For this day a Saviour was born to you, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David.

And it was intimated to him by the Holy Spirit, not to see death, before he should see the Christ of the Lord.

And the people awaiting, and all reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether he may not be the Christ;

And demons came out of many, crying, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And answering he suffered them not to speak, for they knew him to be Christ.

And he said to them, And whom say ye me to be? And Peter having answered said, The Christ of God.

And Martha was perplexed about much service, and having stood before, said, Lord, carest thou not that my sister left me to serve alone ? speak therefore to her that she may lay hold and assist with me.

And he said to them, how say they Christ to be son of David?

Saying, Art thou Christ? tell us. And he said to them, If I tell you, ye would not believe:

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ a King.

And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also who with them were deriding, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he is Christ, the chosen of God.

And one of the evil doers hanged, blasphemed him, saying, If thou art Christ, save thyself and us.

Must not Christ suffer these things, and enter into his glory?

And he said to them, That so has it been written, and so was it necessary for Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: