and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,

to enrol himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.

And it came to pass, in their being there, the days were fulfilled for her bringing forth,

And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, then was his name called Jesus, having been so called by the messenger before his being conceived in the womb.

and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

And in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar -- Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene --

Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests -- there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

And it came to pass, in all the people being baptised, Jesus also being baptised, and praying, the heaven was opened,

And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,

forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered,

and he was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

And it came to pass, in his being in one of the cities, that lo, a man full of leprosy, and having seen Jesus, having fallen on his face, he besought him, saying, 'Sir, if thou mayest will, thou art able to cleanse me;'

And he said unto them, 'Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber -- in the bridegroom being with them -- to fast?

and a certain centurion's servant being ill, was about to die, who was much valued by him,

and as he came nigh to the gate of the city, then, lo, one dead was being carried forth, an only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a great multitude of the city was with her.

and he said to them, 'Where is your faith?' and they being afraid did wonder, saying unto one another, 'Who, then, is this, that even the winds he doth command, and the water, and they obey him?'

For he commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man, for many times it had caught him, and he was being bound with chains and fetters -- guarded, and breaking asunder the bonds he was driven by the demons to the deserts.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by him, and was perplexed, because it was said by certain, that John hath been raised out of the dead;

And it came to pass, in the completing of the days of his being taken up, that he fixed his face to go on to Jerusalem,

And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, 'Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'

And it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, 'Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.'

'I say to you, even if he will not give to him, having risen, because of his being his friend, yet because of his importunity, having risen, he will give him as many as he doth need;

If, then, ye, being evil, have known good gifts to be giving to your children, how much more shall the Father who is from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him!'

that the blood of all the prophets, that is being poured forth from the foundation of the world, may be required from this generation;

and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?

and this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom the Adversary bound, lo, eighteen years, did it not behove to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?'

And he saying these things, all who were opposed to him were being ashamed, and all the multitude were rejoicing over all the glorious things that are being done by him.

'There shall be there the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth, when ye may see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the reign of God, and yourselves being cast out without;

and he said to them, 'Having gone, say to this fox, Lo, I cast forth demons, and perfect cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am being perfected;

Lo, your house is being left to you desolate, and verily I say to you -- ye may not see me, till it may come, when ye may say, Blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'

lest that he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are beholding may begin to mock him,

and if not so -- he being yet a long way off -- having sent an embassy, he doth ask the things for peace.

'And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;

And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him,

and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom,

And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.

for neither are they able to die any more -- for they are like messengers -- and they are sons of God, being sons of the rising again.

and before all these, they shall lay on you their hands, and persecute, delivering up to synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and governors for my name's sake;

And the Adversary entered into Judas, who is surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve,

And having taken bread, having given thanks, he brake and gave to them, saying, 'This is my body, that for you is being given, this do ye -- to remembrance of me.'

In like manner, also, the cup after the supping, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood, that for you is being poured forth.

and indeed the Son of Man doth go according to what hath been determined; but woe to that man through whom he is being delivered up.'

and having known that he is from the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him back unto Herod, he being also in Jerusalem in those days.

and Pilate gave judgment for their request being done,

And lo, a man, by name Joseph, being a counsellor, a man good and righteous,

he is not here, but was raised; remember how he spake to you, being yet in Galilee,

and being amazed, and becoming affrighted, they were thinking themselves to see a spirit.

and he said to them, 'These are the words that I spake unto you, being yet with you, that it behoveth to be fulfilled all the things that are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, about me.'