S. Mark. Christ confessed by He saved others; himself he cannot save. 32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him. 33 And when the sixth hour h was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. i 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 35 And some of them that stood by when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. 36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed,j and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. 37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. 38 And the vail of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. k 39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. b Sixth bour, twelve at noon. i Ninth bour, three in the afternoon. j Reed, a cane or rod. k Vail, &c. See Matt. xxvii. 51. Centurion, a Roman commander of one hundred men. the centurion, &e. 40 There were also women looking on afar off; among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less, and of Joses and Salome; 41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him ;) and other many women which came up with him unto Jerusalem. 42 And now, when the even was come, (because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath,) m 43 Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. 44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead; and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. 45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. 46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. 47 And Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses, beheld where he was laid. Christ appears to CHAP. XVI. Chap. xvi. Mary Magdalene, &c. 1 An angel declareth the resurrection of Christ to three women; 9 he appeareth to Mary Magdalene; 12 to two others going into the country, 15 sendeth forth the apostles, 19 and ascendeth into heaven. AND when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. a 2 And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 4 (And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away ;) for it was very great.c 5 And, entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. 6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted; ye seek Je a Anoint or embalm him. It was a custom of the eastern nations to embalm the bodies of the dead to preserve them from putrefaction. The knowledge of this art is now lost. b The first day of the week. Sabbath. Our For it was great. This sentence belongs to the third verse, and should immediately follow it. sus of Nazareth, which was crucified; he is risen; he is not here; behold the place where they laid him. 7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter, that he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. 8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed; neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid. 9 Now, when Jesus was risen early, the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. 10 And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. 12¶ After that he appeared in another form unto two of them as they walked, and went into the country. 13 And they went and told it unto the residue; d neither believed they them. 14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. d The residue, the rest of the disciples. The apostles sent forth. S. Luke. 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every @reature. 16 He that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take up ser Christ's ascension. pents; and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. PREFATORY REMARKS TO THE GOSPEL OF ST. LUKE. It is not fully ascertained whether St. Luke was a Jew or a Gentile; but it is most probable, that his religion was Judaism, before he was converted to Christianity. He was a physician by profession, and a man of more learning than the other Evangelists. He was not, as appears from his own words, chap. i. 2, a companion of our Saviour, and an eye-witness of his miracles; but what he records was delivered to him by those, who were from the beginning eye-witnesses and ministers of the word. St. Luke was a constant companion of St. Paul in all his travels and evangelical labours, and assisted him in preaching the Gospel, as Mark is said to have accompanied and assisted the apostle Peter. At the time St. Luke wrote, it is supposed there were many erroneous narratives of the life of Jesus, and that he wrote to prevent people's giving to them, without examination, too easy credit; and likewise to give a more full and detailed account of many particulars, than had been given by Matthew and Mark. As Luke designed his Gospel for the benefit of Gentile Christians in different countries, he wrote it in Greek, the most general language of that day. And as Matthew gave the genealogy of our Saviour from Abraham to Joseph, the reputed father of Jesus; so Luke traees it back from Mary to Ābra Luke's Chap. i. preface ham, and thence to Adam; for although he begins with saying, Jesus was, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli; he meant only, that Joseph was by his marriage with Mary the son of Heli, for Joseph was by birth the son of Jacob, and Mary was the daughter of Heli. This accounts for the difference in the genealogies of Matthew and Luke; and when it is remembered that the same person in ancient times had frequently several names, and different persons the same name, there will be no difficulty in admitting the account of both genealogies as perfectly correct, though they may apparently differ. St. Luke seems to have written his Gospel at the request and for the instruction of a Christian friend of great distinction, whom he calls most excellent, as we are accustomed to address governors and magistrates with the title of Excellency. The time when he wrote, and the place where, are not known. We have no authentic account either of the latter part of the life, or the death of this Evangelist; but it is most probable he suffered martyrdom. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE. CHAP. I. 1 Luke's preface. 5 The conception of John Baptist, 26 and of Christ. 57 The nativity and circumcision of John. 67 The prophecy of Zacharias. 4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things wherein thou hast been instructed. TH 5 ¶ ▼HERE was, in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest of the FORASMUCH as many named Zacharias, have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eye-witnesses, and ministers of the word; 3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, course of Abia; a and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren; and they both were now well stricken in years.b of Abia. b Stricken, advanced. Conception of S. Luke. 8 And it came to pass, that, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, 9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense. 11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And when Zacharias saw him he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias; for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. 16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a peo-ple prepared for the Lord. John the Baptist. 18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. 20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words which shall be fulfilled in their season. 21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple. 22 And when he came out he could not speak unto them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless. 23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house. 24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,. 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. 26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, |