THE HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES: AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED, BY HIS MAJESTY’S SPECIAL COMMAND Appointed to be read in Churches Authorized King James Version Pure Cambridge Edition ' Bible Protector Plain Text Minion PUBLISHED IN AUSTRALIA TO THE MOST HIGH AND MIGHTY PRINCE JAMES BY THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND IRELAND DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, &c The Translators of the Bible wish Grace, Mercy, and Peace, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord G REAT and manifold were the blessings, most dread Sovereign, which Almighty God, the Father of all mercies, bestowed upon us the people of England, when first he sent Your Majesty’s Royal Person to rule and reign over us For whereas it was the expectation of many, who wished not well unto our Sion, that upon the setting of that bright Occidental Star, Queen Elizabeth of most happy memory, some thick and palpable clouds of darkness would so have overshadowed this Land, that men should have been in doubt which way they were to walk; and that it should hardly be known, who was to direct the unsettled State; the appearance of Your Majesty, as of the Sun in his strength, instantly dispelled those supposed and surmised mists, and gave unto all that were well affected exceeding cause of comfort; especially when we beheld the Government established in Your Highness, and Your hopeful Seed, by an undoubted Title, and this also accompanied with peace and tranquillity at home and abroad But among all our joys, there was no one that more filled our hearts, than the blessed continuance of the preaching of God’s sacred Word among us; which is that inestimable treasure, which excelleth all the riches of the earth; because the fruit thereof extendeth itself, not only to the time spent in this transitory world, but directeth and disposeth men unto that eternal happiness which is above in heaven Then not to suffer this to fall to the ground, but rather to take it up, and to continue it in that state, wherein the famous Predecessor of Your Highness did leave it: nay, to go forward with the confidence and resolution of a Man in maintaining the truth of Christ, and propagating it far and near, is that which hath so bound and firmly knit the hearts of all Your Majesty’s loyal and religious people unto You, that Your very name is precious among them: their eye doth behold You with comfort, and they bless You in their hearts, as that sanctified Person, who, under God, is the immediate Author of their true happiness And this their contentment doth not diminish or decay, but every day increaseth and taketh strength, when they observe, that the zeal of Your Majesty toward the house of God doth not slack or go backward, but is more and more kindled, manifesting itself abroad in the farthest parts of Christendom, by writing in defence of the Truth, (which hath given such a blow unto that man of sin, as will not be healed,) and every day at home, by religious and learned discourse, by frequenting the house of God, by hearing the Word preached, by cherishing the Teachers thereof, by caring for the Church, as a most tender and loving nursing Father There are infinite arguments of this right Christian and religious affection in Your Majesty; but none is more forcible to declare it to others than the vehement and perpetuated desire of accomplishing and publishing of this work, which now with all humility we present unto Your Majesty For when Your Highness had once out of deep judgment apprehended how convenient it was, that out of the Original Sacred Tongues, together with comparing of the labours, both in our own, and other foreign Languages, of many worthy men who went before us, there should be one more exact Translation of the holy Scriptures into the English Tongue; Your Majesty did never desist to urge and to excite those to whom it was commended, that the work might be hastened, and that the business might be expedited in so decent a manner, as a matter of such importance might justly require And now at last, by the mercy of God, and the continuance of our labours, it being brought unto such a conclusion, as that we have great hopes that the Church of England shall reap good fruit thereby; we hold it our duty to offer it to Your Majesty, not only as to our King and Sovereign, but as to the principal Mover and Author of the work: humbly craving of Your most Sacred Majesty, that since things of this quality have iii THE EPISTLE DEDICATORY ever been subject to the censures of illmeaning and discontented persons, it may receive approbation and patronage from so learned and judicious a Prince as Your Highness is, whose allowance and acceptance of our labours shall more honour and encourage us, than all the calumniations and hard interpretations of other men shall dismay us So that if, on the one side, we shall be traduced by Popish Persons at home or abroad, who therefore will malign us, because we are poor instruments to make God’s holy Truth to be yet more and more known unto the people, whom they desire still to keep in ignorance and darkness; or if, on the other side, we shall be maligned by selfconceited Brethren, who run their own ways, and give liking unto nothing, but what is framed by themselves, and hammered on their anvil; we may rest secure, supported within by the truth and innocency of a good conscience, having walked the ways of simplicity and integrity, as before the Lord; and sustained without by the powerful protection of Your Majesty’s grace and favour, which will ever give countenance to honest and Christian endeavours against bitter censures and uncharitable imputations The Lord of heaven and earth bless Your Majesty with many and happy days, that, as his heavenly hand hath enriched Your Highness with many singular and extraordinary graces, so You may be the wonder of the world in this latter age for happiness and true felicity, to the honour of that great GOD, and the good of his Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour iv THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER ¶ The best things have been calumniated EAL to promote the common good, whether it be by devising any thing ourselves, or revising that which hath been laboured by others, deserveth certainly much respect and esteem, but yet findeth but cold entertainment in the world It is welcomed with suspicion instead of love, and with emulation instead of thanks: and if there be any hole left for cavil to enter, (and cavil, if it not find an hole, will make one) it is sure to be misconstrued, and in danger to be condemned This will easily be granted by as many as know story, or have any experience For was there ever any thing projected, that savoured any way of newness or renewing, but the same endured many a storm of gainsaying or opposition? A man would think that civility, wholesome laws, learning and eloquence, synods, and Church-maintenance, (that we speak of no more things of this kind) should be as safe as a sanctuary, and out of shot, as they say, that no man would lift up the heel, no, nor dog move his tongue against the motioners of them For by the first we are distinguished from brute beasts led with sensuality: by the second we are bridled and restrained from outrageous behaviour, and from doing of injuries, whether by fraud or by violence: by the third we are enabled to inform and reform others by the light and feeling that we have attained unto ourselves: briefly, by the fourth, being brought together to a parley face to face, we sooner compose our differences, than by writings, which are endless: and lastly, that the Church be sufficiently provided for is so agreeable to good reason and conscience, that those mothers are holden to be less cruel, that kill their children as soon as they are born, than those nursing fathers and mothers (wheresoever they be) that withdraw from them who hang upon their breasts (and upon whose breasts again themselves hang to receive the spiritual and sincere milk of the word) livelihood and support fit for their estates Thus it is apparent, that these things which we speak of are of most necessary use, and therefore that none, either without absurdity can speak against them, or without note of wickedness can spurn against them Z Yet for all that, the learned know that certain worthy men have been brought to untimely death for none other fault, but for seeking to reduce their countrymen to good order and discipline: And that in some Commonweals it was made a capital crime, once to motion the making of a new law for the abrogating of an old, though the same were most pernicious: And that certain, which would be counted pillars of the State, and patterns of virtue and prudence, could not be brought for a long time to give way to good letters and refined speech; but bare themselves as averse from them, as from rocks or boxes of poison: And fourthly, that he was no babe, but a great Clerk, that gave forth, (and in writing to remain to posterity) in passion peradventure, but yet he gave forth, That he had not seen any profit to come by any synod or meeting of the Clergy, but rather the contrary: And lastly, against Church-maintenance and allowance, in such sort as the ambassadors and messengers of the great King of kings should be furnished, it is not unknown what a fiction or fable (so it is esteemed, and for no better by the reporter himself, though superstitious) was devised: namely, That at such time as the professors and teachers of Christianity in the Church of Rome, then a true Church, were liberally endowed, a voice forsooth was heard from heaven, saying, Now is poison poured down into the Church, &c Thus not only as oft as we speak, as one saith, but also as oft as we any thing of note or consequence, we subject ourselves to every one’s censure, and happy is he that is least tossed upon tongues; for utterly to escape the snatch of them it is impossible If any man conceit that this is the lot and portion of the meaner sort only, and that princes are privileged by their high estate, he is deceived As, The sword devoureth as well one as another, as it is in Samuel; nay, as the great commander charged his soldiers in a certain battle to strike at no part of the enemy, but at the face; and as the king of Syria commanded his chief captains, To fight neither with small nor great, save only against the king of Israel: so it is too true, that envy striketh most spitefully at the fairest, and at the chiefest David was a worthy prince, and no man to be compared