"He has helped Israel, his servant, that he might remember mercy,

Now when the angels had left them, and gone away to heaven, the shepherds said to one to another, "Let us go now even to Bethlehem, and see this saying which has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us."

so they made haste, and came and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.

When they had seen, they made known about the words which had been spoken to them concerning the child.

Every ravine shall be filled up, Every hill and mountain shall be laid low, The crooked shall be made straight, And the rough roads smooth;

whether perhaps he were the Christ, John answered, saying to all of them. "I indeed am baptizing you in water, but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose shoe-latchet I am not worthy to unloose. He shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and in fire.

(For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the haul of fish which they had made;

And he stretched out his hand and touching him, said: "I do choose; be made clean."

Levi also made him a great reception at his house. There was a large party of tax-gatherers and others who were dining with them.

Now the Scribes and Pharisees kept watching to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to bring on accusations to him.

Now there was a woman who was in the city, a sinner and when she knew that that Jesus was reclining at meat in the Pharisees house, she brought an alabaster vase of perfume,

"For is nothing hidden that shall not be disclosed; there is nothing secret which shall not be made known and come to the light.

When he landed here he was met by a certain townsman who was possessed by demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes and nor lived in any house, but in tombs.

But the man out of whom the demons had gone kept begging him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away saying,

"Daughter," he said "your faith has made you well, go on into peace."

This they did, and made them all sit down.

It happened the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, that a large crowd came to meet him;

"Foolish men! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

"Man," said he, "who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?"

"Happy are those slaves whom their master shall find watching when he comes. I tell you truly that will gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and come and serve them.

"The slave who knew his Lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, will be beaten with many lashes,

Also to his host who had invited him, he continued, saying. "When you are making a dinner-party or a supper, do not invite your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or your rich neighbors, lest it chance that they invite you in return, and a recompense be made by you.

"Or what king as he goes forth to join battle with another king in war does not sit down first and deliberate whether he can meet with ten thousand men the one who is advancing against him with twenty thousand?

"'All these years I have been slaving for you and never disobeyed a command of yours. Yet you never gave me even a kid so that I might make merry with my friends.

"Now there was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and made merry every day in splendor.

And as he was going certain village ten lepers met him.

Perceiving this he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priest." And as they went they were made clean.

"What do you want me to do for you?" "Lord," he answered, "that I might see again."

He made haste to climb down, and receive him joyfully.

"And upon his return after he had secured the royal power, he ordered the slaves to whom he had given the money to be called in, so that he might know what they had gained by trading.

"And the first came before him, saying, 'Master, your pound has made ten pounds.'

"And the second came and said, 'Master, your pound has made five pounds.'

"'Then why did you not put my money into the bank, so that at my coming I might I might have gotten it back with interest?'

saying, "It is written, ??he house of God shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers."

He looked at them and said: "Then what does this scripture mean. "The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner?

He answered. "No sooner will you have entered the city than you will meet a man carrying a water-jug. Follow him into the house were he is going.

"Simon, Simon," said the Lord, "behold, Satan has asked to have you all that he might sift you like wheat.

"But I made supplication for you that your own faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned again, must strengthen your brothers."

But a certain maid servant saw him taking his seat near the fire and, with a sharp glance at him, she said, "This fellow was with him, too!"

When it became the day the elders if the people met with the high priests and the Scribes and had brought before the Sanhedrin, saying.

So he had been asking him many questions, but Jesus made no answers.

Even the soldiers made sport of him by coming up and offering him sour wine,

So they rose and returned to Jerusalem that very hour, and found the Eleven and the others all met together,