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耶稣被捕

18 耶稣做完祷告后,便与门徒出去,渡过了汲沦溪,那里有一个花园,他和门徒们走了进去。

此刻,叛徒犹大也知道这个地方,因为,耶稣常在这里与他的门徒相会。 所以,犹大带着一队士兵和大殿的警卫,他们是祭司长和法利赛人派来的,他们手拿火把、灯笼、武器来到了这里。

耶稣早已知道将发生的一切,他走上前去,说道∶“你们找谁?”

他们说∶“拿撒勒人耶稣。”

他说∶“我就是。”(叛徒犹大也站在他们中间。) 当耶稣说“我就是”时,他们全都倒退几步,跌倒在地上。

耶稣再次问道∶“你们找谁?”

他们说∶“拿撒勒人耶稣。”

耶稣说∶“我告诉过你们,我就是。既然你们是来找我的,那么,就让其他人走吧。” 这正应验了耶稣以前说的话∶“我没失去一个您赐给我的人。”

10 西门彼得抽剑便刺,砍掉了大祭司 [a]奴仆的右耳,(那人名叫马勒古)。 11 耶稣对彼得说∶“把剑收回剑鞘。父赐我的酒 [b],我能不喝吗?”

耶稣被带到亚那面前

12 士兵、指挥官和犹太卫兵逮捕并绑起了耶稣, 13 他们首先把他带去见亚那,亚那是那年大祭司该亚法的岳父。 14 (该亚法曾向犹太人建议,一个人为众百姓而牺牲更好)。

彼得撒谎说他不认识耶稣

15 西门彼得和另一个门徒跟在耶稣的后边。大祭司与这个门徒很熟悉,所以他跟随耶稣也进了大祭司的院子, 16 但是,彼得却呆在大门外。大祭司认识的那个门徒出来,对看门的女仆说了一声,便带彼得进去了。 17 那个女仆对彼得说∶“你是不是也是这个人的门徒呢?”

彼得说∶“我才不是呢。”

18 因为天气很冷,所以,仆人和大殿卫兵们生起了一堆炭火,站在边上烤火。彼得也和他们一起,在火旁取暖。

大祭司审问耶稣

19 然后,大祭司质问耶稣有关他的门徒和他教导的事情。 20 耶稣回答他道∶“我一向在大庭广众之下对所有的人说话,我总是在犹太人聚集的会堂和大殿院里讲道,我从未私下说过任何事。 21 你为什么要问我呢?问那些听过我讲话的人,他们肯定知道我说过什么?”

22 耶稣正说着,旁边一个卫兵打了耶稣一记耳光,说道∶“你怎么胆敢如此回答大祭司呢!”

23 耶稣说∶“如果我说错了什么,你告诉大家哪里错了,如果我没说错,你为什么打我?”

24 然后,亚那叫人把耶稣绑起来,送到大祭司该亚法那里去了。

彼得再次撒谎

25 彼得正站在那里取暖,有人问他∶“你也是他的门徒吧?”

彼得却否认说∶“我不是。”

26 大祭司的另一个仆人,他是被彼得削掉耳朵那个人的亲戚,他对彼得说∶“我看见你和他一起在那个花园里,不是吗?”

27 彼得再次否认,这时,鸡叫了。

耶稣被带到彼拉多面前

28 士兵们把耶稣从该亚法院子带到了总督府去了。当时是一大早,犹太首领不想进去,免得不洁净 [c],因为他们要吃逾越餐。 29 于是彼拉多出来见他们,说道∶“你们为什么控告此人?”

30 犹太人说∶“如果这人不是罪犯,我们就不会把他交给您了。”

31 彼拉多说∶“你们抓了他,那你们就按你们的律法判他好了。”

犹太人说∶“我们不允许判死刑。” 32 这正应验了耶稣关于他会怎么死的话。

33 彼拉多回到府里,叫来耶稣,问他道∶“你是犹太人的王吗?”

34 耶稣说∶“是你自己想这么问,还是有人告诉过你有关我的事情呢?”

35 彼拉多说∶“你认为我是犹太人吗?是你自己的同胞和祭司长把你交给我的,你做了什么错事?”

36 耶稣说∶“我的王国不属于这个世界,如果我的王国属于这个世界,我的仆人就会为我而战,我也不会落到犹太首领的手中去了。实际上,我的王国不在这里。”

37 彼拉多对他说∶“那你是国王了?”