to him for his first deeds; and yet for as worthy an act as ever he did, even for bringing back the ark of God in solemnity, he was scorned and scoffed at by his own wife Solomon was greater than David, though not in virtue, yet in power; and by his power and wisdom he built a temple to the Lord, such an one as was the glory of the land of Israel, and the wonder of the whole world But was that his magnificence liked by all? We doubt of it Otherwise why they lay it in his son’s dish, and call unto him for easing of the burden? Make, say they, the grievous servitude of thy father, and his sore yoke, lighter Belike he had charged them with some levies, and troubled them with some carriages; hereupon they raise up a tragedy, and wish in their heart the temple had never been built So hard a thing it is to please all, even when we please God best, and seek to approve ourselves to every one’s conscience v THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER ¶ The highest personages have been calumniated If we will descend to later times, we shall find many the like examples of such kind, or rather unkind, acceptance The first Roman Emperor did never a more pleasing deed to the learned, nor more profitable to posterity, for conserving the record of times in true supputation, than when he corrected the Calendar, and ordered the year according to the course of the sun: and yet this was imputed to him for novelty and arrogancy, and procured to him great obloquy So the first Christened Emperor, (at the leastwise, that openly professed the faith himself, and allowed others to the like) for strengthening the empire at his great charges, and providing for the Church, as he did, got for his labour the name Pupillus, as who would say, a wasteful Prince, that had need of a guardian or overseer So the best Christened Emperor, for the love that he bare unto peace, thereby to enrich both himself and his subjects, and because he did not seek war, but find it, was judged to be no man at arms, (though in deed he excelled in feats of chivalry, and shewed so much when he was provoked) and condemned for giving himself to his ease, and to his pleasure To be short, the most learned Emperor of former times, (at the least, the greatest politician) what thanks had he for cutting off the superfluities of the laws, and digesting them into some order and method? This, that he hath been blotted by some to be an Epitomist, that is, one that extinguished worthy whole volumes, to bring his abridgments into request This is the measure that hath been rendered to excellent Princes in former times, even, Cum bene facerent, male audire, For their good deeds to be evil spoken of Neither is there any likelihood that envy and malignity died and were buried with the ancient No, no, the reproof of Moses taketh hold of most ages, Ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men What is that that hath been done? that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun, saith the wise man And St Stephen, As your fathers did, so ye ¶ His Majesty’s constancy, notwithstanding calumniation, for the survey of the English translations This, and more to this purpose, his Majesty that now reigneth (and long and long may he reign, and his offspring for ever, Himself and children and children’s children always!) knew full well, according to the singular wisdom given unto him by God, and the rare learning and experience that he hath attained unto; namely, That whosoever attempteth any thing for the publick, (especially if it appertain to religion, and to the opening and clearing of the word of God) the same setteth himself upon a stage to be glouted upon by every evil eye; yea, he casteth himself headlong upon pikes, to be gored by every sharp tongue For he that meddleth with men’s religion in any part meddleth with their custom, nay, with their freehold; and though they find no content in that which they have, yet they cannot abide to hear of altering Notwithstanding his royal heart was not daunted or discouraged for this or that colour, but stood resolute, As a statue immoveable, and an anvil not easy to be beaten into plates, as one saith; he knew who had chosen him to be a soldier, or rather a captain; and being assured that the course which he intended made much for the glory of God, and the building up of his Church, he would not suffer it to be broken off for whatsoever speeches or practices It doth certainly belong unto kings, yea, it doth specially belong unto them, to have care of religion, yea, to know it aright, yea, to profess it zealously, yea, to promote it to the uttermost of their power This is their glory before all nations which mean well, and this will bring unto them a far most excellent weight of glory in the day of the Lord Jesus For the Scripture saith not in vain, Them that honour me I will honour: neither was it a vain word that Eusebius delivered long ago, That piety towards God was the weapon, and the only weapon, that both preserved Constantine’s person, and avenged him of his enemies ¶ The praise of the Holy Scriptures But now what piety without truth? What truth, what saving truth, without the word of God? What word of God, whereof we may be sure, without the Scripture? The Scriptures we are commanded to search John v 39 Isaiah viii 20 They are commended that searched and studied them Acts xvii 11 and viii 28, 29 They are reproved that were unskilful in them, or slow to believe them Matth xxii 29 Luke xxiv 25 They can make us wise unto salvation Tim iii 15 If we be ignorant, they will instruct us; if out of the way, they will bring us home; if out of order, they will reform us; if in heaviness, comfort us; if dull, quicken us; if cold, inflame us Tolle, lege; tolle, lege; Take up and read, take up and read the Scriptures, (for unto them was the direction) it was said unto St Augustine by a supernatural voice Whatsoever is in the Scriptures, believe me, saith the same St Augustine, is high and divine; there is verily truth, and a doctrine most fit for the refreshing and renewing of men’s minds, and truly so tempered, that every one may draw from thence that which is sufficient for him, if he come to draw with a devout and pious mind, as true religion requireth Thus St Augustine And St Hierome, Ama Scripturas, et amabit te sapientia, &c Love the Scriptures, and wisdom will love thee And St Cyrill against Julian, Even boys that are bred up in the Scriptures, become most religious, &c But what mention we three or four uses of the Scripture, whereas whatsoever is to be believed, or practised, or hoped for, is contained in them? or three or four sentences of the Fathers, since vi THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER whosoever is worthy the name of a Father, from Christ’s time downward, hath likewise written not only of the riches, but also of the perfection of the Scripture? I adore the fulness of the Scripture, saith Tertullian against Hermogenes And again, to Apelles an heretick of the like stamp he saith, I not admit that which thou bringest in (or concludest) of thine own (head or store, de tuo) without Scripture So St Justin Martyr before him; We must know by all means (saith he) that it is not lawful (or possible) to learn (any thing) of God or of right piety, save only out of the Prophets, who teach us by divine inspiration So St Basil after Tertullian, It is a manifest falling away from the faith, and a fault of presumption, either to reject any of those things that are written, or to bring in (upon the head of them, ἐπεισάγειν) any of those things that are not written We omit to cite to the same effect St Cyrill, Bishop of Jerusalem in his Cateches St Hierome against Helvidius, St Augustine in his third book against the letters of Petilian, and in very many other places of his works Also we forbear to descend to latter Fathers, because we will not weary the reader The Scriptures then being acknowledged to be so full and so perfect, how can we excuse ourselves of negligence, if we not study them? of curiosity, if we be not content with them? Men talk much of εἰρεσιώνη, how many sweet and goodly things it had hanging on it; of the Philosopher’s stone, that it turneth copper into gold; of Cornucopia, that it had all things necessary for food in it; of Panaces the herb, that it was good for all diseases; of Catholicon the drug, that it is instead of all purges; of Vulcan’s armour, that it was an armour of proof against all thrusts and all blows, &c Well, that which they falsely or vainly attributed to these for bodily good, we may justly and with full measure ascribe unto the Scripture for spiritual It is not only an armour, but also a whole armoury of weapons, both offensive and defensive; whereby we may save ourselves, and put the enemy to flight It is not an herb, but a tree, or rather a whole paradise of trees of life, which bring forth fruit every month, and the fruit thereof is for meat, and the leaves for medicine It is not a pot of Manna or a cruse of oil, which were for memory only, or for a meal’s meat or two; but as it were a shower of heavenly bread sufficient for a whole host, be it never so great, and as it were a whole cellar full of oil vessels; whereby all our necessities may be provided for, and our debts discharged In a word, it is a panary of wholesome food against fenowed traditions; a physician’s shop (St Basil calleth it) of preservatives against poisoned heresies; a pandect of profitable laws against rebellious spirits; a treasury of most costly jewels against beggarly rudiments; finally, a fountain of most pure water springing up unto everlasting life And what marvel? the original thereof being from heaven, not from earth; the author being God, not man; the inditer, the Holy Spirit, not the wit of the Apostles or Prophets; the penmen, such as were sanctified from the womb, and endued with a principal portion of God’s Spirit; the matter, verity, piety, purity, uprightness; the form, God’s word, God’s testimony, God’s oracles, the word of truth, the word of Salvation, &c.; the effects, light of understanding, stableness of persuasion, repentance from dead works, newness of life, holiness, peace, joy in the Holy Ghost; lastly, the end and reward of the study thereof, fellowship with the saints, participation of the heavenly nature, fruition of an inheritance immortal, undefiled, and that never shall fade away: Happy is the man that delighteth in the Scripture, and thrice happy that meditateth in it day and night ¶ Translation necessary But how shall men meditate in that which they cannot understand? How shall they understand that which is kept close in an unknown tongue? as it is written, Except I know the power of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian to me The Apostle excepteth no tongue; not Hebrew the ancientest, not Greek the most copious, not Latin the finest Nature taught a natural man to confess, that all of us in those tongues which we not understand are plainly deaf; we may turn the deaf ear unto them The Scythian counted the Athenian, whom he did not understand, barbarous: so the Roman did the Syrian and the Jew: (even St Hierome himself calleth the Hebrew tongue barbarous; belike, because it was strange to so many:) so the Emperor of Constantinople calleth the Latin tongue barbarous, though Pope Nicolas storm at it: so the Jews long before Christ called all other nations Lognasim, which is little better than barbarous Therefore as one complaineth that always in the Senate of Rome there was one or other that called for an interpreter; so, lest the Church be driven to the like exigent, it is necessary to have translations in a readiness Translation it is that openeth the window, to let in the light; that breaketh the shell, that we may eat the kernel; that putteth aside the curtain, that we may look into the most holy place; that removeth the cover of the well, that we may come by the water; even as Jacob rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, by which means the flocks of Laban were watered Indeed without translation into the vulgar tongue, the unlearned are but like children at Jacob’s well (which was deep) without a bucket or something to draw with: or as that person mentioned by Esay, to whom when a sealed book was delivered with this motion, Read this, I pray thee, he was fain to make this answer, I cannot, for it is sealed vii THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER ¶ The translation of the Old Testament out of the Hebrew into Greek While God would be known only in Jacob, and have his name great in Israel, and in none other place; while the dew lay on Gideon’s fleece only, and all the earth besides was dry; then for one and the same people, which spake all of them the language of Canaan, that is, Hebrew, one and the same original in Hebrew was sufficient But when the fulness of time drew near, that the Sun of righteousness, the Son of God, should come into the world, whom God ordained to be a reconciliation through faith in his blood, not of the Jew only, but also of the Greek, yea, of all them that were scattered abroad; then, lo, it pleased the Lord to stir up the spirit of a Greek prince, (Greek for descent and language) even of Ptolemy Philadelph king of Egypt, to procure the translating of the book of God out of Hebrew into Greek This is the translation of the Seventy interpreters, commonly so called, which prepared the way for our Saviour among the Gentiles by written preaching, as St John Baptist did among the Jews by vocal For the Grecians, being desirous of learning, were not wont to suffer books of worth to lie moulding in kings’ libraries, but had many of their servants, ready scribes, to copy them out, and so they were dispersed and made common Again the Greek tongue was well known and made familiar to most inhabitants in Asia by reason of the conquests that there the Grecians had made, as also by the colonies which thither they had sent For the same causes also it was well understood in many places of Europe, yea, and of Africk too Therefore the word of God being set forth in Greek, becometh hereby like a candle set upon a candlestick, which giveth light to all that are in the house; or like a proclamation sounded forth in the market-place, which most men presently take knowledge of; and therefore that language was fittest to contain the Scriptures, both for the first preachers of the Gospel to appeal unto for witness, and for the learners also of those times to make search and trial by It is certain, that that translation was not so sound and so perfect, but that it needed in many places correction; and who had been so sufficient for this work as the Apostles or apostolick men? Yet it seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to them to take that which they found, (the same being for the greatest part true and sufficient) rather than by making a new, in that new world and green age of the Church, to expose themselves to many exceptions and cavillations, as though they made a translation to serve their own turn, and therefore bearing witness to themselves, their witness not to be regarded This may be supposed to be some cause, why the translation of the Seventy was allowed to pass for current Notwithstanding, though it was commended generally, yet it did not fully content the learned, no not of the Jews For not long after Christ, Aquila fell in hand with a new translation, and after him Theodotion, and after him Symmachus: yea, there was a fifth and a sixth edition, the authors whereof were not known These with the Seventy made up the Hexapla, and were worthily and to great purpose compiled together by Origen Howbeit the edition of the Seventy went away with the credit, and therefore not only was placed in the midst by Origen, (for the worth and excellency thereof above the rest, as Epiphanius gathereth) but also was used by the Greek Fathers for the ground and foundation of their commentaries Yea, Epiphanius abovenamed doth attribute so much unto it, that he holdeth the authors thereof not only for interpreters, but also for prophets in some respect: and Justinian the Emperor, injoining the Jews his subjects to use especially the translation of the Seventy, rendereth this reason thereof, Because they were, as it were, enlightened with prophetical grace Yet for all that, as the Egyptians are said of the Prophet to be men and not God, and their horses flesh and not spirit: so it is evident, (and St Hierome affirmeth as much) that the Seventy were interpreters, they were not prophets They did many things well, as learned men; but yet as men they stumbled and fell, one while through oversight, another while through ignorance; yea, sometimes they may be noted to add to the original, and sometimes to take from it: which made the Apostles to leave them many times, when they left the Hebrew, and to deliver the sense thereof according to the truth of the word, as the Spirit gave them utterance This may suffice touching the Greek translations of the Old Testament ¶ Translation out of Hebrew and Greek into Latin There were also within a few hundred years after Christ translations many into the Latin tongue: for this tongue also was very fit to convey the law and the Gospel by, because in those times very many countries of the West, yea of the South, East, and North, spake or understood Latin, being made provinces to the Romans But now the Latin translations were too many to be all good, for they were infinite; (Latini interpretes nullo modo numerari possunt, saith St Augustine.) Again, they were not out of the Hebrew fountain, (we speak of the Latin translations of the Old Testament) but out of the Greek stream; therefore the Greek being not altogether clear, the Latin derived from it must needs be muddy This moved St Hierome, a most learned Father, and the best linguist without controversy of his age, or of any other that went before him, to undertake the translating of the Old Testament out of the very fountains themselves; which he performed with that evidence of great learning, judgment, industry, and faithfulness, that he hath for ever bound the Church unto him in a debt of special remembrance and thankfulness viii THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER ¶ The translating of the Scripture into the vulgar tongues Now though the Church were thus furnished with Greek and Latin translations, even before the faith of Christ was generally embraced in the Empire: (for the learned know that even in St Hierome’s time the Consul of Rome and his wife were both Ethnicks, and about the same time the greatest part of the Senate also) yet for all that the godly learned were not content to have the Scriptures in the language which themselves understood, Greek and Latin, (as the good lepers were not content to fare well themselves, but acquainted their neighbours with the store that God had sent, that they also might provide for themselves) but also for the behoof and edifying of the unlearned which hungered and thirsted after righteousness, and had souls to be saved as well as they, they provided translations into the vulgar for their countrymen, insomuch that most nations under heaven did shortly after their conversion hear Christ speaking unto them in their mother tongue, not by the voice of their minister only, but also by the written word translated If any doubt hereof, he may be satisfied by examples enough, if enough will serve the turn First, St Hierome saith, Multarum gentium linguis Scriptura ante translata docet falsa esse quæ addita sunt, &c i.e The Scripture being translated before in the language of many nations doth shew that those things that were added (by Lucian or Hesychius) are false So St Hierome in that place The same Hierome elsewhere affirmeth that he, the time was, had set forth the translation of the Seventy, Suæ linguæ hominibus; i.e for his countrymen of Dalmatia Which words not only Erasmus doth understand to purport, that St Hierome translated the Scripture into the Dalmatian tongue; but also Sixtus Senensis, and Alphonsus a Castro, (that we speak of no more) men not to be excepted against by them of Rome, ingenuously confess as much So St Chrysostome, that lived in St Hierome’s time, giveth evidence with him: The doctrine of St John (saith he) did not in such sort (as the Philosophers’ did) vanish away: but the Syrians, Egyptians, Indians, Persians, Ethiopians, and infinite other nations, being barbarous people, translated it into their (mother) tongue and have learned to be (true) Philosophers (he meaneth Christians) To this may be added Theodoret, as next unto him both for antiquity, and for learning His words be these, Every country that is under the sun is full of these words, (of the Apostles and Prophets) and the Hebrew tongue (he meaneth the Scriptures in the Hebrew tongue) is turned not only into the language of the Grecians, but also of the Romans, and Egyptians, and Persians, and Indians, and Armenians, and Scythians, and Sauromatians, and, briefly, into all the languages that any nation useth So he In like manner Ulpilas is reported by Paulus Diaconus and Isidore, and before them by Sozomen, to have