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Authors: Tyndale
1
 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
2
 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
3
 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
4
 they say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
5
 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
6
 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with
his
finger wrote on the ground,
as though he heard them not.
7
 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them,
He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
8
 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
9
 And they which heard
it,
being convicted by
their own
conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest,
even
unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
10
 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her,
Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
11
 She said, No man, Lord.
And Jesus said unto her,
Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
12
 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying,
I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
13
 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
14
 Jesus answered and said unto them,
Though I bear record of myself,
yet
my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
15
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Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
16
Â
And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
17
Â
It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
18
Â
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
19
 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father?
Jesus answered,
Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
20
 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
A Psalm of David.
1
 The L
ORD
said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
2
 The L
ORD
shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
3
 Thy people
shall be
willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
4
 The L
ORD
hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou
art
a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
5
 The L
ORD
at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
6
 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill
the places
with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
7
 He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head.
8
 The sacrifice of the wicked
is
an abomination to the L
ORD
: but the prayer of the upright
is
his delight.
9
 The way of the wicked
is
an abomination unto the L
ORD
: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
10
 Correction
is
grievous unto him that forsaketh the way:
and
he that hateth reproof shall die.
1
 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which
belongeth
to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammin.
2
 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
3
 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and
there was
a valley between them.
4
 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height
was
six cubits and a span.
5
 And
he had
an helmet of brass upon his head, and he
was
armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat
was
five thousand shekels of brass.
6
 And
he had
greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
7
 And the staff of his spear
was
like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head
weighed
six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
8
 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set
your
battle in array?
am
not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
9
 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
10
 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
11
 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
12
 Now David
was
the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-judah, whose name
was
Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men
for
an old man in the days of Saul.
13
 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went
and
followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle
were
Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
14
 And David
was
the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
15
 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
16
 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
17
 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched
corn,
and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
18
 and carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of
their
thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
19
 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel,
were
in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.
20
 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
21
 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
22
 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
23
 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard
them.
24
 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
25
 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be,
that
the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
26
 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who
is
this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
27
 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
28
 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
29
 And David said, What have I now done?
Is there
not a cause?
30
 And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
31
 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed
them
before Saul: and he sent for him.
32
 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
33
 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou
art but
a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
34
 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
35
 and I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered
it
out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught
him
by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
36
 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
37
 David said moreover, The L
ORD
that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
And Saul said unto David, Go, and the L
ORD
be with thee.
38
 And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
39
 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved
it.
And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved
them.
And David put them off him.
40
 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling
was
in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
41
 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield
went
before him.
42
 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was
but
a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
43
 And the Philistine said unto David,
Am
I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44
 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
45
 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the L
ORD
of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
46
 This day will the L
ORD
deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
47
 And all this assembly shall know that the L
ORD
saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle
is
the L
ORD
's, and he will give you into our hands.
48
 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
49
 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang
it,
and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
50
 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but
there was
no sword in the hand of David.
51
 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
52
 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
53
 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
54
 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
55
 And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son
is
this youth?
And Abner said,
As
thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
56
 And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling
is.
57
 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
58
 And Saul said to him, Whose son
art
thou,
thou
young man?
And David answered, I
am
the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
18:
1
 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2
 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
3
 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4
 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that
was
upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.