耶稣回答∶“你说我是国王,说的很对。我为此而生,为此而来到这个世上,目的就是为真理作证。属于真理的人都会听我的话。”

38 彼拉多问∶“什么是真理?”说完,他走出去见那些犹太人,告诉他们∶“我没发现他有罪。 39 按你们的习惯,逾越节期间,我可以释放一个人,你们想让我释放犹太王吗?”

40 犹太人却叫喊道∶“不放他,放巴拉巴!”(巴拉巴曾是暴乱分子)

19 于是,彼拉多命人把耶稣带走,鞭打他。 士兵们用荆棘编了一顶皇冠,戴在耶稣头上,他们又给他穿上了紫袍, 还在耶稣面前摇来晃去,说∶“我们向您敬礼,犹太王!”他们还不停地打他耳光。

彼拉多又出来说道∶“听着,我把他带到你们这儿来,为的是让你们知道,我没有发现他有罪。” 然后,耶稣带着荆冠,穿着紫袍出来了,彼拉多说∶“他在这里。”

一见到耶稣,祭司长和法利赛人便喊道∶“钉死他,钉死他!”

彼拉多说∶“你们自己去把他带走,钉死在十字架上吧!我是找不出他有什么罪。”

犹太人回答说∶“根据我们的律法,他该死,因为他宣称自己是上帝之子!”

彼拉多听了这话,更害怕了, 他回府里问耶稣∶“你从哪里来?”耶稣没做回答, 10 彼拉多对他说∶“你不肯跟我说话吗?你难道不知道我有权让你自由,我也有权把你钉死在十字架上吗?”

11 耶稣说∶“除非上帝赋予你权力,否则你无权管辖我,所以,把我交给你的人,比你的罪更大。”

12 听了这话,彼拉多很想放了耶稣,可犹太人叫嚷道∶“你要是放了他,你就不是凯撒的朋友。凡是自诩为王的人,就是反对凯撒!”

13 听了这话,彼拉多把耶稣带了出来,坐在“铺华石处”(希伯来语为“厄巴大”)的法官席上。 14 那天是逾越节周的预备日。大约中午时分,彼拉多对犹太人说∶“这是你们的王!”

犹太人喊道: 15 “带走他!带走他!把他钉死在十字架上!”

彼拉多问∶“你们让我把你们的王钉死在十字架上吗?”

祭司长说∶“除了凯撒,我们没有别的王!”

16 于是,彼拉多把耶稣交给士兵去把他钉死在十字架上。

耶稣被钉在十字架上

17 耶稣背着自己的十字架,到了一个叫“骷髅” [d]的地方。 18 他们把耶稣钉上十字架,还把另外两个人钉在耶稣的左右,一边一个,耶稣被钉在中间。 19 彼拉多写了一个牌子,让人放在耶稣的十字架上,上面写着∶“耶稣,拿撒勒人,犹太人之王。” 20 很多犹太人读到了这个告示,因为耶稣被钉的地方,在此城附近,告示是用希伯来语 [e]、拉丁语和希腊语写的。祭司长对彼拉多说∶ 21 “不要写‘犹太王’,而应该写∶‘此人说:我是犹太王。’”

22 彼拉多说∶“我写什么就是什么。”

23 然后,士兵们把耶稣钉在了十字架上。士兵们拿了他的衣服,把它们分成了四份,每人一份。他们还拿了他的内衣,内衣是从头到脚用整幅布做成,没有一条缝。 24 于是,他们商量说∶“咱们不要撕破它,让咱们抓阄吧,看谁能得到它。”这也应验了《经》上的话:

“他们分了我的衣服,
还为我的内衣抓阄。”
这正是这些士兵所做的事情。

25 耶稣的母亲、姨妈、革罗罢的妻子马利亚和马利亚抹大拉站在他的十字架旁边。 26 当耶稣看到母亲和他所钟爱的那个门徒站在旁边时,就对母亲说∶“亲爱的妈妈,这是您的儿子。” 27 他又对他的门徒说∶“这是你母亲。”从那以后,那个门徒就让耶稣的母亲住在他家里了。

耶稣之死

28 这之后,耶稣知道一切都完成了,所以《经》上所说的话可以实现了。耶稣说道∶“我渴了。” 29 旁边正好有一壶酸酒,他们拿了一块海绵蘸满酒,绑在牛膝草上,送到他嘴边。 30 耶稣尝完酒后,说道∶“一切都结束了。”然后,他垂下头,死去了。

31 因为那天是星期五(预备日),所以,尸体不能在安息日里挂在十字架上,(因为安息日是很特别的日子)。犹太人请求彼拉多下令,打断他们的腿,好把尸体移走。 32 于是士兵来了,打断了第一个人的腿,又打断和他一起钉死在十字架上的另一个人的腿。 33 可是,当他们走近耶稣时,看到他已经死了,所以,就没有打断他的腿。

34 但是,一个士兵却用枪矛刺进了耶稣的肋旁,血水立刻涌了出来。 35 (看到这一切的人作了证,他的证词是真实的。他知道自己说的是真话,以便让人们相信他。) 36 这一切的发生,都是为了应验《经》上的话∶“他的骨头一根都不会断。 [f] 37 《经》上还记载道∶“他们观看那位被刺的人。”

安葬耶稣

38 这之后,亚利马太人约瑟,请求彼拉多允许他移走耶稣的尸体。约瑟是耶稣的门徒之一,因为害怕犹太首领,没有公开。彼拉多同意了,约瑟便去移走了耶稣的尸体。 39 曾在夜里去见耶稣的尼哥底母,带着三十四公斤左右的没药和沉香的混合物也来了。 40 他们抬走尸体,用亚麻布和香料按犹太人的葬礼习俗裹好耶稣。 41 耶稣被钉死的地方有个园子,里面有个新墓,从未埋过任何人。 42 因为星期五是犹太人预备日,墓地又近,他们就把他放在那里了。

耶稣从死里复活的消息

20 星期日一大早,天还黑着的时候,马利亚抹大拉便来到了墓地,她看见墓上的石头被挪开了, 于是,就跑去见西门彼得和耶稣钟爱的那个门徒,告诉他们说∶“他们把主从墓地挪走了,不知道把他放到哪里去了。”

彼得和那个门徒起身,前往墓地去了。 两人一路跑着,另一个门徒跑在彼得前边,先到了墓地。 他俯下身,看到堆在那里的麻布还在,但他没有进去。

后面跑来的西门彼得,钻进墓穴,看见堆在那里的麻布, 还看到了蒙头的葬布,它没有和麻布堆在一起,而是卷起来分开放的。 另一个门徒也进来了—他是先到的那个人,他看见这一切,相信了。 (他们还不明白《经》上说他一定会从死里复活的话。)

耶稣出现在马利亚面前

10 门徒们回家去了, 11 马利亚站在墓外放声大哭,她边哭边俯身朝墓穴里望去, 12 她发现有两个白衣天使,一个坐在耶稣的头曾躺过的地方,另一个坐在耶稣脚的位置上。

13 天使对她说∶“亲爱的妇人,你为什么哭呢?”

她说∶“他们把我的主移走了,我不知道他们把他放哪里去了。” 14 说着,她转过身,看见耶稣站在那里,但她不知道那是耶稣。

15 耶稣问∶“我亲爱的妇人,你为什么要哭呀?你在找谁呢?”

马利亚以为他是园丁,便说∶“先生,如果是你把他挪走了,告诉我,你把他放哪里了,我去把他挪回来。”

16 耶稣对她说∶“马利亚!”

她转过身,用希伯来语叫道∶“拉波尼!”(意思是老师)

17 耶稣对她说∶“别抓住我不放,因为我还没去父那里呢,但是,到我兄弟们那里去,告诉他们,我马上要到我父那里去了,也是你们的父那里,他是我的上帝也是你们的上帝。”

18 马利亚抹大拉去告诉门徒们

说∶“我看见主了!”她还告诉他们耶稣对她说过的话。

耶稣出现在门徒面前

19 星期天晚上,即同天晚上,门徒们住的地方的门关得紧紧的,因为他们害怕犹太首领。耶稣进来站在他们面前,说∶“愿平安与你们同在。” 20 说完,他让他们看他的手和肋边,门徒们看到主,都非常高兴。

21 耶稣又说∶“愿平安与你们同在,就像父派遣我一样,我也要派遣你们。” 22 说完,他又向他们吹了口气,并对他们说∶“接受圣灵吧, 23 你们宽恕谁的罪,谁的罪就得到宽恕,你们不宽恕谁的罪,谁就得不到宽恕。”

耶稣出现在多马面前

24 但是,多马,十二个使徒之一,也叫低土马,耶稣来时,多马没有和他们在一起。 25 其他使徒告诉他∶“我们看见主了!”但多马说∶“除非看见他手上的钉痕,用手指探入钉痕,除非我用手探入他的肋旁,否则,我决不会相信。”

26 一周后,他的门徒又都在屋里,多马也和他们在一起。耶稣进来了(尽管门是锁着的。)站在他们面前,说∶“愿平安与你们同在。” 27 然后,他对多马说∶“把你的手指放在这里,看看我的手,伸出你的手,探进我的肋旁。不要再怀疑,相信吧!”