translated the Scriptures into the Gothick tongue: John Bishop of Sevil by Vasseus, to have turned them into Arabick about the Year of our Lord 717: Beda by Cistertiensis, to have turned a great part of them into Saxon: Efnard by Trithemius, to have abridged the French Psalter (as Beda had done the Hebrew) about the year 800; King Alured by the said Cistertiensis, to have turned the Psalter into Saxon: Methodius by Aventinus (printed at Ingolstad) to have turned the Scriptures into Sclavonian: Valdo Bishop of Frising by Beatus Rhenanus, to have caused about that time the Gospels to be translated into Dutch rhyme, yet extant in the library of Corbinian: Valdus by divers, to have turned them himself, or to have gotten them turned, into French about the year 1160: Charles the fifth of that name, surnamed The wise, to have caused them to be turned into French, about 200 years after Valdus his time; of which translation there be many copies yet extant, as witnesseth Beroaldus Much about that time, even in our King Richard the second’s days, John Trevisa translated them into English, and many English Bibles in written hand are yet to be seen with divers; translated, as it is very probable, in that age So the Syrian translation of the New Testament is in most learned men’s libraries, of Widminstadius his setting forth; and the Psalter in Arabick is with many, of Augustinus Nebiensis’ setting forth So Postel affirmeth, that in his travel he saw the Gospels in the Ethiopian tongue: And Ambrose Thesius allegeth the Psalter of the Indians, which he testifieth to have been set forth by Potken in Syrian characters So that to have the Scriptures in the mother tongue is not a quaint conceit lately taken up, either by the Lord Cromwell in England, or by the Lord Radevile in Polony, or by the Lord Ungnadius in the Emperor’s dominion, but hath been thought upon, and put in practice of old, even from the first times of the conversion of any nation; no doubt, because it was esteemed most profitable to cause faith to grow in men’s hearts the sooner, and to make them to be able to say with the words of the Psalm, As we have heard, so we have seen ¶ The unwillingness of our chief adversaries that the Scriptures should be divulged in the mother tongue, &c Now the Church of Rome would seem at the length to bear a motherly affection towards her children, and to allow them the Scriptures in their mother tongue: but indeed it is a gift, not deserving to be called a gift, an unprofitable gift: they must first get a licence in writing before they may use them; and to get that, they must approve themselves to their Confessor, that is, to be such as are, if not frozen in the dregs, yet soured with the leaven of their superstition Howbeit it seemed too much to Clement the eighth that there should be any licence granted to have them in the vulgar tongue, and therefore he overruleth and frustrateth the grant of Pius the fourth So much are they afraid of the light of the Scripture, (Lucifugæ Scripturarum, as Tertullian speaketh) that they will not trust the people with it, no not as it is set forth by their own sworn ix THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER men, no not with the licence of their own Bishops and Inquisitors Yea, so unwilling they are to communicate the Scriptures to the people’s understanding in any sort, that they are not ashamed to confess that we forced them to translate it into English against their wills This seemeth to argue a bad cause, or a bad conscience, or both Sure we are, that it is not he that hath good gold, that is afraid to bring it to the touchstone, but he that hath the counterfeit; neither is it the true man that shunneth the light, but the malefactor, lest his deeds should be reproved; neither is it the plaindealing merchant that is unwilling to have the weights, or the meteyard, brought in place, but he that useth deceit But we will let them alone for this fault, and return to translation ¶ The speeches and reasons, both of our brethren, and of our adversaries, against this work Many men’s mouths have been opened a good while (and yet are not stopped) with speeches about the translation so long in hand, or rather perusals of translations made before: and ask what may be the reason, what the necessity, of the employment Hath the Church been deceived, say they, all this while? Hath her sweet bread been mingled with leaven, her silver with dross, her wine with water, her milk with lime? (Lacte gypsum male miscetur, saith St Irenee.) We hoped that we had been in the right way, that we had had the oracles of God delivered unto us, and that though all the world had cause to be offended, and to complain, yet that we had none Hath the nurse holden out the breast, and nothing but wind in it? Hath the bread been delivered by the Fathers of the Church, and the same proved to be lapidosus, as Seneca speaketh? What is it to handle the word of God deceitfully, if this be not? Thus certain brethren Also the adversaries of Judah and Hierusalem, like Sanballat in Nehemiah, mock, as we hear, both at the work and workmen, saying, What these weak Jews, &c will they make the stones whole again out of the heaps of dust which are burnt? Although they build, yet if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stony wall Was their translation good before? Why they now mend it? Was it not good? Why then was it obtruded to the people? Yea, why did the Catholicks (meaning Popish Romanists) always go in jeopardy for refusing to go to hear it? Nay, if it must be translated into English, Catholicks are fittest to it They have learning, and they know when a thing is well, they can manum de tabula We will answer them both briefly: and the former, being brethren, thus with St Hierome, Damnamus veteres? Minime, sed post priorum studia in domo Domini quod possumus laboramus That is, Do we condemn the ancient? In no case: but after the endeavours of them that were before us, we take the best pains we can in the house of God As if he said, Being provoked by the example of the learned that lived before my time, I have thought it my duty to assay whether my talent in the knowledge of the tongues may be profitable in any measure to God’s Church, lest I should seem to have laboured in them in vain, and lest I should be thought to glory in men (although ancient) above that which was in them Thus St Hierome may be thought to speak ¶ A satisfaction to our brethren And to the same effect say we, that we are so far off from condemning any of their labours that travelled before us in this kind, either in this land, or beyond sea, either in King Henry’s time, or King Edward’s, (if there were any translation, or correction of a translation, in his time) or Queen Elizabeth’s of ever renowned memory, that we acknowledge them to have been raised up of God for the building and furnishing of his Church, and that they deserve to be had of us and of posterity in everlasting remembrance The judgment of Aristotle is worthy and well known: If Timotheus had not been, we had not had much sweet musick: But if Phrynis (Timotheus his master) had not been, we had not had Timotheus Therefore blessed be they, and most honoured be their name, that break the ice, and give the onset upon that which helpeth forward to the saving of souls Now what can be more available thereto, than to deliver God’s book unto God’s people in a tongue which they understand? Since of an hidden treasure, and of a fountain that is sealed, there is no profit, as Ptolemy Philadelph wrote to the Rabbins or masters of the Jews, as witnesseth Epiphanius: and as St Augustine saith, A man had rather be with his dog than with a stranger (whose tongue is strange unto him.) Yet for all that, as nothing is begun and perfected at the same time, and the latter thoughts are thought to be the wiser: so, if we building upon their foundation that went before us, and being holpen by their labours, endeavour to make that better which they left so good; no man, we are sure, hath cause to mislike us; they, we persuade ourselves, if they were alive, would thank us The vintage of Abiezer, that strake the stroke: yet the gleaning of grapes of Ephraim was not to be despised See Judges viii Joash the king of Israel did not satisfy himself till he had smitten the ground three times; and yet he offended the Prophet for giving over then Aquila, of whom we spake before, translated the Bible as carefully and as skilfully as he could; and yet he thought good to go over it again, and then it got the credit with the Jews to be called κατ᾽ ἀκρίβειαν, that is, accurately done, as St Hierome witnesseth How many books of profane learning have been gone over again and again, by the same translators, by others? Of one and the same book of Aristotle’s Ethics there are extant not so few as six or seven several translations Now if this cost may be bestowed upon the gourd, which affordeth us a little shade, and which to day flourisheth, but to morrow is x THE THIRD EPISTLE OF T JOHN HE elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt well: Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not 10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God 12 Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true 13 I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: 14 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face Peace be to thee Our friends salute thee Greet the friends by name 872 THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF J JUDE UDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee 10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves 11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core 12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage 17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts 19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life 22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh 24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever Amen 873 THE REVELATION OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE CHAPTER HE Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand OHN to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever Amen Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him Even so, Amen I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea 12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; 13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle 14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters T J 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death 19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; 