7 and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of the fishes. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved says to Peter, It is the Lord. Simon Peter therefore, hearing that it was the Lord, girded on his outer garment (for he was naked), and cast himself into the 8 sea. And the other disciples came in the boat, (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred cubits off,) dragging the net with the fishes. 9 When therefore they had gone out upon the land, they see a fire of coals there, and a fish lying 10 thereon, and bread. Jesus says to them: Bring of 11. the fishes which ye have now caught. Simon Peter went on board, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three; and though there were so many, the net was not broken. Jesus says to them: Come hither and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? 13 knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus comes, and 12 takes the bread and gives to them, and the fish like14 wise. This is now the third time that Jesus manifested himself to his disciples, after he was risen from the dead. 15 When therefore they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter: Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him: Yea, Lord; V. 12. or, and break your fast thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him: Feed my lambs. He says to him again a second time: Simon, son 16 of Jonah, lovest thou me? He says to him: Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him: Tend my sheep. He says to him the third time: Simon, son of 17 Jonah, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus says to him, Feed my sheep. Verily, verily, I say to thee, when thou wast 18 young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldst; but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shalı gird thee, and lead thee whither thou wouldst not. And 19 this he spake, signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. And having spoken this, he says to him, Follow me. Peter, turning about, sees the disciple whom 20: Jesus loved following; who also at the supper leaned back on his breast and said: Lord, who is he that betrays thee? Peter seeing him says to Jesus: 21 Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus says to 22. him: If I will that he tarry till I come, what is it. to thee? Follow thou me. This saying therefore went abroad among the 23 24 brethren, that that disciple should not die. And Jesus said not to him, that he should not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is it to thee? This is the disciple that testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testi25 mony is true. And there are also many other things which Jesus did; and if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that should be written. THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAPTER I. THE former narration I made, O Theophilus, 1 concerning all things that Jesus began both to do and to teach, until the day when he was taken 2 up, after he had given commandment, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he had chosen; to whom also he showed himself living, 3 after he had suffered, by many infallible proofs, during forty days appearing to them, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God. And, being assembled together with them, 4 he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which ye heard from me; for John in- 5 deed immersed in water; but ye shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit not many days hence. They therefore, having come together, asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at this time restore V. 6. or, They therefore who came together 7 again the kingdom to Israel? And he said to them: It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed by his own power. 8 But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you; and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, ́and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was borne up; and a cloud re10 ceived him out of their sight. And while they were looking intently into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white ap11 parel; who also said: Men of Galilee, why stand 12 ye looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye saw him going into heaven. Then returned they to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a 13 sabbath day's journey. And when they came in, they went up into the upper room, where were abiding both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelo14 tes, and Judas the brother of James. These all con tinued with one accord in prayer, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. V. 7. or, put in his own power |