28 多马对耶稣说∶“我的主,我的上帝!”

29 耶稣对他说∶“你是因为看到了我,才相信的。没有看见就相信我的人,是真正有福的人!”

约翰写书的原因

30 耶稣还在门徒的面前行了其它许多奇迹,这些在这部书中没有记载。 31 这里记载的事迹,目的是让你们相信耶稣是基督,上帝之子,使你们凭信仰,因他的名字而得到生命。

耶稣出现在七个门徒面前

21 在此之后,耶稣又在提比哩亚湖出现在门徒面前。他是这样出现的: 西门彼得,多马(又叫低土马),拿但业(加利利迦拿人),西庇太之子和耶稣的两个门徒在一起。 西门彼得对他们说∶“我去打鱼。”

其他人说∶“我们和你一起去。”于是他们出发,登上了船。那天夜里,他们什么都没有捕到。 清晨,耶稣站在岸边,门徒们并不知道那是耶稣。 耶稣对他们说∶“孩子们,捕到鱼了吗?”

他们说∶“没有。”

他说∶“把网撒到船的右侧,你们就能捕到一些。”于是他们撒出网。因为捕到的鱼太多,他们连网都拉不回来了。

耶稣钟爱的那个门徒对彼得说∶“是主!”彼得听说是主,便把外衣绑在身上(他工作时脱掉衣服)跳进水里。 其他门徒把船划到岸边,拖着满满的一网鱼。(他们离岸不远,大约只有九十米左右。) 他们上了岸,看见那里有堆炭火,上面烤着鱼和面包。 10 耶稣对他们说∶“拿过来一些你们捕到的鱼。”

11 西门彼得走进船里,把网拉上岸。满网都是大鱼,共有一百五十三条。尽管鱼很多,网却没有被撑破。 12 耶稣对他们说∶“过来吃早饭吧!”但是,门徒们没有一个人敢问∶“你是谁?”因为他们知道他是主。 13 耶稣过来,拿起面包,分给他们,同样,又把鱼分给了他们。

14 这是耶稣复活后,第三次出现在门徒面前。

耶稣对彼得说话

15 当他们吃完早饭后,耶稣对彼得说∶“西门,约翰的儿子,你爱我胜过其它一切吗?”

彼得说∶“是的,主,您知道我爱您。”

耶稣对彼得说∶“照顾好我的羊群。”

16 耶稣再次问∶“西门,约翰的儿子,你爱我吗?”

彼得回答∶“是的,主,您知道我爱您。”

耶稣对他说∶“照顾好我的羊群。”

耶稣第三次问彼得∶ 17 “西门,约翰的儿子,你爱我吗?”

彼得很忧伤,因为耶稣三次问他‘你爱我吗?’于是彼得说∶“主,您无所不知,您知道我爱您!”

耶稣对他说∶“照顾好我的羊 [g]群, 18 我实话告诉你,年轻的时候,你系上腰带,到你想去的地方,但年老的时候,你会伸出手让别人绑上你,带你去你不愿意去的地方。” 19 (耶稣讲这番话,是为了告诉彼得,他荣耀上帝的死法。)说完,耶稣又对彼得说∶“跟我来。”

20 彼得回头一看,看见耶稣钟爱的那个门徒跟随着他们,(他就是在最后的晚餐时,靠近耶稣胸前,问他∶“主,谁是出卖你的人”的那个门徒。) 21 便对他说∶“主,他将来怎样?”

22 耶稣说∶“如果我想要他一直活到我来,这与你有什么关系呢?跟我走!”

23 于是,故事在弟兄间传开了,说耶稣钟爱的那个门徒不会死,可是耶稣并没有说他不会死,他只是说“如果我想要他一直活到我来,这与你有什么关系呢?”