20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches CHAPTER NTO the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life U 874 REVELATION 11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit 28 And I will give him the morning star saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall 29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit not be hurt of the second death saith unto the churches 12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; CHAPTER These things saith he which hath the sharp sword ND unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; with two edges; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits 13 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that and hast not denied my faith, even in those days thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found slain among you, where Satan dwelleth 14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou thy works perfect before God hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, Remember therefore how thou hast received and who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the heard, and hold fast, and repent If therefore thou children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon and to commit fornication 15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of thee Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate 16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with will fight against them with the sword of my mouth me in white: for they are worthy 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give of the book of life, but I will confess his name before him a white stone, and in the stone a new name my Father, and before his angels written, which no man knoweth saving he that He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches receiveth it 18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man fine brass; 19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and openeth; faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a be more than the first 20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which denied my name calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship sacrificed unto idols 21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee 10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I and she repented not 22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, commit adultery with her into great tribulation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth except they repent of their deeds 23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the 11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou churches shall know that I am he which searcheth hast, that no man take thy crown the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of 12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and you according to your works 24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, I will write upon him the name of my God, and the as many as have not this doctrine, and which have name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name put upon you none other burden 25 But that which ye have already hold fast till I 13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches come 26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works 14 And unto the angel of the church of the unto the end, to him will I give power over the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the nations: 27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the creation of God; vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: 15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot even as I received of my Father A 875 REVELATION 16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth honour and power: for thou hast created all things, 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with and for thy pleasure they are and were created goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not CHAPTER that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and ND I saw in the right hand of him that sat on blind, and naked: the throne a book written within and on the 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that backside, sealed with seven seals thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud nakedness not appear; and anoint thine eyes with voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? eyesalve, that thou mayest see 19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look zealous therefore, and repent 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any thereon man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with thereon me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of set down with my Father in his throne 22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof saith unto the churches And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne CHAPTER and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, FTER this I looked, and, behold, a door was stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven opened in heaven: and the first voice which I horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; God sent forth into all the earth which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee And he came and took the book out of the right things which must be hereafter hand of him that sat upon the throne And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a And when he had taken the book, the four beasts throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne and four and twenty elders fell down before the And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald And round about the throne were four and twenty worthy to take the book, and to open the seals seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; on their heads crowns of gold And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps priests: and we shall reign on the earth of fire burning before the throne, which are the 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and seven Spirits of God And before the throne there was a sea of glass like the elders: and the number of them was ten unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that before and behind And the first beast was like a lion, and the second was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle And the four beasts had each of them six wings earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come And when those beasts give glory and honour and and ever thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for 14 And the four beasts said, Amen And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that ever and ever, 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him liveth for ever and ever that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth CHAPTER for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the ND I saw when the Lamb opened one of the throne, saying, seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of 876 A A A REVELATION thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who see shall be able to stand? And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that CHAPTER sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto ND after these things I saw four angels standing him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer on the four corners of the earth, holding the And when he had opened the second seal, I heard four winds of the earth, that the wind should not the second beast say, Come and see And there went out another horse that was red: blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree and power was given to him that sat thereon to take And I saw another angel ascending from the east, peace from the earth, and that they should kill one having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a another: and there was given unto him a great loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, sword And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the third beast say, Come and see And I beheld, and lo a trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of their foreheads And I heard the number of them which were balances in his hand And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt Israel Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand not the oil and the wine And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve with him And power was given unto them over the thousand Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with twelve thousand hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve earth And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw thousand Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve under the altar the souls of them that were slain for thousand the word of God, and for the testimony which they Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How thousand Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and twelve thousand After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto every one of which no man could number, of all nations, and them; and it was said unto them, that they should kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white also and their brethren, that should be killed as they robes, and palms in their hands; 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to were, should be fulfilled 12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun the Lamb became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon 11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell became as blood; 13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even before the throne on their faces, and worshipped as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is God, 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, shaken of a mighty wind 14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and rolled together; and every mountain and island were might, be unto our God for ever and ever Amen 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, moved out of their places 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the and whence came they? mighty men, and every bondman, and every free 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest And he man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, them white in the blood of the Lamb and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them A 877 REVELATION 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any given the key of the bottomless pit more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose heat