that he said, 'I am King of the Jews.'"

22 Pilate answered, "What I have written I have written."

23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and divided them into four parts, to each soldier a part.  And also his coat.  Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

24 They said therefore among themselves, "Let's not tear it, but draw straws for it, to see who gets it," so that the scripture would be fulfilled, that says, "They divided my clothing among them, and for my vesture they drew straws."  These things therefore the soldiers did.

25 Now Jesus' mother stood by his cross, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he said to his mother, "Woman, look at your son!"

27 Then he said to the disciple, "Look at your mother!"  And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.

28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things had now been accomplished, so that the scripture would be fulfilled, said, "I'm thirsty."

29 Now a container full of vinegar was sitting there.  And they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it on hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished," and he bowed his head, and yielded up the spirit.

31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, so the bodies wouldn't remain on the cross on the Sabbath day, (for that Sabbath day was a high day,) asked Pilate for their legs to be broken, and that they would be taken away.

32 Then the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who were crucified with him.

33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was already dead, they didn't break his legs.

34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and immediately blood and water came out.

35 And he that saw it testified, and his testimony is true.  And he knows that he's telling the truth, so that you'll believe.

36 For these things were done, so that the scripture would be fulfilled, "No bone of him shall be broken."

37 And again, another scripture says, "They shall look at him whom they pierced."

38 And after this, Joseph of Arimathaea, a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate for permission to take away the body of Jesus.  And Pilate gave him permission.  He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

39 And Nicodemus also came, who at the first came to Jesus at night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds in weight.

40 Then they took the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen cloth with the spices, the way the Jews bury people.

41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been buried.

42 Therefore they laid Jesus there because of the Jews' preparation day, for the tomb was nearby.

___John chapter 20

1 The first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.

2 Then she ran, and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, "They've taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they've laid him."

3 Peter therefore went out, and that other disciple, and came to the tomb.

4 So they both ran together.  And the other disciple outran Peter, and arrived first at the tomb.

5 And stooping down, and looking in, he saw the linen clothes lying.  But he didn't go in.

6 Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb, and saw the linen clothes lie,

7 And the napkin, that had been around his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

8 Then that other disciple also went in, who came first to the tomb, and he saw, and believed.

9 For they didn't yet know the scripture that he must rise again from the dead.

10 Then the disciples went away again to their own home.

11 But Mary stood outside at the tomb crying.  And as she cried, she stooped down, and looked into the tomb,

12 And saw two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

13 And they said to her, "Woman, why are you crying?"  She said to them, "Because they've taken away my Lord, and I don't know where they've laid him."

14 And when she had said that, she turned around, and saw Jesus standing, and didn't know it was Jesus.

15 Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you crying?  Who are you looking for?"  She, supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, "Sir, if you've carried him from here, tell me where you've laid him, and I will take him away."

16 Jesus said to her, "Mary."  She turned around, and said to him, "Rabboni," which is to say, "Master."

17 Jesus said to her, "Don't touch me, 'cause I haven't yet ascended to my Father, but go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my Father, and your Father, and to my God, and your God."

18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these things to her.

19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them, and said to them, "Peace be to you."

20 And when he had said that, he showed them his hands and his side.  Then the disciples were glad, when they saw the Lord.

21 Then Jesus said to them again, "Peace be to you, as my Father has sent me, so I send you."

22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Ghost.

23 Whoever's sins you cancel, they are cancelled for them, and whoever's sins you retain, they are retained."

24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

25 The other disciples therefore said to him, "We've seen the Lord."  But he said to them, "Unless I see the print of the nails in his hands, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe."

26 And after eight days his disciples were again indoors, and Thomas with them.  Then Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood among them, and said, "Peace be to you."

27 Then he said to Thomas, "Reach your finger here, and see my hands, and reach your hand here, and put it into my side, and don't be faithless, but believing."

28 And Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God."

29 Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you have seen me, you've believed, blessed are those who haven't seen, and yet have believed."

30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, that are not written in this book,

31 But these are written, so that you'll believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that believing, you'll have life through his name.

___John chapter 21

1 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias, and here's how he showed himself.

2 Together were gathered Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

3 Simon Peter said to them, "I'm going fishing."  They said to him, "We'll go, too."  They went out, and entered into a ship immediately.  And that night they caught nothing.

4 But when the morning had come, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples didn't know that it was Jesus.

5 Then Jesus said to them, "Children, do you have any fish?"  They answered him, "No."

6 And he said to them, "Throw the net on the right side of the ship, and you'll find."  They threw therefore, and now they were not able to pull it for the multitude of fish.

7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It's the Lord."  Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his fisherman's coat, (for he was naked,) and jumped into the sea.

8 And the other disciples came in a little ship, (for they weren't far from land, but about a hundred yards,) dragging the net with fish.

9 As soon then as they had come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it, and bread.

10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you've now caught."

11 Simon Peter went up, and pulled the net to land full of large fish, one hundred fifty three fish, and though there were so many, yet the net was not broken.

12 Jesus said to them, "Come and eat."  And none of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?," knowing that it was the Lord.

13 Then Jesus came, and took bread, and gave it to them, and also fish.

14 This is now the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples, after he had risen from the dead.

15 So when they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jona, do you love me more than you love these?"  He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know I love you."  He said to him, "Feed my lambs."

16 He said to him again the second time, "Simon, son of Jona, do you love me?"  He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know I love you."  He said to him, "Feed my sheep."

