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N E W
A N D
I M P E O Y E D
SERIES.
A SELECTION OF THE MOST INTERESTING
STORIES,
INCIDENTS,
A N D
N A R R A T I V E S ,
FROM THE
OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT,
G L A S G O W :
PRINTED FOR THE BOOKSELLERS.
1851.
��HISTORY OF THE BIBLE,
THE
CREATION.'
IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And
the earth was without form, and void ; and darkness was upon
the face of the deep; and the -Spirit of God moved upon the
face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light, and there
Was light.
THE
DIVISION
OF T H E
WATERS.
And God said, Let there be a firmament in tlie midst of the
waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God
made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under
the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament ; and it was so.
THE
CREATURES
NAMED—MAN
AND
WOMAN
FORMED.
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life ; and man became a living soul. And the Lord God planted a garden, and
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there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the
ground the Lord formed every beast of the field, and every
fowl of the air, and brought them unto Adam, to see what he
would call them : and whatsoever Adam called every living
creature, that was the name thereof.
And Adam gave
names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every
beast of the field. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to
fall upon Adam; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up tht
flesh instead thereof. And the rib which the Lord God had
taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the
man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and
flesh of ray flesh ; she shall be called woman, because she was
taken out of man. And they were both naked, the man and
his wife, and were not ashamed.
THE
SERPENT'S T E M P T A T I O N — F A L L
OF OUR FIRST
PARENTS.
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field
which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman,
Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden ? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of
the fruit of the trees of the garden : but of the fruit of the
tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye
shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And
the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die. And
when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that
it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make
one wise, she took of the fruit thereof and did eat; and gave
also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
ADAM AND EVE
DRIVEN OUT
OF P A R A D I S E .
And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that
thou hast done ? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me,
and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Upon
thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of
thy life. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy
sorrow and thy conception; and in sorrow thou shalt bring
forth children. To Adam he said, Cursed is the ground for
thy sake, in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the
garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned
every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
CAIN A N D
ABEL.
Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the
ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain
Brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.
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And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of
the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to
his offering. But unto Cain and to his offering he had not
respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
And Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
CAIN'S
PUNISHMENT.
The Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother ? And
he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper? And he
said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood
crieth unto me from the ground. And now art thou cursed
from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy
brother's blood from thy hand; when thou tillest the ground,
it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength ; a fugitive
and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. And Cain said
unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the
earth ; and from thy face shall I be hid ; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass,
that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
THE
ARK
AND
FLOOD.
God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth.
And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created.
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. And God said,
Make thee an ark of gopher-wood.—Of every living thing of all
flesh; two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep
them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. The
�waters of
that moved upon the earth.
flesh
died
THE
ARK
AND
FLOOD
dEASES-^-NOAH GOES OtJT OF THE
SACRIFICES J GOD'S PROMISE TO HIM.
The waters returned from off the earth.—And the ark rested
upon the mountains of Ararat. And Noah went forth, and his
sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him. Every beast,
every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth
upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord ; and took of every
clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt-offerings
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on the altar.
GOD RENEWS HIS COVENANT WITH N O A H — F O R B I D S
THE RAINBOW.
MURDER.
Arid God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear
of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the
earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth
upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your
hand are they delivered. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man
shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man.
And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make
between me and you and every living creature that is with you,
for perpetual generations : I do set my bow in the cloud, and
it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
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TOWER
OF B A B E L — C O N F U S I O N
OF
LANGUAGES.
The whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose
top may reach unto heaven ; and let us make us a name, lest
we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. And
the Lord came down to see the city and the .tower, which the
children of men builded. And the Lord said, Go to, let us go
down and there confound their language, that they may not
understand one another's speech. So the Lord scattered them
abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth : and they
left off to build the city.
THE DESTRUCTION OF SODOM—LOT IS PRESERVED.
