(he that at first had come to Jesus by night,) bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about the weight of an 40 hundred pounds. Then they took the body of Jesus, and

wound it in linen bands with the spices, as the manner of 41 the Jews is to embalm. Now in the place where he was

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crucified was a garden; and in the garden a new sepul42 chre, in which no man had ever been laid. There they laid Jesus therefore, because of the preparation-day of the Jews; for the sepulchre was near.

CH. xx. BUT on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene cometh to the sepulchre in the morning, when it was yet dark, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 2 She runneth therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved; and saith unto them, "they have taken away the Lord* out of the sepulchre ; and we know not where they have laid him.” 3 Peter therefore went out, and that other disciple; and 4 they came to the sepulchre. Now they both ran together : but the other disciple outran Peter, and came first to the 5 sepulchre. And when he had stooped down to look in, 6 he seeth the linen bands lying; but he went not in. Then cometh Simon Peter, following him; and he went into 7 the sepulchre, and seeth the linen bands lying; and the napkin, which had been about Jesus's head, not lying with the linen bands, but wrapped up apart in another 8 place. Then went in that other disciple also, who came 9 first to the sepulchre; and he saw and believed nott. For as yet they knew not the scripture, that Jesus must rise 10 again from the dead. Then the disciples went again to their own home.

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But Mary stood without at the sepulchre, weeping; and, as she wept, she stooped down to look into the se

Or, our Master. N. m.

+"So the Cambridge MS. in the Greek; but not in the Latin translation of it. The following verse assigns a reason for the unbelief of St. John and St. Peter." N. The received text reads, "he saw and believed."

12 pulchre; and seeth two angels in white, sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of 13 Jesus had lain. And they say unto her, "Woman, why weepest thou?" She saith unto them, "Because they have taken away my Lord*, and I know not where they 14 have laid him." When she had said thus, she turned

herself back, and seeth Jesus standing; but knew not that 15 it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, "Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?" She, supposing him to be the keeper of the garden, saith unto him, "Sir, if thou have carried him hence, tell me where thou hast laid 16 him, and I will take him away." Jesus saith unto her, "Mary." She turned, and saith unto him in the Hebrew tongue, "Rabboni." Which signifieth, My Teach17 ert. Jesus saith unto her, "Embrace me not: for I do not yet ascend to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them,' I ascend ‡ to my Father and your Father, 18 and to my God and your God."" Mary Magdalene cometh and telleth the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these things unto her.

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hands and his side.

Then in the evening of that day, being the first day of the week, the doors where the disciples were assembled having been shut for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst; and saith unto them, "Peace be unto 20 you." And when he had said this, he shewed them his Then the disciples were glad, when 21 they saw the Lord. Then Jesus said to them again, "Peace be unto you as the Father sent me, so I send 22 you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, 23 and saith unto them, "Receive ye the holy spirit. If ye remit the sins of any, they are remitted unto them; if ye retain them, they are retained."

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But Thomas, called Didymus, one of the twelve, was 25 not with them when Jesus came. Then the other disciples

* Or, Master, N. m.

N. m. Master, N. t.

I shall ascend. N.

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said unto him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said unto them, "Unless I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put mine hand into his side, I shall not believe."

And, within eight dayst, his disciples were again within, and Thomas with them: then Jesus cometh, the doors having been shut, and stood in the midst, and said, " Peace 27 be unto you." Then he saith to Thomas, "Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thine hand, and put it into my side; and be not unbelieving, 28 but believing." Thomas answered, and said unto him, 29" My Lord, and my God!" Jesus saith unto him, "Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed; happy are they that have not seen, and yet have believed."

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Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his 31 disciples, which are not written in this book: but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that, believing, ye may have life through his name.

CH. XXI. After these things Jesus shewed himself again to

the disciples at the lake of Tiberias and in this manner 2 he shewed himself. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his 3 disciples. Simon Peter saith unto them, "I am going to fish." They say unto him, "We also will go with thee." They departed, and went into a ship immediately; and 4 on that night they caught nothing. But when morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: the disciples 5 however knew not that it was Jesus. Then Jesus saith unto them, "Young men, have ye any food?" They 6 answered him, "No." And he said unto them, "Cast

Or, our Master.

† Or, eight days after. "These words are usually understood as a confession

Beza says that they are

an exclamation: q. d. My Lord! and my God!' how great is thy power! Eph. 19, 20.' Whitby's Last Thoughts, 2d ed. p. 78." Newcome.

My children, N. See Townson.

the net on the right side of the ship, and ye will get some." They cast it therefore and now they were not 7 able to draw it, for the multitude of fishes. Wherefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith to Peter, "It is the Lord." Now, when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt on his upper garment (for he was naked), 8 and cast himself into the lake. And the other disciples came in the vessel, (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits) dragging the net full of 9 fishes. As soon then as they landed, they see a fire of 10 coals lying, and fish laid thereon; and bread. Jesus

saith unto them, "Bring of the fishes which ye have now 11 caught." Simon Peter went into the vessel, and drew the

net to land, full of great fishes, an hundred and fiftythree and although there were so many, yet the net was 12 not broken. Jesus saith unto them, "Come and dine.”

Now none of the disciples durst inquire of him, "Who 13 art thou?" knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus [then]

cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth to them, and fish 14 in like manner. Jesus shewed himself to his disciples now this third time, after he had risen from the dead.

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So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, "Simon son of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these love me?" He saith unto Jesus, " Yes, Lord : thou 16 knowest that I love thee." Jesus saith unto him, "Feed

my lambs." Jesus saith to him again a second time; “Simon son of Jonah, lovest thou me?" He saith unto Jesus, "Yes, Lord thou knowest that I love thee." Jesus 17 saith unto him, " Tend my sheep." Jesus saith unto him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me?" Peter was grieved that Jesus said unto him the third time, "Lovest thou me ?" and he said unto Jesus, "Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee." Jesus

* Or, our Master.

Or, more than thou lovest these things? See Bishop Pearce. The original is ambiguous. + Or, Master.

18 saith unto him, "Feed my sheep. Verily verily I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou didst gird thyself and walk whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou wilt stretch forth thine hands, and another will gird thee, and carry thee whither thou would19 est not." Now he spake this, signifying by what death Peter would glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith to Peter, "Follow me."

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Then Peter turned about, and seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who had leaned on his breast also at supper, and had said, "Lord, which is he who de21 livereth thee up?" When Peter saw him, he saith to 22 Jesus, "Lord, and what shall this man do ?" Jesus saith

unto him, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is 23 that to thee? Follow thou me." This report therefore went abroad among the brethren, that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus said not to him, " He shall not die;" but, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to thee?"

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This is the disciple who testified of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is 25 truef. And there are many other things also that Jesus did, which, if they were written every one, I think that even the world itself could not contain the books which would be written‡.

*N.m. should not, N. t.

"These words are an early testimony of eye-witnesses to the truth of St. John's gospel: they may have been admitted from the margin into the text." Newcome. "Grotius and Le Clerc reject this whole chapter; but Wetstein admits it. "Hammond considers the two last verses as the attestation of the Asiatic bishops; at whose request Eusebius affirms that John wrote his gospel.

"Dr Owen thinks that from xa) dauey, in ver. 24, to the end of ver. 25, is an addition, perhaps a very early one, by another hand. Bowyer, 4to." Newcome.

The postscripts are various, and of litth authority. So of them relate that the gospel of John was written at Ephesus in the Greek language, in the reign of Domitian, or, as others say, of Trajan; after his return from his banishment at Patmos.

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