24 他就是讲述并记载这一切的门徒,我们知道他的证词是真实的。

25 耶稣还做过许多其它事情,如果要一件件都记录下来的话,我想整个地球也容纳不下那么多的书。

Footnotes

  1. 約 翰 福 音 18:10 大祭司: 犹太人最重要的祭司和领袖。
  2. 約 翰 福 音 18:11 酒: 当时通常指葡萄酒。
  3. 約 翰 福 音 18:28 不洁净: 到非犹太人那里会毁了犹太人所行的特别的洁净。
  4. 約 翰 福 音 19:17 骷髅: 希伯来语叫“各各他”。
  5. 約 翰 福 音 19:20 希伯来语: 即阿拉米语,是当时犹太人的口语。
  6. 約 翰 福 音 19:36 他的骨头一根都不会断: 引自《诗篇》34:20。其意引自《出埃及记》12:46;《民数记》9:12。
  7. 約 翰 福 音 21:17 羊: 耶稣用这字来指他的信徒,同《约翰福音》10章。

耶稣被捕

18 耶稣祷告完毕,就带着门徒渡过汲沦溪,进了那里的一个园子。 因为耶稣时常带着门徒到那里聚会,所以出卖耶稣的犹大也知道那地方。 这时,犹大带着一队士兵以及祭司长和法利赛人的差役,拿着灯笼、火把和兵器来了。 耶稣早就知道将要发生在自己身上的一切事,于是出来问他们:“你们找谁?”

他们回答说:“拿撒勒人耶稣!”

耶稣说:“我就是。”那时出卖耶稣的犹大也站在他们当中。

他们听到耶稣说“我就是”,便后退跌倒在地上。

耶稣又问:“你们找谁?”

他们说:“拿撒勒人耶稣。”

耶稣说:“我已经告诉你们我就是。你们既然找我,就让这些人走吧。” 这是要应验祂以前说的:“你赐给我的人一个也没有失掉。”

10 这时,西门·彼得带着一把刀,他拔刀向大祭司的奴仆马勒古砍去,削掉了他的右耳。

11 耶稣对彼得说:“收刀入鞘吧!我父赐给我的杯,我怎能不喝呢?”

12 千夫长带着士兵和犹太人的差役上前把耶稣捆绑起来,带了回去。 13 他们押着耶稣去见亚那,就是那一年的大祭司该亚法的岳父。 14 这个该亚法以前曾对犹太人建议说:“让祂一个人替众人死对你们更好。”

彼得不认主

15 西门·彼得和另一个门徒跟在耶稣后面。由于那门徒和大祭司认识,他就跟着耶稣来到大祭司的院子。 16 彼得留在门外。后来,大祭司所认识的那个门徒出来对看门的女仆说了一声,便把彼得也带了进去。

17 看门的女仆问彼得:“你不也是这个人的门徒吗?”

他说:“我不是。”

18 天气很冷,奴仆和差役生了一堆火,站着烤火取暖,彼得也跟他们站在一起烤火取暖。 19 此时,大祭司正在盘问耶稣有关祂的门徒和祂的教导之事。

20 耶稣说:“我是公开对世人讲的,我常在犹太人聚集的会堂和圣殿教导人,没有在背地里讲过什么。 21 你何必问我呢?问那些听过我讲的人吧,他们知道我讲过什么。”

22 耶稣话才说完,站在旁边的差役就打了祂一耳光,说:“你敢这样回答大祭司!”

23 耶稣说:“如果我说错了,你可以指出我错在哪里。如果我说的对,你为什么打我呢?”

24 亚那把被捆绑起来的耶稣押到大祭司该亚法那里。

25 那时西门·彼得仍然站着烤火,有人问他:“你不也是那人的门徒吗?”

彼得否认说:“我不是!”

26 一个大祭司的奴仆,就是被彼得削掉耳朵的那个人的亲戚说:“我不是看见你和祂一起在园子里吗?” 27 彼得再次否认。就在那时,鸡叫了。

彼拉多审问耶稣

28 黎明的时候,众人从该亚法那里把耶稣押往总督府,他们自己却没有进去,因为怕沾染污秽,不能吃逾越节的晚餐。 29 彼拉多出来问他们:“你们控告这个人什么罪?”

30 他们回答说:“如果祂没有为非作歹,我们也不会把祂送到你这里来。”

31 彼拉多说:“你们把祂带走,按照你们的律法去审理吧。”

犹太人说:“可是我们无权把人处死。” 32 这是要应验耶稣预言自己会怎样死的话。

33 彼拉多回到总督府提审耶稣,问道:“你是犹太人的王吗?”

34 耶稣回答说:“你这样问是你自己的意思还是听别人说的?”

35 彼拉多说:“难道我是犹太人吗?是你们犹太人和祭司长把你送来的。你到底犯了什么罪?”

36 耶稣答道:“我的国不属于这个世界,如果我的国属于这个世界,我的臣仆早就起来争战了,我也不会被交在犹太人的手里。但我的国不属于这个世界。”

37 于是彼拉多对祂说:“那么,你是王吗?”