17 He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of Jona, do you love me?"  Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?"  And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything, you know I love you."  Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.
18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you dressed yourself, and walked where you wanted to, but when you're old, you'll reach out your hands, and someone else will dress you, and carry you where you don't want to go."

19 This he spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God.  And when he had said this, he said to him, "Follow me."

20 Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also leaned on his chest at supper, and said, "Lord, who is it that will betray you?"

21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, "Lord, and what shall this man do?"

22 Jesus said to him, "If I want him to wait until I come, what is that to you?  Follow me."

23 Then this saying went around among the brothers, that that disciple wouldn't die, yet Jesus didn't say to him, "He won't die," but, "If I want him to wait until I come, what is that to you?"

24 This is the disciple who's testifying about these things, and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if they were all to be written, I suppose even the world itself couldn't contain the books that would be written.  Amen.

___1 John chapter 1

1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life,

2 (For the life was made clear, and we've seen it, and testify, and show you that eternal life, that was with the Father, and was made clear to us.)

3 That which we've seen and heard we tell you, so that you also will have fellowship with us, and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

4 And these things we write to you, so your joy will be full.

5 This then is the message that we've heard from him, and tell you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and don't do the truth,

7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.

8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

10 If we say that we haven't sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

___1 John chapter 2

1 My little children, these things I write to you, so you won't sin.  And if any man sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

2 And he is the payment for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.

3 And by this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

4 He that says, "I know him," and doesn't keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

5 But whoever keeps his word, in him truly is the love of God perfected.  By this we know that we are in him.

6 He that says he lives in him ought to walk, like He walked.

7 Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment that you've had from the beginning.  The old commandment is the word that you've heard from the beginning.

8 Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness has past, and the true light now shines.

9 He that says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness even until now.

10 He that loves his brother lives in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling in him.

11 But he that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and doesn't know where he's going, because that darkness has blinded him.

12 I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.

13 I write to you, fathers, because you've known him that is from the beginning.  I write to you, young men, because you've overcome the wicked one.  I write to you, little children, because you've known the Father.

14 I've written to you, fathers, because you've known him that is from the beginning.  I've written to you, young men, because you're strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you've overcome the wicked one.

15 Don't love the world, nor the things that are in the world.  If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

17 And the world passes away and its lust, but he that does the will of God lives forever.

18 Little children, it is the last time, and as you've heard that antichrist shall come, even now there are many antichrists, by which we know that it is the last time.

19 They went out from us, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us, but they went out, so that they'd be made clear that they were not all of us.

20 But you have an unction from the Holy One, and you know all things.

21 I haven't written to you because you don't know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

22 Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ?  He is antichrist that denies the Father and the Son.

23 Whoever denies the Son doesn't have the Father, but he that acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

24 Let that therefore live in you, that you've heard from the beginning.  If that which you've heard from the beginning remains in you, you'll also continue in the Son, and in the Father.

25 And this is the promise that he has promised us, eternal life.

26 These things I've written to you concerning those who try to seduce you.

27 But the anointing that you've received from him lives in you, and you don't need any man to teach you, but as the same anointing teaches you about all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and just as it has taught you, you'll live in him.

28 And now, little children, live in him, so that, when he appears, we'll have confidence, and not be ashamed in his presence when he comes.

29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone that does righteousness is born of him.

___1 John chapter 3

1 Look at what kind of love the Father has loved us with, that we should be called the sons of God, therefore the world doesn't know us, because it didn't know him.

2 Beloved, now we are the sons of God, and it doesn't yet appear what we'll be, but we know that when he appears, we'll be like him, for we'll see him as he is.

3 And every man that has this hope in himself purifies himself, just as he is pure.

4 Whoever commits sin also violates the law, for sin is the violation of the law.

5 And you know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and in him there's no sin.

6 Whoever lives in him doesn't sin, whoever sins hasn't seen him, nor known him.

7 Little children, let no man deceive you, he that does righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.

8 He that commits sin is of the devil, for the devil sinned from the beginning.  For this purpose the Son of God was revealed, so that he'd destroy the works of the devil.

9 Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, for his seed remains in him, and he can't sin, because he is born of God.

10 In this, the children of God are made clear, and the children of the devil, whoever doesn't do righteousness is not of God, nor he that doesn't love his brother.

11 For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love each other.

12 Not like Cain, who was of that wicked one, and murdered his brother.  And why did he murder him?  Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

13 Don't be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you.

14 We know that we've passed from death to life, because we love the brothers.  He that doesn't love his brother remains in death.

15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life living in him.

16 By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

17 But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and won't show compassion on him, how does the love of God live in him?

18 My little children, let's not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

19 And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.

20 For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

21 Beloved, if our heart doesn't condemn us, then we have confidence toward God.

22 And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love each other, as he gave us commandment.

24 And he that keeps his commandments lives in Him, and He in him.  And by this we know that he lives in us, by the Spirit that he has given us.

___1 John chapter 4

1 Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

2 By this you know the Spirit of God, every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

3 And every spirit that doesn't confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God, and this is that spirit of antichrist, about which you've heard that it would come, and even now already it's in the world.

4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

5 They are of the world, therefore they speak about the world, and the world listens to them.

6 We are of God.  He that knows God listens to us, he that is not of God doesn't listen to us.  By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

7 Beloved, let us love each other, for love is of God, and everyone that loves is born of God, and knows God.

8 He that doesn't love doesn't know God, for God is love.

9 In this, the love of God was made clear toward us, because God sent his only begotten Son into the world, so that we would live through him.

10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the payment for our sins.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love each other.