a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great 17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living reason of the smoke of the pit fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the tears from their eyes earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power CHAPTER And it was commanded them that they should not ND when he had opened the seventh seal, there hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, was silence in heaven about the space of half an neither any tree; but only those men which have not hour the seal of God in their foreheads And I saw the seven angels which stood before And to them it was given that they should not kill God; and to them were given seven trumpets them, but that they should be tormented five And another angel came and stood at the altar, months: and their torment was as the torment of a having a golden censer; and there was given unto scorpion, when he striketh a man him much incense, that he should offer it with the And in those days shall men seek death, and shall prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall before the throne flee from them And the smoke of the incense, which came with the And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it the angel’s hand were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the And the angel took the censer, and filled it with faces of men fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there And they had hair as the hair of women, and their were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an teeth were as the teeth of lions earthquake And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates And the seven angels which had the seven of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the trumpets prepared themselves to sound sound of chariots of many horses running to battle The first angel sounded, and there followed hail 10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt men five months up, and all green grass was burnt up 11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel And the second angel sounded, and as it were a of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew great mountain burning with fire was cast into the tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; name Apollyon And the third part of the creatures which were in 12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the woes more hereafter ships were destroyed 13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice 10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a from the four horns of the golden altar which is great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, before God, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, the fountains of waters; Loose the four angels which are bound in the great 11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: river Euphrates and the third part of the waters became wormwood; 15 And the four angels were loosed, which were and many men died of the waters, because they were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a made bitter year, for to slay the third part of men 12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part 16 And the number of the army of the horsemen of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third the number of them part of them was darkened, and the day shone not 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them for a third part of it, and the night likewise that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of 13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of issued fire and smoke and brimstone the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, 18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by which are yet to sound! the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths CHAPTER A A ND the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was 878 REVELATION 19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their But the court which is without the temple leave tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the heads, and with them they hurt Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under 20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by foot forty and two months these plagues yet repented not of the works of their And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of threescore days, clothed in sackcloth wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: These are the two olive trees, and the two 21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of candlesticks standing before the God of the earth their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out thefts of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be CHAPTER 10 killed ND I saw another mighty angel come down These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a in the days of their prophecy: and have power over rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: with all plagues, as often as they will And he had in his hand a little book open: and he And when they shall have finished their testimony, set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit earth, shall make war against them, and shall overcome And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: them, and kill them and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the voices great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and And when the seven thunders had uttered their Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from And they of the people and kindreds and tongues heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which and nations shall see their dead bodies three days the seven thunders uttered, and write them not and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and be put in graves upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, 10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one who created heaven, and the things that therein are, to another; because these two prophets tormented and the earth, and the things that therein are, and them that dwelt on the earth the sea, and the things which are therein, that there 11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life should be time no longer: from God entered into them, and they stood upon But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God them should be finished, as he hath declared to his 12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying servants the prophets unto them, Come up hither And they ascended up And the voice which I heard from heaven spake to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book 13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, which is open in the hand of the angel which and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the standeth upon the sea and upon the earth earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the Give me the little book And he said unto me, Take God of heaven it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but 14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey woe cometh quickly 10 And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of bitter his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever 11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again 16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and kings worshipped God, 17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God CHAPTER 11 ND there was given me a reed like unto a rod: Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and the temple of God, and the altar, and them that hast reigned 18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is worship therein come, and the time of the dead, that they should be A A 879 REVELATION judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent them that fear thy name, small and great; and 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be 19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, carried away of the flood and there was seen in his temple the ark of his 16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail which the dragon cast out of his mouth 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and CHAPTER 12 went to make war with the remnant of her seed, ND there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a which keep the commandments of God, and have woman clothed with the sun, and the moon the testimony of Jesus Christ under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: CHAPTER 13 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, ND I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a and pained to be delivered beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads upon his heads the name of blasphemy and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, And his tail drew the third part of the stars of and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his dragon stood before the woman which was ready to power, and his seat, and great authority be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to born death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the And she brought forth a man child, who was to world wondered after the beast rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was And they worshipped the dragon which gave caught up unto God, and to his throne power unto the beast: and they worshipped the And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed to make war with him? her there a thousand two hundred and threescore And there was given unto him a mouth speaking days great things and blasphemies; and power was given And there was war in heaven: Michael and his unto him to continue forty and two months angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against fought and his angels, God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and And prevailed not; neither was their place found them that dwell in heaven any more in heaven And it was given unto him to make war with the And the great dragon was cast out, that old saints, and to overcome them: and power was given serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship his angels were cast out with him him, whose names are not written in the book of life 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of If any man have an ear, let him hear our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser 10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into of our brethren is cast down, which accused them captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be before our God day and night killed with the sword Here is the