The men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son-inlaw, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast
in the city, bring them out of this place: for we will destroy
this place,* because the cry of them is waxen great before the
face of the Lord, and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it. And
when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying,
Arise, take thy wife and thy two daughters, lest thou be consumed. Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire out of heaven. And he overthrew those
cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities,
and that which grew upon the ground. But his wife looked
back from behind him • and she became a pillar of salt.
ABRAHAM COMMANDED TO OFFER ISAAC—AN ANGEL STAYS HIS HAND.
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife
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to slay his son. And the angel of the Lord called unto Abra*
ham out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he
said, here am I. And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the
lad, neither do thou any thing unto him ; for now I know that
thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine
only son, from me.
THE FINDING OF MOSES.
When his mother could no longer hide him, she took for him
an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch,
and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the
river's brink. And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would
be done to him. And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to
wash herself at the river ; and her maidens walked along by the
river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she
sent her maid to fetch it. And when she had opened it, she
saw the child ; and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrew's children.
T H E ISRAELITES PASS THE RED SEA ON DRY G R O U N D — A R E PURSUED EY THE E G Y P T I A N S , WHO ARE DROWNED.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak to the Israelites, that
they go forward; and lift thou thy rod, and stretch thy hand
over the red sea, to divide it, and the children of Israel shall go
over on dry land. And the Lord made the sea to go back by a
strong east wind, and the waters were divided, so that the children of Israel went over on dry ground,—the waters being a
wall to them on the right hand and on the left. And the
Egyptians pursued them into the midst of the sea. In the
mommg-wa.ch, the Lord troubled the host of the Egyptians,
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and took off their chariot-wheels; and they said, Let us flee
from the face of Israel, for the Lord fighteth for them. Then
the Lord said to Moses, Stretch now thy hand over the sea, that
the waters may come again; and as the morning appeared,
the sea returned, and covered the chariots and all the host of
Pharaoh: there remained not one of them. Thus the Lord
saved Israel; and they saw the Egyptians dead on the sea-shore ;
and they feared the Lord and his servant Moses.
MOSES SMITETII THE ROCK.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and
take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith
thou smotest the river, take in thy hand, and go. Behold, I
will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb ; and thou
shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that
the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the
elders of Israel.
MOSES RECEIVETH THE TABLES.
And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone
like unto the first; and I will write upon these tables the words
that were in the first tables, which thou brakest. And he
hewed two tables of stone like unto the first: and Moses rose up
early in the morning, and went up into Mount Sinai, as the Lord
had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of
stone.
THE WALLS OF JERICHO F A L L — T H E CITY TAKEN.
The people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets :
and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the
�trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the
wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city,
every man straight before him, and they took the city, and
they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man. and
woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the
edge of the sword.
SAMSON'S DEATH.
And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which
the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with
his right hand, and of the other with his left. And Samson
said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself
with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon
all the people that were within.
DAVID KILLS GOLIATH—THE PHILISTINES ROUTED.
David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a
stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him ; but there was no
sword in the hand of David. Therefore David ran, and stood
upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the
sheath thereof, and slew Goliath, and cut off liis head therewith.
And when $xe Philistines saw their champion was dead, they
fled.
ABSALOM CAUGHT UP IN THE OAK.
And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under tne
thick branches of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the
oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth;
and the mule that was under him went away.
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TIIE TEMPLE BUILT.
And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year
after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt,
in the fourth year of Solomon's reign, that he began to build
the house of the Lord. And the word of the Lord came to
Solomon, saying, Concerning this house which thou art building; If thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments, then will I perform
the promise made to David thy father—that I will dwell with
thee, and not forsake thee, So Solomon built the house,
and finished it according to the plan which God himself had
given to Dayid.
ELIJAH DIVIDES JORDAN.
And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry, I pray thee, here, for
the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord
liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they
two went . on. And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went,
and stood to view afar 01T; and they two stood by Jordan. And
Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the
waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they
two went over on dry ground.