12 No man has seen God at any time.  If we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.

13 By this we know that we live in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

14 And we have seen and testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.

15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him, and he in God.

16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us.  God is love, and he that lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

17 In this our love is made perfect, so that we'll have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world.

18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love throws out fear, because fear has torment.  He that's in fear hasn't been made perfect in love.

19 We love him, because he first loved us.

20 If a man says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar, for he that doesn't love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he hasn't seen?

21 And this commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should love his brother also.

___1 John chapter 5

1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone that loves him that fathered loves him also who was fathered by him.

2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments don't cause grief.

4 For whoever is born of God overcomes the world, and this is the victory that overcomes the world:  our faith.

5 Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

6 He's the one that came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water only, but by water and blood.  And it is the Spirit that testifies, because the Spirit is truth.

7 For there are three that testify in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one.

8 And there are three that testify in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and these three agree in one.

9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater, for this is the witness of God that he has testified about his Son.

10 He that believes on the Son of God has the witness in himself, he that doesn't believe God has made him a liar, because he doesn't believe the record that God gave about his Son.

11 And this is the record, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

12 He that has the Son has life, and he that doesn't have the Son of God doesn't have life.

13 These things I've written to you who believe on the name of the Son of God, so that you'll know that you have eternal life, and so that you'll believe on the name of the Son of God.

14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us,

15 And if we know that he hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have what we requested from him.

16 If any man sees his brother sin a sin that's not to death, he shall ask, and he'll give him life for those who don't sin to death.  There is a sin to death, I don't say that he should pray for it.

17 All unrighteousness is sin, and there is sin not to death.

18 We know that whoever is born of God doesn't sin, but he that's begotten by God keeps himself, and that wicked one doesn't touch him.

19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in wickedness.

20 And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding, so that we'll know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus Christ.  This is the true God, and eternal life.

21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.  Amen.

___2 John

1 The elder to the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but also all of those who've known the truth.

2 For the truth's sake, that lives in us, and shall be with us forever.

3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of your children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

5 And now I ask you please, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment to you, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love each other.

6 And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments.  This is the commandment, that, as you've heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.

7 For many deceivers have entered into the world, who don't confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh.  This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

8 Watch yourselves, so that we don't lose the things that we have earned, but so we receive a full reward.

9 Whoever transgresses, and doesn't remain in the doctrine of Christ, doesn't have God.  He that lives in the doctrine of Christ, he has both the Father and the Son.

10 If anyone comes to you, and doesn't bring this doctrine, don't receive him into your house, nor wish him God speed,

11 For he that wishes him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

12 Having many things to write to you, I don't want to write with paper and ink, but I trust to come to you, and speak face to face, so that our joy will be full.

13 The children of your elect sister greet you.  Amen.

___3 John

1 The elder to the well beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.

2 Beloved, I wish above all things that you prosper and be in health, like your soul prospers.

3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brothers came and testified about the truth that is in you, as you walk in the truth.

4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

5 Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do to the brothers, and to strangers,

6 Who have testified about your love before the church, whom if you help along on their journey in a godly way, you'll do well,

7 Because for his name's sake they went out, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

8 We therefore ought to receive such, so that we would be fellow helpers to the truth.

9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have a place of importance among them, wouldn't receive us.

10 So if I come, I'll remember his deeds that he does, prating against us with malicious words, and not content with that, he also doesn't receive the brothers, and forbids those who would, and throws them out of the church.

11 Beloved, don't follow that which is evil, but that which is good.  He that does good is of God, but he that does evil hasn't seen God.

12 Demetrius has a good report from all men, and of the truth itself, yes, and we also testify, and you know that our record is true.

13 I had many things to write, but I don't want to write to you with ink and pen,

14 But I trust I shall shortly see you, and we'll speak face to face.  Peace be to you.  Our friends greet you.  Greet the friends by name.

___Revelation chapter 1

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave him, to show to his servants things that must soon occur, and he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John,

2 Who testified of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

3 Blessed is he that reads, and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is near.

4 John, to the seven churches that are in Asia, Grace be to you, and peace, from him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits that are in front of his throne,

5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth.  To him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

6 And has made us kings and priests to God his Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and always.  Amen.

7 See, he comes with clouds, and every eye shall see him, and those also who pierced him, and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him.  Even so, Amen.

8 "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end," says the Lord, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."

9 I John, who am also your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet,

11 Saying, "I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last," and, "What you see, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches that are in Asia, to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."

12 And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me.  And having turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks.

13 And among the seven candlesticks someone like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and clothed around the chest with a golden vest.

14 His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like a flame of fire,

15 And his feet like fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace, and his voice like the sound of many waters.

16 And he had in his right hand seven stars, and a sharp two edged sword went out of his mouth, and his face was like the sun shines in its strength.

17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead.  And he laid his right hand on me, saying to me, "Don't be afraid, I'm the first and the last,

18 I am he that lives, and was dead, and see, I'm alive forever, amen, and have the keys of hell and of death.

19 Write the things that you've seen, and the things that are, and the things that shall come later,

20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks.  The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven candlesticks that you saw are the seven churches."

___Revelation chapter 2

1 "To the angel of the church of Ephesus write, these things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden candlesticks,

2 I know your works, and your labor, and your patience, and how you can't stand those who are evil, and you've tested those who say they are apostles, and are not, and have found them to be liars,

3 And have carried, and have had patience, and for my name's sake have labored, and haven't fainted.

4 However, I have somewhat against you, because you've left your first love.

5 Remember therefore from where you've fallen, and repent, and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly, and will remove your candlestick out of its place, unless you repent.