patience and the 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the faith of the saints Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they 11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the loved not their lives unto the death earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in spake as a dragon them Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having before him, and causeth the earth and them which great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly short time wound was healed 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought fire come down from heaven on the earth in the forth the man child sight of men, 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, means of those miracles which he had power to in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on A A 880 REVELATION the earth, that they should make an image to the 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of who worship the beast and his image, and the beast, that the image of the beast should both whosoever receiveth the mark of his name speak, and cause that as many as would not worship 12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they the image of the beast should be killed that keep the commandments of God, and the faith 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and of Jesus poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, hand, or in their foreheads: Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the rest from their labours; and their works follow number of his name them 18 Here is wisdom Let him that hath understanding 14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and count the number of the beast: for it is the number upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand and six a sharp sickle 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying CHAPTER 14 with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, ND I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe and four thousand, having his Father’s name written 16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle in their foreheads on the earth; and the earth was reaped And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of 17 And another angel came out of the temple which many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their 18 And another angel came out from the altar, harps: which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry And they sung as it were a new song before the to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of and no man could learn that song but the hundred the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed 19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, from the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into These are they which were not defiled with the great winepress of the wrath of God women; for they are virgins These are they which 20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth These were and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six unto God and to the Lamb hundred furlongs And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God CHAPTER 15 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, ND I saw another sign in heaven, great and having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them marvellous, seven angels having the seven last that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God kindred, and tongue, and people, And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the over the number of his name, stand on the sea of sea, and the fountains of waters glass, having the harps of God And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon And they sing the song of Moses the servant of is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just fornication and true are thy ways, thou King of saints And the third angel followed them, saying with a Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of God, which is poured out without mixture into the the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented opened: with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: A A 881 REVELATION linen, and having their breasts girded with golden 15 Behold, I come as a thief Blessed is he that girdles watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven naked, and they see his shame angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, 16 And he gathered them together into a place called who liveth for ever and ever in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon And the temple was filled with smoke from the 17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done the seven angels were fulfilled 18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as CHAPTER 16 was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty ND I heard a great voice out of the temple an earthquake, and so great saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and 19 And the great city was divided into three parts, pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon earth came in remembrance before God, to give unto her And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore 20 And every island fled away, and the mountains upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and were not found upon them which worshipped his image 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of And the second angel poured out his vial upon the heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the every living soul died in the sea hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became CHAPTER 17 blood ND there came one of the seven angels which And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the because thou hast judged thus judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many For they have shed the blood of saints and waters: prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; With whom the kings of the earth have committed for they are worthy fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, been made drunk with the wine of her fornication Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy So he carried me away in the spirit into the judgments wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men seven heads and ten horns with fire And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet And men were scorched with great heat, and colour, and decked with gold and precious stones blasphemed the name of God, which hath power and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of over these plagues: and they repented not to give abominations and filthiness of her fornication: him glory And upon her forehead was a name written, 10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, OF THE EARTH 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of deeds Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great 12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the admiration great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, be prepared and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come seven heads and ten horns out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into prophet perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall 14 For they are the spirits of devils, working wonder, whose names were not written in the book miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth of life from the foundation of the world, when they and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is of that great day of God Almighty A A 882 REVELATION And here is the mind which hath wisdom The And the kings of the earth, who have committed seven heads are seven mountains, on which the fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall woman sitteth bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see 10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one the smoke of her burning, is, and the other is not yet come; and when he 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, cometh, he must continue a short space saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that 11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and 12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten mourn over her; for no man buyeth their kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but merchandise any more: receive power as kings one hour with the beast 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious 13 These have one mind, and shall give their power stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and and strength unto the beast silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner 14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, and King of kings: and they that are with him are 13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and called, and chosen, and faithful frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men multitudes, and nations, and tongues 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the departed from thee, and all things which were dainty beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn find them no more at all her with fire 15 The merchants of these things, which were made 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, torment, weeping and wailing, until the words of God shall be fulfilled 16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was 18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! 