E L I J A H IS C A R R I E D TO H E A Y E N IN A CHARIOT O F F I R E .
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that,
behold there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and
parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind
into heaven,
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SATAN A F F L I C T S J O B — H I S WIFE R E V I L E S HIM.
Satan smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto
his crown. And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal;
and he sat down among the ashes. Then said his wife unto
him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish
women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of
God, and shall we not receive evil ?
B E L S H A Z Z A R ' S FEAST.
The king and his princes, his wives and his concubines, drank
wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron,
of wood, and of stone. In the same hour came forth fingers of a
man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the
plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw the
part of the hand that wrote. Then the king's countenance was
changed, and his thoughts troubled him, and he said, Whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation
thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold
about his neck, and shall be the third ruler of the kingdom.
Then was Daniel brought in, and said, This is the interpretation. God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. Thou
art weighed in the balances and art found wanting; thy kingdom
is divided and given to the Medes and Persians. In that night
was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
D A N I E L CAST INTO THE DEN OF LIONS.
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. My
God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that
they have not hurt me : forasmuch as before him innocence was
found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that
they should take Daniel up out of the den.
JONAH COMMANDED TO GO TO N I N E V E H — H E F L E E S FROM THE
PRESENCE OF THE L O R D — I S SWALLOWED B Y A W H A L E .
The word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai,
saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against
i t ; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose
up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went
down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish : so he
paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them
unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. Now the Lord
had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah
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was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. And
the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon
the dry land. And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the
second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city,
and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. So Jonah
arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the
Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days'
journey. And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall
be overthrown. So the people of Nineveh believed God, and
proclaimed a fast, and put*on sackcloth, from the greatest of
them even to the least of them. And God saw their works,
that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the
evil that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did
it not.
THE SALUTATION.
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast
found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in
thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest;
and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father
David.
THE GENEALOGY OF CHRIST FROM ABRAHAM TO JOSEPH.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David,
the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat
Jacob, and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren. And Jacob
begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus
who is called CHRIST. SO all the generations from Abraham
to David, are fourteen generations; and frem David until the
carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from
the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
THE BIRTH OF CHRIST
JOSEPH SATISFIED BY AN ANGEL, WHO
INTERPRETS THE NAME OF CHRIST.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise; when, as
his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came
together she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then
Joseph her husband being a just man, and not willing to make
her a public example, was minded to put her away privily; but
while he thought 011 these things, behold the angel of the Lord
appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of
David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that
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which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall
bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name J E S U S : for he
shall save his people from their sins.
WISE MEN INQUIRE AFTER CIIRIST.
Behold there came wise mien from the east to Jerusalem,
saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? for we have
seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. When
they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And
when they were come into the house, they saw the young
child with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshipped
him; and when they had opened their treasures, they presented
unto him gifts; gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And being
warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod,
they departed into their own country another way. Then
Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men,
was exceeding wroth; and sent forth, and slew all the children
that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two
years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which
was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, In Rama there was
a voice heard, lamentation and weeping, and great mourning ;
Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted,
because they are not.
THE BAPTISM OF JESUS.
Now, when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that
Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened.
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape, like a dove
upon him ; and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou
art my beloved Son ; in thee I am well pleased.
JESUS TEMPTED EY THE DEVIL.
Then was Jesus led up of the spirit, into the wilderness, to
be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days
and forty nights, he was afterwards an hungered. And when
the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the S N of GOD,
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command that these stones be made bread. But he answered
and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but
by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of GOD.
S I M O N P E T E R , A N D R E W , J A M E S , A N D J O H N , C A L L E D TO B E
DISCIPLES.
And Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren;
Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into
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the sea: for they were fishers. And he said unto them, Follow
me, and I will make you fishers of men. -And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from
thence he saw other two brethren. And they immediately left
the ship and their father, and followed him.
CHRIST'S SERMON ON THE MOUNT.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for -theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for
they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for
they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they
shall be called the children of God.