6 But this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

7 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches, to him that overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life, that is in the middle of the paradise of God.

8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write, these things says the first and the last, who was dead, and is alive,

9 I know your works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but you are rich) and I know the blasphemy of those who say they're Jews, and aren't, but are the synagogue of Satan.

10 Don't fear any of the things that you'll suffer, see, the devil shall throw some of you into prison, so that you'll be tested, and you'll have tribulation ten days, be faithful until death, and I'll give you a crown of life.

11 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.  He that overcomes won't be hurt by the second death.

12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write, these things says he that has the sharp sword with two edges,

13 I know your works, and where you live, where Satan's seat is, and you hold tightly my name, and haven't denied my faith, even in the days in which Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan lives.

14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.

15 So do you also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, a thing I hate.

16 Repent, or else I'll come to you quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

17 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches, to him that overcomes I'll give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written that no man knows except he that receives it.

18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, these things says the Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass,

19 I know your works, and love, and service, and faith, and your patience, and your works, the last more than the first.

20 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

21 And I gave her time to repent of her fornication, and she didn't repent.

22 See, I will throw her into a bed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds.

23 And I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am he who searches the reins and hearts, and I will give to each of you according to your works.

24 But to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as don't have this doctrine, and who haven't known what they call the depths of Satan, I will put on you no other burden.

25 But what you have already, hold tightly until I come.

26 And he that overcomes, and keeps my works to the end, to him I'll give power over the nations,

27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron, they'll be broken to pieces like a potter's pottery, like I received from my Father.

28 And I will give him the morning star.

29 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

___Revelation chapter 3

1 "And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, these things says he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars, I know your works, that you have a name that you live, and are dead.

2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain, that are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect before God.

3 Remember therefore how you've received and heard, and hold tightly, and repent.  If therefore you won't watch, I'll come to you like a thief, and you won't know what hour I'll come to you.

4 You have a few names even in Sardis that haven't defiled their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

5 He that overcomes, shall be clothed in white clothing, and I won't erase his name from the book of life, but I'll confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

6 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write, these things says he that is holy, he that is true, he that has the key of David, he that opens, and no man shuts, and shuts, and no man opens,

8 I know your works, see, I've set before you an open door, and no man can shut it, for you have a little strength, and have kept my word, and haven't denied my name.

9 See, I'll make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they're Jews, and are not, but they're lying, see, I'll make them come and worship before your feet, and to know that I've loved you.

10 Because you've kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation that shall come on all the world, to test those who live on the earth.

11 See, I come quickly, hold tightly what you have, so that no man takes your crown.

12 Him that overcomes I'll make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he'll go no more out, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, that comes down out of heaven from my God, and I'll write on him my new name.

13 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

14 And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, these things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God,

15 I know your works, that you're neither cold nor hot, I'd rather you were cold or hot.

16 So then because you're lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of my mouth.

17 Because you say, I'm rich, and increased with goods, and don't need anything, and don't know that you're wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,

18 I advise you to buy from me gold tested in the fire, so you'll be rich, and white clothing, so you'll be clothed, and so that the shame of your nakedness won't be seen, and anoint your eyes with eye salve, so you'll see.

19 As many as I love, I rebuke and spank, be zealous therefore, and repent.

20 See, I stand at the door, and knock, if any man hears my voice, and opens the door, I'll come in to him, and will eat with him, and he with me.

21 To him that overcomes I'll grant to sit with me in my throne, just as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

22 He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

___Revelation chapter 4

1 After this I looked, and, see, a door was opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard was like a trumpet talking with me, which said, "Come up here, and I will show you things that must come later."

2 And immediately I was in the spirit, and, see, a throne was set in heaven, and someone sat on the throne.

3 And he that sat was to look at like a jasper and a sardine stone, and there was a rainbow around the throne, in sight like an emerald.

4 And around the throne were twenty four seats, and on the seats I saw twenty four elders sitting, clothed in white clothes, and they had crowns of gold on their heads.

5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices, and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like crystal, and in the middle of the throne, and around the throne, were four beasts full of eyes in front and in back.

7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face like a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

8 And the four beasts each had six wings around him, and they were full of eyes inside, and they don't rest day and night, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."

9 And when those beasts give glory and honor and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who lives forever and always,

10 The twenty four elders fell down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that lives forever and always, and threw their crowns before the throne, saying,

11 "You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, for you've created all things, and for your pleasure they are and were created."

___Revelation chapter 5

1 And I saw, in the right hand of him that sat on the throne, a book written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.

2 And I saw a strong angel say with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book, and to undo the seals of it?"

3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, nor under the earth, was able to open the book, nor to look at it.

4 And I cried a lot, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, nor to look at it.

5 And one of the elders said to me, "Don't cry, see, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book, and to undo the seven seals of it."

6 And I saw, and see, in the middle of the throne and of the four beasts, and among the elders, a Lamb stood that had been killed, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne.

8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and twenty four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having harps, and golden vials full of odors, which are the prayers of saints.

9 And they sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the book, and to open the seals of it, for you were killed, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every kindred, and language, and people, and nation,

10 And have made us to our God kings and priests, and we'll reign on the earth."

11 And I saw, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the beasts and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands,

12 Saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was killed to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing."

13 And every creature that is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying, "Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be to him that sits on the throne, and to the Lamb forever and always.

14 And the four beasts said, "Amen."  And the twenty four elders fell down and worshipped him that lives forever and always.

