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dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. "And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and departed 15 into Egypt; "and was there until the death of Herod : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my 16 son. "Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had carefully learned of the 1 wise men. "Then was fulfilled that which was spoken 2 by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

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"A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;

And she would not be comforted, because they are

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But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the 20 Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, "saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the 21 young child's life. "And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22 "But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judæa in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he with(23 drew into the parts of Galilee, "and came and dwelt in a

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A. V.-13 And..the..bring.. word; 14 (When)..(he); 15 of..by..have..called; 16 coasts.. .diligently enquired; 17 Jeremy; 18 Rama... (there).. [lamentation, and]; 20 which; 22 did reign in.. notwithstanding..turned aside; 23 (he).

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city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.

And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching (2 in the wilderness of Judæa, "saying, Repent ye; for the 3) kingdom of heaven is at hand. "For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,

Make his paths straight.

4 "Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts 5 and wild honey. 'Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about Jordan; 6 and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, con(7 fessing their sins. "But when he saw many of the Phari

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sees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from 8 the wrath to come? "Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance: "and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto 10) Abraham. "And even now is the axe laid unto the root of the trees every tree therefore that bringeth not forth II good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not * worthy to bear: he shall baptize you 3 with the Holy 12) Ghost and with fire: "whose fan is in his will throughly cleanse his threshing-floor; gather his wheat into the garner, but the burn up with unquenchable fire.

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and he will chaff he will

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto 4 Gr. sufficient.

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1 Or, through 2 Or, your repentance

3 Or, in

A. V.-shall.-CH. III. I came ; 2 [And]; 3 Esaias.. Prepare; 4 And the same.. meat; 5 to 7 come..O generation..(hath); 8 | fruits | meet for; 10 [also]..which; 12 purge..floor.

14 John, to be baptized of him. "But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, (15 and comest thou to me? "But Jesus answering said unto

him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all 16 righteousness. Then he suffereth him. "And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and 17 coming upon him; "and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilder2 ness to be tempted of the devil. "And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered. (3) "And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become 4 bread. "But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that pro(5 ceedeth out of the mouth of God. "Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the 6 5 pinnacle of the temple, "and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down for it is written,

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He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:
And on their hands they shall bear thee up,

Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

7) "Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not 8 tempt the Lord thy God. "Again, the devil taketh him. unto an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all 9 the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; "and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if 10 thou wilt fall down and worship me. "Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou

1 Or, me
2 Some ancient authorities omit unto him.
beloved in whom I am well pleased. See ch. xii. 18.

3 Or, This is my Son; my

4 Gr. loaves. 5 Gr. wing.

A. V.-14 forbad; 15 And..(to be so).. suffered; 16 out of..like..lighting; 17 from heaven.

-CH. IV.

2 was..an hungred; 3 (when)..to..(he)..be..be made; 5 (up)..

| setteth | .a; 6 be..in.. at any time; 8 up into; 9| saith .

shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou "Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

I serve.

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Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he 13 withdrew into Galilee; "and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the 14 borders of Zebulun and Naphtali: "that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

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"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
Toward the sea, beyond Jordan,

Galilee of the Gentiles,

"The people which sat in darkness
Saw a great light,

And to them which sat in the region and shadow of
death,

To them did light spring up.

From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, cast19 ing a net into the sea; for they were fishers. "And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you 20 fishers of men. "And they straightway left the nets, and 21 followed him. "And going "And going on from thence he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending 22 their nets; and he called them. "And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.

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And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the "gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sick1 Or, through Gr. The way of the sea. 3 Gr. nations: and so elsewhere. Or, Jacob: and so elsewhere. good tidings: and so elsewhere.

Some ancient authorities read he.

6 Or,

A. V.-12 [Jesus] (had)..cast into prison..departed; 13 upon....(coast).. Zabulon... Nephthalim; 14 Esaias; 15 Zabulon.. Nephthalim, by the way of; 16 is sprung; 18 [Jesus]; ; 19 Follow; 20 their; 21 a ship; 22 immediately..ship.

(24) ness among the people. "And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, 1possessed with devils, and epileptic, and palsied; and he (25 healed them. "And there followed him "And there followed him great multitudes. from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judæa and from beyond Jordan.

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And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came 2 unto him: "and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

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Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

* Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.

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Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (11 "Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for sake. my "Rejoice, and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

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Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden ? Some ancient authorities transpose ver. 4 and 5.

1 Or, demoniacs

A. V.—24 his fame.. throughout..(people). . taken.. [and] (those which were)..(those which were) lunatick.. those that had the palsy; 25 (of people)..(from)..(from). .(from). -CH. V. I a..was set; 6 which (do); 9 (the) children; 10 which are; 11 revile.. (shall); 13 his.. (to be).

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