BLESSING- ON SUCH AS SUFFER IN THE CAUSE OF RELIGION.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men
shall revile you, and persecute you; and shall say all manner of
evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward in heaven : for so persecuted
they the prophets which were before you.
BROTHERLY LOYE AND FORGIVENESS ENJOINED AND
DIRECTED.
If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest
that thy brother hath aught against thee ; leave there thy gift
before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy
brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
THE STRAIT AND NARROW, WITH TIIE BROAD A N D W I D E
WAY.
Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and
broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, ar.d many there
be that go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is
the way, which leadeth unto life ; and few there be that
find it.
CHRIST CLEANSETH THE LEPER.
There came a leper and worshipped him, saying, LORD, if
thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his
hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And
immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto
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him, See thou tell no man, but go thy way, show thyself to the
priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony
unto them.
THE CENTURION'S S E R V A N T H E A L E D O F T H E P A L S Y .
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came
unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my
servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. The
centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou
shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my
servant shall be healed. And Jesus said unto the centurion,
Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.
And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
THE WIDOW'S SON RAISED FROM THE DEAD.
When he came nigh to the gate of the city of Nain, behold
there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother;
and she was a widow; and much people of the city were with
her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her,
and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the
bier; and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young
man, I say unto thee, arise. And he that was dead sat up,
and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
JAJRUS'S DAUGHTER R A I S E D T O L I F E .
And there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead; but come and lay thy
hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose and followed him, ancl so did his disciples. And when Jesus came
into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people
making a noise, he said unto them, Give place; for the maid
is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.
But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her
by the hand, and the maid arose.
T H E W O M A N W I T H THE I S S U E OF B L O O D H E A L E D .
And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had
spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of
any, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment;
for, she said within herself, if I may but touch his garment, I
shall be whole. And Jesus turned about, and when he saw her,
he said, Daughter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made
thee whole, go in peace. And the woman was made whole from
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SIGHT R E S T O R E D TO TWO B L I N D MEN.
And two blind men followed him crying, Thou Son of David,
have mercy 011 us. And when he was come into the house, the
blind men came to him; and Jesus saith unto them, Believe
ye that I am able to do this ? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.
Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith
be it unto you. And their eyes were opened.
F I V E THOUSAND F E D .
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying,
This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and buy themselves victuals. But Jesus said unto them, They need not
depart, give ye them to eat. And they said unto him, we
have here but five loaves and two fishes. He said, Bring them
hither to me. And he commanded the multitude to sit down
on the grass, and took the five loaves and the two fishes, and,
looking up to heaven, he blessed and brake, and gave the loaves
to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they
did all eat and were filled, and they took up of the fragments
that remained twelve baskets full.
F O U R THOUSAND F E D .
Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have
compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now
three days, and have nothing to eat; and I will not send them
away fasting, lest they faint on the way. And his disciples
say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the
wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith
unto them, How many loaves have ye ? And they said, Seven,
and a few little fishes. And he commanded the multitude to
sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves and the
fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all
eat, and were filled; and they took up of the broken meat that
was left seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four
thousand men, besides women and children.
A N U N C L E A N SPIRIT CAST OUT.
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean
spirit; and he cried out, saying, Let us alone ; what have we
to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to
destroy us ? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out
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of him. And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried
with a loud voice, he came out of him.
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A WOMAN OF EIGHTEEN Y E A R S ' INFIRMITY CURED.
And, behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no
wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her,
to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine
infirmity. And he laid his hands on her; and immediately
she was made straight, and glorified God.
TEN L E P E R S CLEANSED.
And as lie entered into a certain yillage, there met him ten
men that were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up
their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, haye mercy on us. And
when he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto
the priests. And it came to pass that as they went, they were
cleansed.
CHRIST R E B U K E S THE TEMPEST.