___Revelation chapter 6

1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard like the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, "Come and see."

2 And I saw a white horse, and he that sat on him had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering, and to conquer.

3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, "Come and see."

4 And another horse that was red went out, and power was given to him that sat on it to take peace away from the earth, and that they should kill each other, and there was given to him a large sword.

5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, "Come and see."  And I saw, and see, a black horse, and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

6 And I heard a voice among the four beasts say, "A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny, and make sure you don't hurt the oil and the wine."

7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, "Come and see."

8 And I looked, and there was a pale horse, and the name of him that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.  And power was given to them over one fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the animals of the earth.

9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the word of God, and for the testimony that they held,

10 And they shouted with a loud voice, saying, "For how long, O Lord, holy and true, won't you judge and avenge our blood against those who live on the earth?"

11 And white robes were given to each of them, and they were told that they should rest for a little while yet, until their fellow servants also and their brothers, that would be killed like they were, would be fulfilled.

12 And I saw when he had opened the sixth seal, and, see, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth made of hair, and the moon became like blood,

13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, like a fig tree throws its untimely figs, when it's shaken by a strong wind.

14 And the heaven departed like a scroll when it is rolled together, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.

15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the top captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains,

16 And said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sits on the throne, and from the anger of the Lamb,

17 For the great day of his anger has come, and who shall be able to stand?"

___Revelation chapter 7

1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, so that the wind wouldn't blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

2 And I saw another angel rising from the east, having the seal of the living God, and he shouted with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

3 Saying, "Don't hurt the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, until we've sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads."

4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed, and one hundred forty four thousand were sealed of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

5 Twelve thousand of the tribe of Judah were sealed.  Twelve thousand of the tribe of Reuben were sealed.  Twelve thousand of the tribe of Gad were sealed.

6 Twelve thousand of the tribe of Asher were sealed.  Twelve thousand of the tribe of Naphtali were sealed.  Twelve thousand of the tribe of Manasseh were sealed.

7 Twelve thousand of the tribe of Simeon were sealed.  Twelve thousand of the tribe of Levi were sealed.  Twelve thousand of the tribe of Issachar were sealed.

8 Twelve thousand of the tribe of Zebulun were sealed.  Twelve thousand of the tribe of Joseph were sealed.  Twelve thousand of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.

9 After this I saw a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and languages, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands,

10 And shouted with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."

11 And all the angels stood around the throne, and around the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

12 Saying, "Amen, Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be to our God forever and always.  Amen."

13 And one of the elders answered, saying to me, "What are these who are arrayed in white robes?  And where did they come from?"

14 And I said to him, "Sir, you know."  And he said to me, "These are those who came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sits on the throne shall live among them.

16 They shall hunger no more, nor thirst anymore, nor shall the sun shine on them, nor any heat.

17 For the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them to living fountains of waters, and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."

___Revelation chapter 8

1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

2 And I saw the seven angels who stood before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer, and much incense was given to him, so that he would offer it with the prayers of all saints on the golden altar that was before the throne.

4 And the smoke of the incense, that came with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God out of the angel's hand.

5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it into the earth, and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

6 And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.

7 The first angel sounded, and hail and fire mixed with blood followed, and they were thrown on the earth, and one third of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

8 And the second angel sounded, and like a large mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and one third of the sea became blood,

9 And one third of the creatures that were in the sea, and had life died, and one third of the ships was destroyed.

10 And the third angel sounded, and a large star from heaven fell, burning like a lamp, and it fell on one third of the rivers, and on the fountains of waters,

11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood, and one third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.

12 And the fourth angel sounded, and one third of the sun was struck, and one third of the moon, and one third of the stars, so that one third of them was darkened, and the day didn't shine for one third of it, and the night likewise.

13 And I saw, and heard an angel flying through the middle of heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabitants of the earth because of the other voices of the trumpets of the three angels that are yet to sound!"

___Revelation chapter 9

1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth, and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit, like the smoke of a large furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.

3 And out of the smoke, locusts came on the earth, and power was given to them, like the scorpions of the earth have power.

4 And they were commanded not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who don't have the seal of God in their foreheads.

5 And it was given to them not to kill them, but to torment them five months, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion, when it strikes a man.

6 And in those days men shall seek death, and won't find it, and shall desire to die, and death shall run away from them.

7 And the locusts were shaped like horses prepared for battle, and on their heads were like gold crowns, and their faces were like men's faces.

8 And they had hair like women's hair, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions.

9 And they had breastplates, like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.

10 And they had tails like scorpions, and there were stings in their tails, and their power was to hurt men five months.

11 And they had a king over them, who is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew language is Abaddon, but in the Greek language has the name Apollyon.

12 One woe is past, and see, two woes more come afterward.

13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar that is before God,

14 Saying to the sixth angel that had the trumpet, "Loose the four angels that are bound in the great river Euphrates."

15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, to kill one third of men.

16 And the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million, and I heard the number of them.

17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those who sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone, and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

18 One third of men was killed by these three, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, that flowed out of their mouths.

19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails, for their tails were like snakes, and had heads, and they hurt with them.

20 And the rest of the men that weren't killed by these plagues still didn't repent of the works of their hands, so that they wouldn't worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood, that can neither see, nor hear, nor walk,

21 Nor did they repent of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

___Revelation chapter 10

1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow was on his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet were like pillars of fire,

2 And he had in his hand a little book open, and he set his right foot on the sea, and his left foot on the earth,

3 And shouted with a loud voice, like when a lion roars, and when he had shouted, seven thunders uttered their voices.

4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write, and I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Seal up the things that the seven thunders uttered, and don't write them."