耶稣说:“你说我是王,我正是为此而生,也为此来到世上为真理做见证,属于真理的人都听从我的话。”

38 彼拉多说:“真理是什么?”说完了,又到外面对犹太人说:“我查不出祂有什么罪。 39 不过按照惯例,在逾越节的时候,我要给你们释放一个人。现在,你们要我释放这个犹太人的王吗?”

40 众人又高喊:“不要这个人!我们要巴拉巴!”巴拉巴是个强盗。

19 于是彼拉多命人鞭打耶稣。 士兵用荆棘编成冠冕戴在祂头上,又拿紫袍给祂穿上, 来到祂面前说:“犹太人的王万岁!”然后又用手掌打祂。

彼拉多又走到外面对众人说:“我把祂带到你们面前,好让你们知道我查不出祂有什么罪。” 于是,耶稣戴着荆棘冠冕、穿着紫色长袍出来。彼拉多对众人说:“你们看这个人!”

祭司长和差役一见耶稣,就喊道:“把祂钉在十字架上!把祂钉在十字架上!”

彼拉多说:“你们自己把祂带去钉十字架吧!因为我查不出祂有什么罪。”

犹太人回答说:“我们有律法,按照那律法,祂应当被处死,因为祂自称是上帝的儿子。”

彼拉多听了这话,更加害怕, 连忙将耶稣带回总督府,问祂:“你到底是从哪里来的?”但耶稣没有回答。

10 彼拉多说:“你不回答我吗?难道你不知道我有权释放你,也有权把你钉在十字架上吗?”

11 耶稣回答说:“除非从上面赐下权柄给你,否则你无权处置我。因此,把我交给你的那人罪更大。”

12 从那时起,彼拉多想要释放耶稣,可是犹太人却一直喊叫:“如果你释放这个人,你就不是凯撒的忠臣[a]。凡自以为王的,就是背叛凯撒。”

13 彼拉多听了这话,就带着耶稣来到一个地方,名叫“铺石地”,那地方希伯来话叫厄巴大。彼拉多在那里开庭审判祂。 14 那天正是逾越节的预备日,大约在中午十二时,彼拉多对犹太人说:“看啊!你们的王。”

15 众人喊道:“除掉祂!除掉祂!把祂钉在十字架上!”

彼拉多说:“我可以把你们的王钉在十字架上吗?”

祭司长答道:“除了凯撒,我们没有别的王!”

16 于是,彼拉多将耶稣交给他们去钉十字架,他们就把耶稣带走了。

钉十字架

17 耶稣背着自己的十字架出来,前往髑髅地[b],那地方希伯来话叫各各他。 18 他们在那里把耶稣钉在十字架上。同时还钉了两个人,一边一个,耶稣在当中。 19 彼拉多写了一个告示,安在十字架上,上面写着“犹太人的王,拿撒勒人耶稣”。 20 因为耶稣被钉十字架的地方离城不远,告示上面的字是用希伯来、罗马、希腊三种文字写的,所以很多犹太人读了上面的字。

21 犹太人的祭司长对彼拉多说:“不要写‘犹太人的王’,应该写‘这人自称是犹太人的王’。”

22 彼拉多说:“我写了就写了。”

23 士兵把耶稣钉在十字架上,又把祂的衣服分成四份,每人一份。剩下的内衣从上到下是一块布,没有缝口。 24 他们就商量说:“不要撕破它,让我们抽签决定给谁吧。”这件事是要应验圣经上的话:“他们分了我的外衣,又为我的内衣抽签。”士兵果然这样做了。

25 耶稣的十字架旁边站着祂母亲、祂母亲的一个姊妹、革罗罢的妻子玛丽亚和抹大拉的玛丽亚。 26 耶稣看见祂的母亲和祂所爱的门徒都站在旁边,就对母亲说:“妇人,看啊,他是你的儿子。” 27 然后对门徒说:“看啊,她是你的母亲。”从那天起,那个门徒就把她接到自己家里去了。

耶稣之死

28 后来,耶稣知道一切的事已经完成,就说:“我渴了。”这是要应验圣经上的话。 29 那里有一个器皿盛满了醋酒。有人用海绵蘸满了醋酒绑在牛膝草上送到祂的嘴里, 30 耶稣尝了那醋酒,然后说:“成了!”就垂下头来,将灵魂交给了上帝。