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch
that the ship was covered with the waves : but he was asleep.
And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord,
save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye
fearful, O ye of little faith ? Then he arose, and rebuked the
winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
ST. MATTHEW C A L L E D TO THE APOSTLESHIP.
And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named
Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom : and he saith unto
him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
THE MISSION OF THE T W E L V E APOSTLES J TO TEACH AND TO
DO MIRACLES.
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying,
Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the
Samaritans enter ye not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the
house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom
of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raiso
the dead, cast out devils; freely ye have received, freely give.
CHRIST, W A L K I N G ON THE S E A , SAVES ST. PETER. .
And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked
on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind
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boisterous, lie was afraid : and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his
hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith,
wherefore didst thou doubt t
LAZARUS RAISED FROM THE GRAVE TO LIFE.
Jesus said unto them, Take away the stone. Then they
took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid.
And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee
that thou hast heard me. And I know that thou hearest me
always : but because of the people who stand by I said it, that
they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he had
thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.
And he that was dead came forth.
T H E T R A N S F I G U R A T I O N OF OUR
SAVIOUR.
Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bring*
eth them up into an high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them : and his face did shine as the sun, and his
raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared
unto them Moses and Elias, talking with him.
THE PASSOVER EATEN,
AND THE BETRAYER
FORETOLD.
When the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. And
as they did eat, he said, . Verily I say unto you, That ono of
you shall betray me. And they were exceeding sorrowful, and
began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I ? And
he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the
dish, the same shall betray me.
J U D A S B E T R A Y S CHRIST TO T H E
PRIESTS.
Judas that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed
him. And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou
come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus, stretched out
his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high
priest, and smote off his ear.
JESUS IS ACCUSED BEFORE
PILATE.
And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto
Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this
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fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to
Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. And Pilate
asked him, saying, Art tliou the King of the Jews ? And he
answered him and said, Thou sayest it. Then said Pilate to
the chief priests, and to the people, I find no fault in this man.
No, nor yet Herod : for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing
worthy of death is done by him. But they cried, saying,
Crucify him, crucify him. And Pilate gave sentence, that it
should be as they required.
CHRIST
LED A W A Y T O
BE CRUCIFIED ON MOUNT
CALVARY.
As they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a
Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the
cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. And there followed
him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them;
said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for
yourselves, and for your children.
THE
CRUCIFIXION.
When they were come to the place, which is called Calvary,
there they crucified him, and the malefactors ; one on the right
hand, and the other on the left. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And the sun was
darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father,
into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus,
he gave up the ghost.
CHRIST T A K E N
DOWN FROM T H E
CROSS
AND
BURIED.
Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:
(the same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;)
he was of Arimathea, a city of the Jews; who also himself
waited for the kingdom of God. This man went unto Pilate,
and begged the body of Jesus. And he took it down, and
wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn
in stone, wherein never man before was laid.
T H E RESURRECTION
DECLARED TO THE
WOMEN.
Two men stood by them in shining garments. And as they
were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said
unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead ? He i3
not here, but is risen.
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JESUS W A L K E T H A N D DISCOURSETH WITH TWO DISCIPLES.
Two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus,
which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs, And they
talked together of all these things which had happened. And
it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But
their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
HE A P P E A R S A G A I N TO T H E E L E V E N , A N D CONVINCES T H E M .
Jesus saith, Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself : handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones,
as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he showed
them his hands and his feet. And while they yet believed not
for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any
meat ? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an
honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them.
HE BLESSES HIS DISCIPLES AND ASCENDS INTO
HEAVEN.
He led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his
hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blesssed
them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with
great joy : And were continually in the temple, praising and
blessing God.
THE FEAST OF PENTECOST AND DESCENT OF THE HOLY GHOST.
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were
all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a
sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled
all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared
unto them cloven tongues, like as of fire, and it sat upon each
of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and
began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
utterance.
THE CONVERSION OF SAUL.
