him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law, then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said:

Now lettest thou thy servant depart, O Lord,

According to thy word, in peace;

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Which thou hast prepared before the face of
all peoples;

A light for revelation to the Gentiles,
And the glory of thy people Israel.

And when the parents had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. And the child grew, and waxed strong, becoming full of wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

LUKE II

And the child Jesus grew, and waxed strong, becoming full of wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

Now his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom of the feast; and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents

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knew it not; but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance: and when they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking for him.

And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions: and all that heard him. were amazed at his understanding and his answers. And when they saw him, they were astonished: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be in my Father's house? And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them: howbeit his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was obedient unto them. And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.

MATTHEW III. MARK I. LUKE III

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judæa, saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Even as it is written:

The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord.

Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round about Jordan;

and they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of your repentance, and begin 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 Abraham! And even now is the axe also laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do? And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise. And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Master, what must we do? And he said. unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you. And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages. And with many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

MATTHEW III, IV. MARK I. LUKE III, IV And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in the Jordan. And straightway coming up out of the water, he beheld the heav

ens opened unto him, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him: and a voice came out of the heavens,

Thou art my beloved Son;

In thee am I well pleased.

And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness, to be tempted. And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and he was with the wild beasts.

Now he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he afterward hungered. And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Then the devil taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence; for it is written:

He shall give his angels charge over thee: And on their hands shall they bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a

stone.

Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them, in a moment of time, and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall

down and worship me.

Then saith Jesus unto

him, Get thee hence, Satan! for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him. And in the power of the Spirit Jesus returned into Galilee: and a fame went out concerning him through all the region round about.

LUKE IV

And Jesus in the power of the Spirit returned into Galilee. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written:

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
Because he hath anointed me

To preach good tidings to the poor:
He hath sent me

To heal the broken-hearted,

To proclaim release to the captives,
And recovering of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty them that are bruised,

To proclaim the acceptable year of the
Lord.

And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all