1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.Log in to add notes
2But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.Log in to add notes
3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.Log in to add notes
4And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.Log in to add notes
5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.Log in to add notes
6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.Log in to add notes
7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.Log in to add notes
8All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.Log in to add notes
9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.Log in to add notes
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7But though the righteous be prevented with death, yet shall he be in rest.Log in to add notes
16Thus the righteous that is dead shall condemn the ungodly which are living; and youth that is soon perfected the many years and old age of the unrighteous.Log in to add notes
17For they shall see the end of the wise, and shall not understand what God in his counsel hath decreed of him, and to what end the Lord hath set him in safety.Log in to add notes
18They shall see him, and despise him; but God shall laugh them to scorn: and they shall hereafter be a vile carcase, and a reproach among the dead for evermore.Log in to add notes
19For he shall rend them, and cast them down headlong, that they shall be speechless; and he shall shake them from the foundation; and they shall be utterly laid waste, and be in sorrow; and their memorial shall perish.Log in to add notes
20And when they cast up the accounts of their sins, they shall come with fear: and their own iniquities shall convince them to their face.Log in to add notes
1Then shall the righteous man stand in great boldness before the face of such as have afflicted him, and made no account of his labours.Log in to add notes
2When they see it, they shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the strangeness of his salvation, so far beyond all that they looked for.Log in to add notes
3And they repenting and groaning for anguish of spirit shall say within themselves, This was he, whom we had sometimes in derision, and a proverb of reproach:Log in to add notes
4We fools accounted his life madness, and his end to be without honour:Log in to add notes
5How is he numbered among the children of God, and his lot is among the saints!Log in to add notes
6Therefore have we erred from the way of truth, and the light of righteousness hath not shined unto us, and the sun of righteousness rose not upon us.Log in to add notes
7We wearied ourselves in the way of wickedness and destruction: yea, we have gone through deserts, where there lay no way: but as for the way of the Lord, we have not known it.Log in to add notes
Vespers — St Innocent
Proverbs 10.2-2; Proverbs 10.28-28; Proverbs 10.31-32; Wisdom of Solomon 6.12-16; Wisdom of Solomon 7.30-30; Wisdom of Solomon 8.2-4; Wisdom of Solomon 8.7-8; Wisdom of Solomon 8.13-13; Wisdom of Solomon 9.1-5; Wisdom of Solomon 9.10-10; Wisdom of Solomon 9.14-14
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2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.Log in to add notes
28The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.Log in to add notes
31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.Log in to add notes
32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.Log in to add notes
12Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away: yea, she is easily seen of them that love her, and found of such as seek her.Log in to add notes
13She preventeth them that desire her, in making herself first known unto them.Log in to add notes
14Whoso seeketh her early shall have no great travail: for he shall find her sitting at his doors.Log in to add notes
15To think therefore upon her is perfection of wisdom: and whoso watcheth for her shall quickly be without care.Log in to add notes
16For she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her, sheweth herself favourably unto them in the ways, and meeteth them in every thought.Log in to add notes
30For after this cometh night: but vice shall not prevail against wisdom.Log in to add notes
2I loved her, and sought her out from my youth, I desired to make her my spouse, and I was a lover of her beauty.Log in to add notes
3In that she is conversant with God, she magnifieth her nobility: yea, the Lord of all things himself loved her.Log in to add notes
4For she is privy to the mysteries of the knowledge of God, and a lover of his works.Log in to add notes
7And if a man love righteousness her labours are virtues: for she teacheth temperance and prudence, justice and fortitude: which are such things, as men can have nothing more profitable in their life.Log in to add notes
8If a man desire much experience, she knoweth things of old, and conjectureth aright what is to come: she knoweth the subtilties of speeches, and can expound dark sentences: she foreseeth signs and wonders, and the events of seasons and times.Log in to add notes
13Moreover by the means of her I shall obtain immortality, and leave behind me an everlasting memorial to them that come after me.Log in to add notes
1O God of my fathers, and Lord of mercy, who hast made all things with thy word,Log in to add notes
2And ordained man through thy wisdom, that he should have dominion over the creatures which thou hast made,Log in to add notes
3And order the world according to equity and righteousness, and execute judgment with an upright heart:Log in to add notes
4Give me wisdom, that sitteth by thy throne; and reject me not from among thy children:Log in to add notes
5For I thy servant and son of thine handmaid am a feeble person, and of a short time, and too young for the understanding of judgment and laws.Log in to add notes
10O send her out of thy holy heavens, and from the throne of thy glory, that being present she may labour with me, that I may know what is pleasing unto thee.Log in to add notes
14For the thoughts of mortal men are miserable, and our devices are but uncertain.Log in to add notes
19Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.Log in to add notes
20And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.Log in to add notes
21Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.Log in to add notes
22And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:Log in to add notes
23Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.Log in to add notes
24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.Log in to add notes
25The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.Log in to add notes
12Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.Log in to add notes
13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.Log in to add notes
14These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.Log in to add notes
