Now these were the circumstances of the birth of Jesus Christ. Mary, his mother, was engaged to Joseph, but before they were married it was found that she was about to become a mother through the influence of the holy Spirit.

But while he was thinking of doing this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary, your wife, to your home, for it is through the influence of the holy Spirit that she is to become a mother.

I am baptizing you in water in token of your repentance, but he who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not fit to carry his shoes. He will baptize you in the holy Spirit and in fire.

And when Jesus was baptized, he went right up out of the water, and the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God come down like a dove and light upon him,

Then Jesus was guided by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.

And the news of this spread all over that part of the country.

But they went out and spread the news about him all over that part of the country.

for it is not you who will speak, it is the Spirit of your Father that will speak through you.

"Here is my servant whom I have selected, My beloved, who delights my heart! I will endow him with my Spirit, And he will announce a judgment to the heathen.

But if I am driving the demons out by the aid of God's Spirit, then the Kingdom of God has overtaken you.

Therefore, I tell you, men will be forgiven for any sin or abusive speech, but abusive speech about the Spirit cannot be forgiven.

And whoever speaks against the Son of Man will be forgiven for it, but whoever speaks against the holy Spirit cannot be forgiven for it, either in this world or in the world to come.

"When a foul spirit goes out of a man, it roams through deserts in search of rest and can find none.

And most of the crowd spread their coats in his way, and others cut branches from the trees and scattered them before him.

He said to them, "How is it then that David under the Spirit's influence calls him lord, and says,

You must all watch, and pray that you may not be exposed to trial! One's spirit is eager, but flesh and blood are weak!"

And when they had finished making sport of him, they took off the cloak, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to be crucified.

And the high priests, too, made sport of him with the scribes and elders, and said,

But Jesus cried out again loudly, and gave up his spirit.

Therefore go and make disciples of all the heathen, baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the holy Spirit,