31 因为那天是预备日,第二天的安息日是个大日子,为了避免在安息日有尸首留在十字架上,犹太人便求彼拉多叫人打断他们的腿,好把他们搬走。 32 于是,士兵上前把与耶稣同钉十字架的两个人的腿都打断了。 33 但是他们来到耶稣那里时,发现祂已经死了,就没有打断祂的腿, 34 只是有一个士兵用矛刺了一下祂的肋旁,顿时有血和水流了出来。 35 看见这事的人为此做见证,他的见证是真实的,他知道自己所说的是事实,好让你们可以相信。 36 这些事的发生是为了应验圣经上的话:“祂的骨头一根也不会折断”; 37 “他们要仰望自己所刺的那位。”

安葬耶稣

38 事后,有一个名叫约瑟的亚利马太人请求彼拉多让他为耶稣收尸。他因为畏惧犹太人,只是暗中做耶稣的门徒。彼拉多批准了,他就把耶稣的遗体领去。 39 曾经夜访耶稣的尼哥德慕也来了,他带来了没药和沉香调成的香料,重约三十四公斤。 40 他们按照犹太人殡葬的习俗,用细麻布加上香料把耶稣的遗体裹好。 41 在耶稣被钉十字架的地方有一个园子,里边有一座新坟墓,从来没有安葬过人。 42 因为那天是犹太人的预备日,这座新坟墓也在附近,他们就把耶稣安放在那里。

耶稣复活

20 周日清晨,天还未亮,抹大拉的玛丽亚就来到坟墓前,发现封住墓口的石头已经挪开了。 她赶快跑去告诉西门·彼得和耶稣所爱的那个门徒,说:“有人把主从坟墓里搬走了,不知放到哪里去了。”

彼得和那个门徒听了就出去,往坟墓那边跑。 两个人一起跑,但那个门徒比彼得跑得快,所以先到了坟墓。 他并没有进去,只是探头往里看,看见细麻布还在那里。 西门·彼得随后也来了,他进到里边,看到细麻布放在那里, 耶稣的裹头巾则卷着放在另一处,没有和细麻布放在一起。 先到的那个门徒也进来了,看见这种情形,就信了。 因为他们还不明白圣经上有关耶稣必要从死里复活的话。 10 然后,他们各自回家去了。

11 玛丽亚却站在坟墓外面哭泣,边哭边往坟墓里面看, 12 看见两个穿着白衣的天使分别坐在原来安放耶稣遗体的头脚两端。

13 天使对她说:“妇人,你为什么哭呢?”

她说:“有人把我的主搬走了,不知道放在什么地方。” 14 说完,她转过身来,看见耶稣站在那里,但她不知道那就是耶稣。

15 耶稣问她:“妇人,你为什么哭?你在找谁?”

玛丽亚还以为祂是园丁,就说:“先生,如果是你把祂搬走了,请告诉我放在哪里了,我好搬回来。”

16 耶稣说:“玛丽亚。”

玛丽亚立即转过头来用希伯来话对祂说:“拉波尼!”拉波尼的意思是老师。

17 耶稣说:“不要拉着我,我还没有升到父那里。你先去找我的众弟兄,告诉他们我要升天去见我的父,也是你们的父;去见我的上帝,也是你们的上帝。”

18 抹大拉的玛丽亚就去向门徒报讯,说:“我看见主了!”又把主对她说的话告诉门徒。

向门徒显现

19 当天晚上,即周日晚上,门徒因为害怕犹太人,把房门都关上了。忽然,耶稣来了,站在他们当中,对他们说:“愿你们平安!” 20 说完,让他们看祂的手和肋旁。门徒看见主,十分欢喜。

21 耶稣又说:“愿你们平安!父怎样差遣我,我也照样差遣你们。” 22 然后祂向他们吹了一口气,说:“你们领受圣灵吧! 23 你们赦免谁的罪,谁的罪就得到赦免;你们不赦免谁的罪,谁的罪就得不到赦免。”

向多马显现

24 耶稣显现的时候,十二个门徒中绰号“双胞胎”的多马不在场。 25 其他门徒告诉他:“我们看见主了!”可是多马说:“除非我亲眼看见祂手上的钉痕,用手摸到祂手上的钉痕和祂的肋旁,否则我决不信。”

26 过了八天,门徒又聚在一起,多马也在,门都关着。突然耶稣来了,站在他们当中说:“愿你们平安!” 27 然后对多马说:“把你的指头放在我手上摸摸看,伸出手来摸摸我的肋旁。不要怀疑,要信!”

28 多马回答说:“我的主,我的上帝!”

