The birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. After his mother, Mary, had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.

The Magi listened to the king, and went on their way, and lo! the star which they had seen in the east led them until it came and stood over the place where the young child was.

This John it was of whom it was said through Isaiah, the prophet, The voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, "Prepare a way for the Lord, Make the paths straight for him."

At that very time Jesus was on his way from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.

"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt lose its savor, in what way shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing but to be thrown out and trodden under foot of men.

"Come to terms with your opponent quickly, while you are yet with him on the way [to the court], to prevent your opponent from handing you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and so you be thrown into prison.

"So pray in this way. "Our Father who art in heaven, May thy name be hallowed,

"but rather be on your way to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

But the boat was already a long way from shore, buffeted by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

is in no way bound to honor his father. Thus do you make void the word of God by your tradition!

"But on his way out, that slave met a fellow slave who owed him fifty dollars. Seizing him by the throat, and nearly choking him, he exclaimed, "'Pay me what you owe me!'

"Look! We are on the way up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death,

At dawn, when he was on his way back into the city, he was hungry;

Again he sent other slaves, a larger number than at first, and they treated them in the same way.

So they sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you are honest, and that you are teaching the way of God in sincerity; and are not afraid of any one, for you do not court men's favor.

"In the same way the second also died, and the third, unto the seventh.

"In the same way the one who got two talents made another two.

In the same way the robbers also who were being crucified with him, dept reviling him.

"You can have a guard," said Pilate. "Go your way, make it as secure as you can."

Now while they were on their way, some of the guard went into the city and told the high priest all that had happened.