15And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)Log in to add notes
16Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.Log in to add notes
17For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.Log in to add notes
21Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,Log in to add notes
22Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.Log in to add notes
23And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.Log in to add notes
24And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,Log in to add notes
25That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.Log in to add notes
26And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.Log in to add notes
7:26For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;Log in to add notes
7:27Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.Log in to add notes
7:28For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.Log in to add notes
8:1Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;Log in to add notes
8:2A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.Log in to add notes
9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.Log in to add notes
10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.Log in to add notes
11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.Log in to add notes
12But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.Log in to add notes
13The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.Log in to add notes
14I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.Log in to add notes
15As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.Log in to add notes
16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.Log in to add notes
1In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.Log in to add notes
2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.Log in to add notes
3His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:Log in to add notes
4And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.Log in to add notes
5And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.Log in to add notes
6He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.Log in to add notes
7And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.Log in to add notes
8And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.Log in to add notes
9And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.Log in to add notes
10Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.Log in to add notes
11Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.Log in to add notes
12And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,Log in to add notes
13Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.Log in to add notes
14And if this come to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.Log in to add notes
15So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.Log in to add notes
16Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.Log in to add notes
17And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.Log in to add notes
18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.Log in to add notes
19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:Log in to add notes
20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.Log in to add notes
1And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.Log in to add notes
2And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.Log in to add notes
3And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?Log in to add notes
4And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.Log in to add notes
5And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.Log in to add notes
6And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.Log in to add notes
7But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.Log in to add notes
8And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.Log in to add notes
1Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.Log in to add notes
2And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.Log in to add notes
3And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.Log in to add notes
4And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:Log in to add notes
5And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?Log in to add notes
6He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,Log in to add notes
7Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.Log in to add notes
8And they remembered his words,Log in to add notes
9And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.Log in to add notes
10It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.Log in to add notes
11And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.Log in to add notes
12Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.Log in to add notes
1The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.Log in to add notes
2Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.Log in to add notes
3Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.Log in to add notes
4So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.Log in to add notes
5And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.Log in to add notes
6Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,Log in to add notes
7And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.Log in to add notes
8Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.Log in to add notes
9For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.Log in to add notes
10Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.Log in to add notes
36And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.Log in to add notes
37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.Log in to add notes
38And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?Log in to add notes
39Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.Log in to add notes
40And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.Log in to add notes
41And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?Log in to add notes
42And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.Log in to add notes
43And he took it, and did eat before them.Log in to add notes
44And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.Log in to add notes
45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,Log in to add notes
46And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:Log in to add notes
47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.Log in to add notes
48And ye are witnesses of these things.Log in to add notes
49And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.Log in to add notes
50And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.Log in to add notes
51And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.Log in to add notes
52And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:Log in to add notes
53And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.Log in to add notes