according to the custom of dividing the office of the priests, that it fell to his lot to burn incense, entring into the temple of the Lord:

And an awe fell upon all that dwelt round about them; and all these things were divulged through the whole hill-country of Judea.

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be spoken against,

every valley shall be raised, and every mountain and hill shall be lowered, and the crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth:

Therefore said he to the multitudes that came to be baptised by him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Now Jesus being full of the holy Spirit, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being forty days tempted by the devil;

he fell at the knees of Jesus, saying, Lord, depart from me, for I am a sinful man;

And when He was in one of the cities of that country, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus, fell prostrate to Him, and besought Him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.

After these things He went out and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the custom-house, and said to him, Follow me:

Wo unto you that are full; for ye shall be hungry. Wo unto you that laugh now: for ye shall mourn and weep.

And He said to them by way of parable, Can a blind man guide a blind man? will they not both fall into a ditch?

But he that heareth and observeth not, is like a man that built an house upon the ground without any foundation, which the flood beat violently upon, and immediately it fell down, and the ruin of that house was great.

A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he was sowing, some fell by the way-side, and was trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured it.

And some fell upon stony ground, and as soon as it sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it.

But some fell on good ground, and sprang up and yielded fruit an hundred-fold. And as He said these things He cried out, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

And those on stony-ground are such as when they hear, receive the word with joy; but have no root, and so believe only for a while, and in the time of trial fall away.

And that which fell among thorns, are those who when they have heard the word go away and are choked with the cares and riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

And they launched forth: but as they were failing, He fell asleep: and a storm of wind came down upon the lake, and they were filled with water, and were in great danger.

But when he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down to Him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

And behold there came a man whose name was Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, and he fell at the feet of Jesus, and intreated Him to come into his house:

And when the woman saw that she was not concealed, she came trembling, and fell down to Him, and declared before all the people, for what reason she had touched Him, and how she was healed immediately.

And He said unto them all, if any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me:

And as they were going by the way, there was one said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest:

And He said to another, Follow me: but he said, Lord, permit me to go first and bury my father:

And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee, but allow me first to go and take my leave of my family.

And Jesus replying said, There was a certain man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among thieves, who after they had stripped and beaten him, went away, leaving him half dead.

Which now of these three dost thou think was neighbor to him that fell among the thieves?

But the Lord said unto him, ye pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness.

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, do ye think that they were sinners above all the inhabitants in Jerusalem?

and said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out even on the sabbath-day?

And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and follow me, cannot be my disciple.

And he rose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion; and he ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends with these unrighteous treasures, that when they fail, ye may be received into everlasting habitations.

Though it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than one tittle of the law to fail.

who was laid at his gate full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass that the poor man died,

and fell prostrate at his feet, giving Him thanks; and He was a Samaritan.

And they will say to you, Behold, He is here, or behold He is there: but go not after them, nor follow them.

But when Jesus heard these things He said unto him, Thou yet wantest one thing, Sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

And when ye shall see Jerusalem surrounded with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh: then let them that are in Judea flee to the mountains,

and they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trampled down by the Gentiles, till the times of the Gentiles too shall be fulfilled.

And He said unto them, Behold, when ye are come into the city, there shall meet you a man, carrying a pitcher of water, follow him into the house where he entreth:

but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

But when they that were about Him saw what would follow, they said to Him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

and a servant-maid seeing him as he sat by the fire, and looking hard at him, said, This fellow was also with Him:

And about an hour after, another confidently affirmed saying, In truth this fellow also was with Him; for he is a Galilean too: but Peter answered,

And they began to accuse Him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbiding to give tribute to Cesar; saying, that He himself is Christ the king.

Then shall they say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us:

And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.