their beloved master, and they knew him, but he disappeared from them, and they said to one another, 'Did not our hearts burn within us, while he talked with us on the way, and while he opened to us the Scriptures?' They quickly returned to Jerusalem, and told the tidings to the disciples; but they did not believe them.

Again, therefore, he appeared to the eleven as they sat at meat, saying, 'Peace be unto you.' But he upbraided them with their unbelief, showing them his hands, feet, and side, pierced with the nails and the spear. Still they hesitated, through joy; and he partook of food with them, convinced them entirely, and said, 'Peace be unto you! as the Father hath sent me, I also send you.' But the apostle Thomas was not with the rest when this took place; and when they told him of it, he said, ' Unless I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I shall not believe.' After eight days, when the disciples were again assembled, and Thomas with them, Jesus stood in the midst of them and said, 'Peace be unto you!' and to Thomas, 'Reach

hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand and put it into my side: and be not unbelieving, but believing.' Thomas answered, My Lord and my God!' Jesus said, 'Thomas, because thou hast seen me, hast thou believed? Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.'

After these things, Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. Simon Peter, Thomas, Nathaniel, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples, went to fish on the lake, and caught nothing all the night. Jesus went to them in the morning, and desired them once more to cast their net, and they caught an immense number. John, therefore, said to Peter, 'It is the Lord.' Peter immediately put on his upper garment, and cast himself into the sea to go to Jesus, the rest following in the vessel. When they came on shore they found food prepared, and Jesus said, 'Come and eat.' And they

partook of food together.

When they had finished, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these?' He replied, "Yea, Lord! thou knowest that I love thee.' Jesus said,

'Feed my lambs.' A second time Jesus said to him, 'Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me?' He answered, 'Yea, Lord! thou knowest that I love thee.' Jesus said, 'Feed my sheep.' Then again, a third time he said, 'Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me?' Peter was grieved, because he so often asked this question, and replied, 'Lord! thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I love thee." Jesus said, Feed my sheep; verily, verily, I say unto thee, when thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldst: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldst not.' This was said by our Lord, to intimate by what death Peter should seal his apostleship: and the tradition is, that he was crucified at Rome, with his head downward.

CHAPTER XXIX.

THE ASCENSION.

JESUS desired his disciples to go to a certain mountain in Galilee. They therefore went and met him there; and he said, ' All power is given unto me in heaven and on earth. Go ye and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I have commanded you. And lo, I am with you always unto the end of the world.'

Afterward, when they were again assembled in Jerusalem, he led them out as far as Bethany, a village situated on the mount of Olives; and he lifted up his hands and blessed them. And while he was blessing them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him, that is, bowed with their faces to the ground, in sign of homage to their beloved, honored, and glorified master. They returned to Jerusalem with great joy; and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God.

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