17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought CHAPTER 18 And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, ND after these things I saw another angel come and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar down from heaven, having great power; and the off, earth was lightened with his glory 18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become 19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have made desolate committed fornication with her, and the merchants 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on of her delicacies her And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God down, and shall be found no more at all hath remembered her iniquities 22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all unto her double according to her works: in the cup in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, which she hath filled fill to her double shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a How much she hath glorified herself, and lived millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: 23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of widow, and shall see no sorrow the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be by thy sorceries were all nations deceived utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and who judgeth her of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth A 883 REVELATION CHAPTER 19 in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves ND after these things I heard a great voice of together unto the supper of the great God; much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh the Lord our God: of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh For true and righteous are his judgments: for he of all men, both free and bond, both small and great hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the and their armies, gathered together to make war blood of his servants at her hand against him that sat on the horse, and against his And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose army up for ever and ever 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts prophet that wrought miracles before him, with fell down and worshipped God that sat on the which he deceived them that had received the mark throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia of the beast, and them that worshipped his image And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, with brimstone both small and great 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of And I heard as it were the voice of a great him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for their flesh the Lord God omnipotent reigneth CHAPTER 20 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: ND I saw an angel come down from heaven, for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife having the key of the bottomless pit and a great hath made herself ready And to her was granted that she should be arrayed chain in his hand in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a righteousness of saints And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they thousand years, which are called unto the marriage supper of the And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him Lamb And he saith unto me, These are the true up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should sayings of God 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him And he said be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little unto me, See thou it not: I am thy fellowservant, season and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, of prophecy 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white and for the word of God, and which had not horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a make war 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head thousand years were many crowns; and he had a name written, that But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished This is the first no man knew, but he himself 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in resurrection Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first blood: and his name is called The Word of God 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed resurrection: on such the second death hath no him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years and clean 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that And when the thousand years are expired, Satan with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule shall be loosed out of his prison, them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the And shall go out to deceive the nations which are winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom God 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a is as the sand of the sea name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the LORDS 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he beloved city: and fire came down from God out of cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly heaven, and devoured them A A 884 REVELATION 10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into 11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day clear as crystal; and night for ever and ever 12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled written thereon, which are the names of the twelve away; and there was found no place for them tribes of the children of Israel: 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before 13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; God; and the books were opened: and another book on the south three gates; and on the west three gates was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, were judged out of those things which were written and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the in the books, according to their works Lamb 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; 15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to and death and hell delivered up the dead which were measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall in them: and they were judged every man according thereof to their works 16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire large as the breadth: and he measured the city with This is the second death the reed, twelve thousand furlongs The length and 15 And whosoever was not found written in the the breadth and the height of it are equal book of life was cast into the lake of fire 17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure CHAPTER 21 of a man, that is, of the angel ND I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the 18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: first heaven and the first earth were passed and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass away; and there was no more sea 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, garnished with all manner of precious stones The coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the bride adorned for her husband third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a and God himself shall be with them, and be their jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst God 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for 22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the former things are passed away Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I 23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of make all things new And he said unto me, Write: for the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did these words are true and faithful lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof And he said unto me, It is done I am Alpha and 24 And the nations of them which are saved shall Omega, the beginning and the end I will give unto walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life bring their glory and honour into it freely 25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I for there shall be no night there will be his God, and he shall be my son 26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the nations into it abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, 27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh their part in the lake which burneth with fire and abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are brimstone: which is the second death written in the Lamb’s book of life And there came unto me one of the seven angels CHAPTER 22 which had the seven vials full of the seven last ND he shewed me a pure river of water of life, plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife 10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great God and of the Lamb and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: God, A A 885 REVELATION and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the 12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is nations with me, to give every man according as his work And there shall be no more curse: but the throne shall be of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the servants shall serve him: end, the first and the last And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in 14 Blessed are they that his commandments, that their foreheads they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter And there shall be no night there; and they need in through the gates into the city no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God 15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and ever whosoever loveth and maketh a lie And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent these things in the churches I am the root and the his angel to shew unto his servants the things which offspring of David, and the bright and morning star must shortly be done 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come And let Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth him that heareth say, Come And let him that is the sayings of the prophecy of this book athirst come And whosoever will, let him take the And I John saw these things, and heard them And water of life freely when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship 18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the before the feet of the angel which shewed me these words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall things add unto these things, God shall add unto him the Then saith he unto me, See thou it not: for I am plagues that are written in this book: thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of and of them which keep the sayings of this book: the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his worship God part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, 10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the and from the things which are written in this book prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand 20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I 11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he come quickly Amen Even so, come, Lord Jesus which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is Amen holy, let him be holy still THE END 886 ... their hand, and pulled Lot and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of into the house to them, and shut to the door 11 And they smote... Lot, Let there be no strife, I And there went out the king of Sodom, and the pray thee, between me and thee, and between my king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the herdmen and thy herdmen;... John 5:8 THE GUARDIANS OF THE PURE CAMBRIDGE EDITION xvi THE NAMES AND ORDER OF ALL THE BOOKS OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT, WITH THE NUMBER OF THEIR CHAPTERS ——————— The Books of the Old Testament