And he had knowledge, through the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death till he had seen the Lord's Christ.

And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus so that they could do for him according to what was customary under the law,

that you have prepared in the presence of all the peoples,

a light that will reveal salvation to unbelievers and bring glory to your people Israel."

And Joseph and his mother were amazed at the things that were spoken concerning Him.

And Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, "Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed--

(And a sword will go through your heart;) so that the secret thoughts of men may come to light.

And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.

Now when they had completed everything that was in accordance with the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

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

when that was expired, they returned, but the young Jesus staid behind in Jerusalem, without being miss'd either by Joseph or his Mother.

And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,

And seeing that he was not there, they went back to Jerusalem, to make search for him.

And it happened that after three days they found him in the temple [courts], sitting in the midst of the teachers and listening to them and asking them [questions].

And all that heard him marveled at his wit and answers.

And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?

And they did not understand the statement that he spoke to them.

However he went down with them to Nazareth, and submitted himself to their control; and his mother treasured all that was said in her heart.

He went into the whole region around the Jordan River proclaiming that those immersed on the basis of their repentance [i.e., determining to change their hearts and lives] would receive the forgiveness of sins [from God].

Everyone will see the salvation that God has provided.'"

Therefore he was saying to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, "Offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.

Now also is the axe laid unto the root of the trees: So that every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit shall be hewn down, and cast into the fire."

And he answering says to them, He that has two body-coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.

And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.

As the people were in suspence, every man imagining in his own mind that John might be the Messiah;

John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:

which hath his fan in his hand, and will purge his floor, and will gather the corn into his barn: But the chaff will he burn with fire that never shall be quenched."

But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him concerning Herodias, his brother's wife, and concerning all the evil deeds that Herod had done,

added this also to all the rest, that he shut up John in prison.

Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,

And Jesus was about thirty years old when He began to teach. (It was assumed that) He was the son of Joseph, who was the [legal] son of Heli [Note: A lineage through Jesus' mother Mary follows:]

while He was being tempted by the devil. During that time He ate nothing, and so at the end of it He felt hungry.

So the devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, order this stone that it become bread!"

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

And the devil said unto him, "All this power will I give thee every whit, and the glory of them: for that is delivered to me, and to whosoever I will I give it:

for it has been written, That He will give His angels charge concerning thee, in order to guard thee,

And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

And Jesus responding said to him; That it has been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

When the devil had finished every temptation, he [temporarily] left Him until a more opportune time.

Under the power of the Spirit Jesus returned to Galilee, and news of him went all over that region.

And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up. And according to that which was customary to him, he entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.

they delivered to him the book of the prophet Esaias, and upon opening the book, that passage occurr'd, where it is written,

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,

To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure is come.

And he closed the book, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all that were in the synagogue, were fastened on him.

and he proceeded to tell them that "To-day, this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."

And they were all speaking well of him, and were astonished at the gracious words that were coming out of his mouth. And they were saying, "Is this man not the son of Joseph?"

And he said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable: 'Physician, heal yourself!' Whatever we have heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in your hometown also!"

And he said, "Truly I say to you that no prophet is acceptable in his [own] hometown.

But of a truth I say to you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, so that a great famine came upon all the land,

and to none of them was Elias sent but to Sarepta of Sidonia, to a woman that was a widow.

And as many as were in the synagogue when they heard that, were filled with wrath

And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.

And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,

and amazement came upon all, and they were speaking together, with one another, saying, 'What is this word, that with authority and power he doth command the unclean spirits, and they come forth?'

And news of him spread to every place in that region.

And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them.

But he said to them, I have to give the good news of the kingdom of God in other towns, because that is why I was sent.

Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

that he saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

And he entered into one of the ships, which pertained to Simon, and prayed him, that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people out of the ship.

And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;

and they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

When Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus' knees saying, "Lord go from me, for I am a sinful man."

For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken;

likewise also, both James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon - Do not fear! henceforth, shall thou be taking, men, that they may, live.

And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

And he gave him orders: Say nothing to any man, but let the priest see you and give an offering so that you may be made clean, as the law of Moses says, and for a witness to them.

But the news about what Jesus had done spread all the more widely, so that large crowds assembled to listen to Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

so that he retired into places of solitude, for the convenience of prayer.

And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

Jesus saw that they were arguing, and answered them: "Why are you arguing so in your hearts?

in what is it easier to say, Your sins are forgiven you, than to say, Arise and walk?

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he said unto him that was palsied), I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go unto thy house.

And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

And rapture seized them all, and they continued to glorify God; and they were filled with fear, saying, that, We have seen the paradoxical this day.

And after that, he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, "Follow me."

And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them.

but the Scribes and Pharisees of that place reproach'd his disciples, and said, why do ye eat and drink with publicans and scandalous people?

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.

I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.

After that they said to Him, "John's disciples rigidly practice fasting and offering up prayers; so do the Pharisees, but your disciples keep right on eating and drinking."

But a time will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them; at that time they will fast."

And he also told a parable to them: "No one tears a patch from a new garment [and] puts [it] on an old garment. Otherwise, he will have torn the new also, and the old will not match the patch [that is] from the new.

And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins, for fear that the skins will be burst by the new wine, and the wine be let out, and the skins come to destruction.

Also no man that drinketh old wine, straightway can away with new, for he sayeth: the old is pleasanter."

Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him;

how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone?

And he said to them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.

But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had his hand withered, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you directly: Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?”