As he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly
there shined round about him a light from heaven : and he fell
to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul,
why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord?
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And the* Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is
hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he, trembling
and astonished, said, Lord, \yhat wilt thou have me to do ? And
the Lord said unto him, Arise and go into the city, and it shall
be told thee what thou must do.
VISION OF . A N A N I A S — I I E RESTORES SAUL TO SIGHT AND
BAPTIZES HIM.
And Were was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias ; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And^ he
said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And the Lord said unto him,
Arise and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire
in the house of Judas for ones called Saul of Tarsus ; for, behold, he prayeth. And Ananias went his way, and entered
into the house; and putting his hands on him, said, Brother
Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the
way as thou earnest, hath sent me, that thou miglitest receive
thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And immediately
there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received
sight forthwith, and aroseand was baptized.
SAUL PREACHES CHRIST IN THE SYNAGOGUES OF D A M A S C U S —
HE E S C A P E S A PLOT B Y BEING L E T DOWN OVER THE
CITY W A L L IN A B A S K E T .
And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that
he is the Son of God. But all that heard him were amazed,
and said, Is not this he that destroyed them which called on
this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that
he might bring them bound unto the Chief priests? But Saul
increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which
dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ. And
after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to
kill him; but their lying in wait was known of Saul: and they
watched the gates day and night to kill him. Then the disciples took him by niglit, and let him down by the wall in a
basket.
SAUL (ALSO C A L L E D
P A U L , ) CURES A CRIPPLE AT
LYSTRA.
And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet,
being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.
The same heard Paul speak; who stedfastly beholding him,
and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, said with a loud
voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.
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P A U L A N D SILAS SCOURGED A N D
IMPRISONED—.CONVERSION
OF THE J A I L E R A N D HIS HOUSE.
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast
them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely: who
hating received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. And at midnight,
Paul and Silas prayed and sung praises unto God; and the
prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and
immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's hands
were loosed. Then the jailer came trembling, and fell down
before Paul and Silas, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be
saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and
thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And he was baptized, he
and all his straightway, and rejoiced, believing in God with all
his house.
EUTYCHUS P A L L I N G DOWN D E A D ,
IS R A I S E D TO
LIFE.
And there sat in a window of the upper chamber where they
were gathered together, a young man named Eutychus, who
had fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he
sank down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft and
was taken up dead. And Paul went down and fell on him, and
embracing him, said. Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in
him. And they brought the young man alive, and were not a
little comforted.
PAUL BEFORE
FELIX.
And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife
Brasilia, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him
concerning the faith in Christ. And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance and judgment to come, Felix trembled,
and answered, Go thy way for this time ; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
P U B L I U S ' S F A T H E R A N D OTHERS
CURED.
And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a
fever, and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and
prayed, and laid his hands on him; and healed him. So when
this was done, others also, which had disease^ in the island
came, and were healed.
CHRIST'S SECOND
COMING.
For the Lord himself shall descend from heayen with a shout,
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with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God :
and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive
and remain, shall be caught up together with them in the
clouds, to meet the Lord in the air : and so shall we ever be
with the Lord. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief
in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a
great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the
earth also, and the works that are therein, shall be burnt up.
G E N E R A L RESURRECTION A N D
JUDGMENT.
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 those things
which were written in the books according to their words. And
whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast
into the lake of fire.
A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW
EARTH.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away, and there was no
more sin. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming
down from God out of heaven. And I heard a great voice,
saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will
dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself
shall be with them, and be their God.
THOSE ADMITTED INTO THE CELESTIAL CITY.
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may
have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the
gates into the city.
A W F U L PUNISHMENT OF THOSE WHO A D D TO, OR DIMINISH
THE R E V E L A T I O N O F G O D .
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the
prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things,
God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this
book: 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 which
are written in this book.
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The History of the Bible, A Selection of the most interesting stories, incidents, and narratives, from the Old and New Testament.
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