5 And the angel that I saw stand on the sea and on the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

6 And swore by him that lives forever and always, who created heaven, and the things that are in it, and the earth, and the things that are in it, and the sea, and the things that are in it, that there would no longer be time.

7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound, the mystery of God would be finished, as he has told his servants the prophets.

8 And the voice that I heard from heaven spoke to me again, and said, "Go and take the little book that is open in the hand of the angel that stands on the sea and on the earth."

9 And I went to the angel, and said to him, "Give me the little book."  And he said to me, "Take it, and eat it up, and it shall make your belly bitter, but it shall be in your mouth sweet as honey."

10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth, and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

11 And he said to me, "You must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and languages, and kings."

___Revelation chapter 11

1 And a piece of bamboo like a rod was given to me, and the angel stood and said, "Get up, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship in it.

2 But the court that is outside the temple leave out, and don't measure it, for it is given to the Gentiles, and they'll tread the holy city under foot, for forty two months.

3 And I'll give power to my two witnesses, and they'll prophesy a thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.

4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.

5 And if any man wants to hurt them, fire proceeds out of their mouth, and devours their enemies, and if any man wants to hurt them, he must be killed that way.

6 These have power to shut heaven, so that it doesn't rain in the days of their prophecy, and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they want to.

7 And when they've finished their testimony, the beast that rises out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, that spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

9 And those of the people and kindreds and languages and nations shall see their dead bodies three and a half days, and won't allow their dead bodies to be put in graves.

10 And those who live on the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts to each other, because these two prophets tormented those who lived on the earth.

11 And after three and a half days, the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.

12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here."  And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them.

13 And the same hour there was a great earthquake, and one tenth of the city fell, and in the earthquake seven thousand men were killed, and the remainder were afraid, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

14 The second woe is past, and see, the third woe comes quickly."

15 And the seventh angel sounded, and there were great voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and always."

16 And the twenty four elders, who sat before God on their seats, fell on their faces, and worshipped God,

17 Saying, "We give you thanks, O Lord God Almighty, who is, and was, and is to come, because you've taken to yourself your great power, and have reigned.

18 And the nations were angry, and your anger has come, and the time of the dead, for them to be judged, and that you should reward your servants the prophets, and to the saints, and those who fear your name, small and great, and should destroy those who destroy the earth."

19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of his testament was seen in his temple, and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

___Revelation chapter 12

1 And a great wonder appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars,

2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and was in pain desiring deliverance.

3 And another wonder appeared in heaven, and see, a large red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads.

4 And his tail drew one third of the stars of heaven, and threw them to the earth, and the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to receive deliverance, to devour her child as soon as it was born.

5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron, and her child was caught up to God, and to his throne.

6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, so that they'll feed her there a thousand two hundred sixty days.

7 And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels,

8 And didn't prevail, nor was their place found anymore in heaven.

9 And the large dragon was thrown out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world, he was thrown out into the earth, and his angels were thrown out with him.

10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Salvation has now come, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accused them before our God day and night.

11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they didn't love their lives until death.

12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens, and you that live in them.  Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and of the sea!  For the devil has come down to you, having great anger, because he knows that he only has a short time.

13 And when the dragon saw that he was thrown to the earth, he persecuted the woman who brought forth the man child.

14 And two wings of a large eagle were given to the woman, so that she'd fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

15 And the serpent vomited out of his mouth water, like a flood, after the woman, so that he'd cause her to be carried away by the flood.

16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed up the flood that the dragon vomited out of his mouth.

17 And the dragon was angry with the woman, and went to make war with the remainder of her children, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

___Revelation chapter 13

1 And I stood on the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads the name of blasphemy.

2 And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion, and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

3 And I saw one of his heads like wounded to death, and his deadly wound was healed, and all the world wondered concerning the beast.

4 And they worshipped the dragon who gave power to the beast, and they worshipped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast?  Who is able to make war with him?"

5 And a mouth was given to him speaking great things and blasphemies, and power was given to him to continue forty two months.

6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and those who live in heaven.

7 And it was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them, and he was given power over all kindreds, and languages, and nations.

8 And all that live on the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb killed from the foundation of the world.

9 If any man has an ear, let him hear.

10 He that leads into captivity shall go into captivity, he that kills with the sword must be killed by the sword.  Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon.

12 And he exercises all the power of the first beast before him, and causes the earth and those who live in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

13 And he does great wonders, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

14 And deceives those who live on the earth by the means of the miracles that he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to those who live on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, who had the wound by a sword, and lived.

15 And he had power to give life to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would speak, and would cause that as many as wouldn't worship the image of the beast would be killed.

16 And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads,

17 And that no man could buy or sell, except he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom.  Let him that has understanding count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is Six hundred sixty six.

___Revelation chapter 14

1 And I looked, and see, a Lamb stood on mount Zion, and with him a hundred forty four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.

2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of a great thunder, and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps,

3 And they sang like a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders, and no man could learn that song but the hundred forty four thousand, who were redeemed from the earth.

4 These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins.  These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes.  These were redeemed from among men, being the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.

5 And in their mouth was found no guile, for they are without fault before the throne of God.

6 And I saw another angel fly in the middle of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who live on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and language, and people,

7 Saying with a loud voice, "Fear God, and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."

8 And another angel followed, saying, "Babylon has fallen, has fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication."