29 耶稣说:“你看见我才信,那些没有看见就信的人有福了。”

30 耶稣在门徒面前还行了许多神迹,只是没有记在这本书里。 31 而记载这些事的目的是为了使你们相信耶稣就是基督,是上帝的儿子,并且使你们这些信祂的人可以靠祂的名得到生命。

海边显现

21 后来,耶稣在提比哩亚海边又向门徒显现。当时的情形是这样: 西门·彼得、绰号“双胞胎”的多马、加利利的迦拿人拿但业、西庇太的两个儿子以及其他两个门徒都在一起。

西门·彼得对他们说:“我要去打鱼了!”

众人说:“我们也跟你去。”于是他们就出去,上了船,但那一夜什么也没打到。 天将破晓的时候,耶稣站在岸上,但门徒都不知道是耶稣。

耶稣对他们说:“孩子们,打到鱼没有?”

他们回答说:“没有!”

耶稣说:“在船的右边下网就会打到鱼。”于是他们照着祂的话把网撒下去,网到的鱼多到连网都拉不动。

耶稣所爱的那个门徒对彼得说:“是主!”那时西门·彼得赤着身子,一听见是主,立刻束上外衣,跳进海里。 其他门徒离岸不远,约有一百米,他们随后用船把那一网鱼拖到岸边。 他们上岸后,看见有一堆炭火,上面有鱼和饼。

10 耶稣说:“拿几条刚打的鱼来。” 11 西门·彼得就上船把网拉上岸。网里一共有一百五十三条大鱼!虽然鱼这么多,网却没有破。

12 耶稣又说:“你们来吃早餐吧!”没有一个门徒敢问祂是谁,他们都知道祂是主。 13 耶稣就过来把饼和鱼分给他们。

14 这是耶稣从死里复活后第三次向门徒显现。

耶稣和彼得

15 吃过早餐,耶稣对西门·彼得说:“约翰的儿子西门,你比这些人更爱我吗?[c]

彼得说:“主啊!是的,你知道我爱你。”

耶稣对他说:“你要喂养我的小羊。”

16 耶稣第二次问:“约翰的儿子西门,你爱我吗?”

彼得说:“主啊!是的,你知道我爱你。”

耶稣说:“你要牧养我的羊。”

17 耶稣第三次问:“约翰的儿子西门,你爱我吗?”

彼得因为耶稣一连三次这样问他,就难过起来,于是对耶稣说:“主啊!你是无所不知的,你知道我爱你。”

耶稣说:“你要喂养我的羊。 18 我实实在在地告诉你,你年轻力壮的时候,自己穿上衣服,想去哪里就去哪里。但到你年老的时候,你将伸出手来,别人要把你绑起来带你到你不愿意去的地方。” 19 这话是暗示彼得将要怎样死来使上帝得荣耀。之后,耶稣又对他说:“你跟从我吧!”

20 彼得转身看见耶稣所爱的那个门徒跟在后面,就是吃最后的晚餐时靠在耶稣身边问“主啊!是谁要出卖你?”的那个门徒。 21 彼得问耶稣:“主啊!他将来会怎样呢?”

22 耶稣说:“如果我要他活到我再来,与你有什么关系?你只管跟从我吧!”

23 于是在信徒中间就传说那个门徒不会死。其实耶稣并没有说他不会死,只是说:“如果我要他活到我再来,与你有什么关系?”

24 为这些事做见证、记录这些事的就是那个门徒,我们都知道他的见证是真实的。 25 耶稣还做了许多其他的事,如果都写成书,我想整个世界也容纳不下。

Footnotes

  1. 19:12 忠臣”希腊文是“朋友”。
  2. 19:17 可能当地的石灰岩地形看起来像一具骷髅头,故此得名。
  3. 21:15 你比这些人更爱我吗”或译“你爱我比爱这些更深吗”。

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

And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.

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

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.

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

11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

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

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

14 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

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

16 But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.

17 Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am 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 The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.

20 Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.

21 Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.

22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?

23 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?

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

25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.

26 One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?

27 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.

28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man?

30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.

31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

32 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.

33 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?

35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

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

39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

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

19 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

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

And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

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

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;

And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

12 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, 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 saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

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

17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:

18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The Jews.

20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.

21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, 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 made four parts, to every 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 us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, 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 saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon 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 gave up the ghost.

31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:

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

35 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.

40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.

42 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

20 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

Then she runneth, 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.

Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,

And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.

10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.

11 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,

12 And seeth 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 say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.

14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.

16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto 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 spoken these things unto 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, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.

21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye 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 unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you.

27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

21 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.

There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.

And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.

As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.

11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.

14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.

15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?

22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.