In the time of Herod, the king of Judea, there was a certain priest, named Zacharias, of the family of Abia, whose wife; nam'd Elizabeth, was of the race of Aaron:

and all the congregation of the people stood praying without, at the time of offering incense,

you shall now become dumb and not recover your speech, till the very day when these things shall happen; because you distrusted my words, which in due time shall have their effect.

In the mean time the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wonder'd at his tarrying so long in the temple.

and the time of his officiating being ended, he departed to his own house.

Some time after, Elizabeth his wife was pregnant, and went into retirement for five months.

it is the Lord, said she, who has thus favour'd me, at the time when he took care to remove the reproach I was under among men.

When Elizabeth had gone her full time, she was delivered of a son.

Now the child continued to grow, and greatly improv'd in sense; and was in the desarts till the time, when he was to be manifested to Israel.

At that time, Cesar Augustus published an edict, to make a register of the Roman empire.

now while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered.

At length the time appointed by the law of Moses for the purification of women being accomplish'd, they carried the infant to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, according as his law directs,

At that time there dwelt at Jerusalem one Simeon, an honest, religious man, one who expected the appearance of the Messiah, and was endued with the spirit of prophecy.

and happening to come in just at the same time, she likewise express'd her thanks to the lord, and spoke of Jesus to all those, who expected deliverance in Jerusalem.

when Jesus therefore was twelve years old they went thither, as was customary at the time of that festival.

in the mean time Jesus increas'd in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

being forty days tempted by the devil, without eating any thing all that while: but that time expired, he at last was seiz'd with hunger.

and when the whole temptation was ended, the devil left him for a time.

and there were many lepers in the time of Elisha the prophet: yet none of them obtain'd a cure, except Naaman the Syrian.

in the mean time his fame spread so much the more, and a vast multitude flock'd to hear him, and to be cured of their diseases,

At another time, as he was teaching, it happened that some Pharisees, and doctors of the law were sitting by, who came from the several towns of Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem: when the power of the Lord appear'd in their relief.

however, the time will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they will have occasions enow of fasting.

About that time, Jesus retired to a mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in an oratory.

at that very time, he cured several of their diseases and distempers, dispossessing evil spirits, and restoring sight to many that were blind.

when he was landed, there met him a man, who belong'd to the city Gadara, and had been for a long time possessed by demons. he did not wear any cloaths, nor dwell in any house, but among the tombs.

Some time after, a person nam'd Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, came to Jesus, and upon his knees desired him to come to his house:

and before the sound was gone, Jesus was left alone: this they kept secret, and for some time did not acquaint any one in the least with what they had seen.

Now the time of his assumption drawing nigh, he was fix'd in his resolution to go to Jerusalem:

At another time, as they were walking in the road, a man said to him, I will be your follower, wherever you go.

At that very time Jesus fell into a divine transport, and said, "I magnify thee, O father, the Lord of heaven and earth, for having conceal'd these things from the artful and the crafty, whilst thou hast reveal'd them to the unskilful. justly, O father, hast thou thus dispens'd thy favour."

Another time, as they were on a journey, Jesus enter'd into a village, where a woman, named Martha, entertain'd him at her house.

At another time Jesus was casting out a demon, that was dumb: and as soon as the demon was gone out, the dumb man spoke: and the people wondred.

In the mean time thousands of people being gather'd about him, so as to trample upon one another, he first address'd himself thus to his disciples, beware of the corrupt doctrine of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

if then you can't effect so small a matter, why are you disquieted about a much longer time?

At the same time, there were some present, who gave Jesus an account of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

At the same time, some of the Pharisees came to him, and said, get away, retire from hence, for Herod designs to take away your life.

you will soon find your aboad become desolate. I declare unto you, you shall not see me till the time, when you will say, "blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord."

at supper-time he sent his servant to tell the guests to come, because every thing was ready.

In the mean time his elder son was in the country. at his return, when he came near home, he heard the musick and dancing:

the law and the prophets were the only rule till John's time: since when, the kingdom of God has been proclaim'd, and all sorts of people strive to be members.

At length he said to his disciples, the time will come, when ye will wish to see the son of man appear, and shall not see him.

the same thing shall happen in the son of man's time as did in Noah's days.

for some time he refus'd to do it: but at length he said in himself; tho' I neither fear God, nor regard man;

for the time will shortly come, when your enemies shall open their trenches before thee, hem you in, and closely besiege you:

Then he propos'd this parable to the people, a man planted a vineyard, let it out to husbandmen, and then went a travelling for some time.

The chief priests, and the Scribes perceiving that he had applied this parable to them, were eager to seize upon him at that very time; but they were afraid of the people.

the time is coming, said he, when these buildings, which you now view, shall be all thrown down and lost in ruins.

for this is the time of vengeance, when all that is writ, shall be accomplished.

for I declare unto you, I shall not celebrate this passover with you any more, to the time, when it shall have its accomplishment in the kingdom of the messiah.

for I tell you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine to the time when the kingdom of God shall come.

In the mean time, they who held Jesus, treated him with insults and buffoonry.

but in a little time the son of man shall be seated on the powerful right hand of God.

however he urg'd it a third time, why, what crime has he done? I don't find he has done any thing that deserves death: I will therefore order him to be whipp'd, and so dismiss him.

for now the time is coming, when it will be said, happy are the barren, and they who never bare, happy the breast, that never gave suck.

At the same time, two malefactors were led along to be crucified with Jesus.