9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, "If any man worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

10 He shall drink of the wine of the anger of God, that is poured out undiluted into the cup of his indignation, and he'll be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb,

11 And the smoke of their torment rises up forever and always, and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.

12 Here is the patience of the saints, here are those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."

13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on, yes, says the Spirit, so that they can rest from their labors, and their works follow them."

14 And I looked, and see, a white cloud, and on the cloud someone sat like the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

15 And another angel came out of the temple, shouting with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, "Thrust in your sickle, and reap, for the time has come for you to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe."

16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.

17 And another angel came out of the temple that is in heaven, also having a sharp sickle.

18 And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire, and shouted with a loud shout to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, "Thrust in your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe."

19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the anger of God.

20 And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even up to the horse bridles, for a distance of a thousand six hundred furlongs.

___Revelation chapter 15

1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having the seven last plagues, for in them is filled up the anger of God.

2 And I saw like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who'd gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

3 And they sang the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty, just and true are your ways, you King of saints.

4 Who shall not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name?  For you only are holy, for all nations shall come and worship before you, for your judgments are made clear."

5 And after that I looked, and see, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened,

6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts clothed with golden vests.

7 And one of the four beasts gave to the seven angels seven golden bottles full of the anger of God, who lives forever and always.

8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power, and no man was able to enter into the temple, until the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

___Revelation chapter 16

1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, "Go your ways, and pour out the bottles of the anger of God on the earth."

2 And the first went, and poured out his bottle on the earth, and a noisome and grievous sore fell on the men who had the mark of the beast, and on those who worshipped his image.

3 And the second angel poured out his bottle on the sea, and it became like the blood of a dead man, and every living soul died in the sea.

4 And the third angel poured out his bottle on the rivers and fountains of waters, and they became blood.

5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, "You are righteous, O Lord, who is, and was, and shall be, because you've judged this.

6 For they've shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you've given them blood to drink, for they are worthy."

7 And I heard another out of the altar say, "Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments."

8 And the fourth angel poured out his bottle on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire.

9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, who has power over these plagues, and they didn't repent to give him glory.

10 And the fifth angel poured out his bottle on the seat of the beast, and his kingdom was full of darkness, and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and didn't repent of their deeds.

12 And the sixth angel poured out his bottle on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings of the east would be prepared.

13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, who go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

15 See, I come like a thief.  Blessed is he that stays awake, and keeps his garments, so he doesn't walk naked, and they see his shame.

16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew language Armageddon.

17 And the seventh angel poured out his bottle into the air, and a great voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, "It is done."

18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings, and there was a great earthquake, such as has never been since men were on the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell, and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his anger.

20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

21 And there fell on men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent, and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for the plague of it was very great.

___Revelation chapter 17

1 And one of the seven angels came, who had the seven bottles, and talked with me, saying to me, "Come here, I'll show you the judgment of the great whore that sits on many waters,

2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication."

3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness, and I saw a woman sit on a red beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and red, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication,

5 And on her forehead was a name written, "Mystery, Babylon the Great, The Mother of Whores and Abominations of the Earth,"

6 And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus, and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

7 And the angel said to me, "Why were you impressed?  I'll tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, that has the seven heads and ten horns.

8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into hell, and those who live on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

9 And here is the mind that has wisdom.  The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits.

10 And there are seven kings, five have fallen, and one is, and the other hasn't yet come, and when he comes, he must continue a short time.

11 And the beast that was, and is not, he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goes into hell.

12 And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings, who've received no kingdom yet, but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.

13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength to the beast.

14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings, and those who are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful."

15 And he said to me, "The waters that you saw, where the whore sits, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and languages.

16 And the ten horns that you saw on the beast, shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

17 For God has put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.

18 And the woman that you saw is that great city, that rules over the kings of the earth."

___Revelation chapter 18

1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power, and the earth was illuminated with his glory.

2 And he shouted mightily with a strong voice, saying, "Babylon the great has fallen, has fallen, and has become the dwelling place of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich through the abundance of her delicacies."

4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, so that you're not partakers of her sins, and so you're not a victim of her plagues.

5 For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her sins.

6 Reward her as she rewarded you, and double to her double according to her works, in the cup that she has filled, fill to her double.

7 As much as she has glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her, for she says in her heart, 'I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will see no sorrow.'

8 Therefore her plagues shall come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine, and she shall be completely burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.

9 And the kings of the earth, who've committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning,

10 Standing far off for the fear of her torment, saying, 'Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city!  For in one hour your judgment has come.'

11 And the merchants of the earth shall cry and mourn over her, for no man buys their merchandise anymore,

12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and red cloth, and all thyine wood, and all kinds of containers of ivory, and all kinds of containers of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

13 And cinnamon, and odors, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and animals, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

14 And the fruits that your soul lusted for have departed from you, and all things that were dainty and goodly have departed from you, and you'll find them no more at all.

15 The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand far off for the fear of her torment, crying and wailing,

16 And saying, 'Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and red cloth, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

17 For in one hour such great riches has come to nothing.'  And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood far off,

18 And when they saw the smoke of her burning, shouted, 'What city is like this great city!'

19 And they threw dust on their heads, and shouted, crying and wailing, saying, 'Alas, alas, that great city, in which all that had ships in the sea were made rich because of her costliness!  For in one hour she's she made desolate.'

20 Rejoice over her, you heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you against her."

21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and threw it into the sea, saying, "Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of flutists, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in you, and no craftsman, of whatever craft he is, shall be found anymore in you, and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in you,

23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in you, and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in you, for your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorceries all nations were deceived.

24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were killed on the earth."

___Revelation chapter 19

1 And after these things I heard a great voice of many people in heaven, saying, "Halelujah, Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, to the Lord our God,

2 For true and righteous are his judgments, for he has judged the great whore, who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."

3 And again they said, "Halelujah."  And her smoke rose up forever and always.

4 And the twenty four elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, "Amen, Halelujah."

5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, "Praise our God, all you his servants, and you that fear him, both small and great."

6 And I heard like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, "Halelujah, for the Lord God all powerful reigns.

7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him, for the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready."

8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white, for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

9 And he said to me, "Write, blessed are those who are called to the wedding supper of the Lamb."  And he said to me, "These are the true sayings of God."

10 And I fell at his feet to worship him.  And he said to me, "Make sure you don't do it, I am your fellow servant, and of your brothers that have the testimony of Jesus, worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

11 And I saw heaven opened, and see, a white horse, and he that sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns, and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.

13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood, and his name is called "The Word of God."

14 And the armies that were in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

15 And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, so that with it he'll strike the nations, and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, and he treads the winepress of the fierceness and anger of Almighty God.

16 And he has on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, "King of Kings, and Lord of Lords."

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he shouted with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the sky, "Come and gather yourselves together to the supper of the great God,

18 So you can eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great."

19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.

20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that worked miracles before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshipped his image.  These were both thrown alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

21 And the remainder were killed by the sword of him that sat on the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth, and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

___Revelation chapter 20

1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand.

2 And he took hold of the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

3 And threw him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he wouldn't deceive the nations anymore, until the thousand years had ended, and after that he must be loosed a short time.

4 And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them, and I saw the souls of those who were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and who hadn't worshipped the beast, nor his image, nor had received his mark on their foreheads, or in their hands, and they lived and ruled with Christ a thousand years.

5 But the rest of the dead didn't live again until the thousand years were finished.  This is the first resurrection.

6 Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection, on such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

7 And when the thousand years are over, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, the number of whom is like the sand of the sea.

9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints, and the beloved city, and fire came down from God out of heaven, and consumed them.

10 And the devil that deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night forever and always.

11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.

12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God, and the books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged out of the things that were written in the books, according to their works.

13 And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and hell delivered up the dead that were in them, and they were judged every man according to their works.

14 And death and hell were thrown into the lake of fire.  This is the second death.

15 And whoever was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

___Revelation chapter 21

1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there were no more oceans.

2 And I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, "See, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will live with them, and they'll be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, for the former things have passed away."

5 And he that sat on the throne said, "See, I make all things new."  And he said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful."

6 And he said to me, "It is done.  I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.  I will give to him that is thirsty from the fountain of the water of life freely.

7 He that overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

9 And one of the seven angels that had the seven bottles full of the seven last plagues came to me, and talked with me, saying, "Come here, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife."

10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

11 Having the glory of God, and her light was like a stone most precious, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal,

12 And had a great and high wall, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel,

13 On the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.

14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 And he that talked with me had a golden piece of bamboo to measure the city, and the gates of it, and the wall of it.

16 And the city lies foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth, and he measured the city with the bamboo, twelve thousand furlongs.  The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

17 And he measured the wall of it, two hundred sixteen feet, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper, and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.

19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all kinds of precious stones.  The first foundation was jasper, the second, sapphire, the third, a chalcedony, the fourth, an emerald,

20 The fifth, sardonyx, the sixth, sardius, the seventh, chrysolite, the eighth, beryl, the ninth, a topaz, the tenth, a chrysoprasus, the eleventh, a jacinth, the twelfth, an amethyst.

21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates was of one pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

22 And I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

23 And the city had no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it, and the Lamb is the light of it.

24 And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in the light of it, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.

25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day, for there shall be no night there.

26 And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.

27 And there shall in no way enter into it anything that defiles, nor whatever works abomination, or makes a lie, but those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

___Revelation chapter 22

1 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

2 In the middle of the street of it, and on either side of the river, there was the tree of life, that produced twelve kinds of fruits, and yielded its fruit every month, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

3 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and his servants shall serve him,

4 And they shall see his face, and his name shall be in their foreheads.

5 And there shall be no night there, and they need no candle, nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light, and they shall reign forever and always.

6 And he said to me, "These sayings are faithful and true, and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show to his servants the things that must shortly be done.

7 See, I come quickly, blessed is he that keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book."

8 And I John saw these things, and heard them.  And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things.

9 Then he said to me, "Make sure you don't do it, for I am your fellow servant, and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who keep the sayings of this book, worship God."

10 And he said to me, "Don't seal the sayings of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.

11 He that is unjust, let him remain unjust, and he that is filthy, let him remain filthy, and he that is righteous, let him remain righteous, and he that is holy, let him remain holy.

12 And, see, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to give every man according to his work.

13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

14 Blessed are those who do his commandments, so that they'll have right to the tree of life, and can enter in through the gates into the city.

15 For outside are dogs, and sorcerers, and customers of prostitutes, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoever loves and makes a lie.

16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you these things in the churches.  I am the root and the descendant of David, and the bright and morning star.

17 And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come.'  And let him that hears say, 'Come.'  And let him that is thirsty come.  And whoever wants to, let him take the water of life freely.

18 For I testify to every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues that are written in this book,

19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things that are written in this book.

20 He that testifies these things says, surely I come quickly.  Amen."  Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.  Amen.