And it shall come to pass, that all that are left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, Jehovah of hosts, and to celebrate the feast of tabernacles.

And if the family of Egypt go not up, nor come in, Then not on them is the plague With which Jehovah doth plague the nations That go not up to celebrate the feast of booths.

This shall be the sin of Egypt, and the sin of all the nations which will not come up to keep the festival, the festival of booths.

The heavy burden, which the LORD showeth against Israel by Malachi.

And ye say, Behold, what a weariness! And ye have puffed at it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and ye bring that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the oblation: should I accept this of your hand? saith Jehovah.

Cursed be the dissembler, which hath in his flock one that is male, and when he maketh a vow, offereth a spotted one unto the LORD. For I am a great King, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, and my name is fearful among the Heathen.

Behold, I am going to rebuke your seed, and I will spread the refuse on your faces, the refuse from the festival offerings; and you will be taken away with it [in disgrace].

And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you: that my covenant which I made with Levi, might stand, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.

My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear with which he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

"Therefore, I have caused you to be ignored and belittled before all people to the extent to which you are not following after me and are showing partiality in your instruction."

Judah has been faithless, and a detestable thing has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. Judah has profaned the sanctuary of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

Jehovah will cut off to the man which shall do it, him waking, and him answering from the tents of Jacob, and him bringing near a gift to Jehovah of armies.

And ye said, For what? For that Jehovah testified between thee and between the wife of thy youth, which thou didst deal faithlessly against her, and she thy companion and the wife of thy covenant

Behold, I send my messenger which shall prepare the way before me. And suddenly shall the Lord whom ye seek, come unto his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom ye desire. Behold, he cometh saith the LORD Sabaoth.

I will come and punish you, and I myself will be a swift witness against the witches, against the adulterers, against false swearers: yea, and against those that wrongfully keep back the hireling's duty, which vex the widows and the fatherless, and oppress the stranger, and fear not me, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.

"And all the nations will call you blessed, because you will be {a land in which one takes joy}," says Yahweh of hosts.

Therefore may we say, that the proud are happy, and that they which deal with ungodliness, are set up: for they tempt God and yet escape.'

Then those who respected the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord took notice. A scroll was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the Lord and honored his name.

Therefore shall they be mine, saith Yahweh of hosts, in the day for which, I, am preparing treasure, - and I will deal tenderly with them, just as a man, dealeth tenderly, with his own son who is serving him.

For see, the day is coming, it is burning like an oven; all the men of pride and all who do evil will be dry stems of grass: and in the day which is coming they will be burned up, says the Lord of armies, till they have not a root or a branch.

And you shall trample the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day which I am preparing, says Jehovah of Hosts.

"Remember the instruction of my servant Moses, which I commanded him at Horeb to all Israel, the rules and regulations.

but while he pondered on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary, thy wife, for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit.

She will give birth to a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus (The Lord is salvation), for He will save His people from their sins.”

Now all this came to pass that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord, through the prophet, saying,

"Behold, the virgin {will become pregnant} and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel," which is translated, "God with us."

which means, "God with us." When Joseph got up from his sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary as his wife.

After the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod, lo! certain Magi arrived in Jerusalem, saying.

[After] they listened to the king, they went out, and behold, the star which they had seen at its rising led them until it came [and] stood above [the place] where the child was.

And he was there until the death of Herod, that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Then Herod, [when he] saw that he had been deceived by the wise men, became very angry, and he sent [soldiers] [and] executed all the children in Bethlehem and in all the region [around] it from [the age of] two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined precisely from the wise men.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying,

saying, "Arise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the child's life."

and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth; so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazaraean.

This is he of whom it is spoken by the Prophet Isaiah, which sayeth, "The voice of a crier in wilderness, 'Prepare the Lord's way and make his paths straight.'"

Even now is the axe put unto the root of the trees: so that every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

Which hath also his fan in his hand, and will purge his floor, and gather the wheat into His garner; and will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire."

And from the heavens there came a voice which said: "This is my son, the Beloved, in whom I delight."

But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth.

Then the Devil took Him to the top of an exceedingly lofty mountain, from which he caused Him to see all the Kingdoms of the world and their splendour,

and having left Nazareth, he went and dwelt at Capernaum, which is on the sea-side in the borders of Zabulon and Nepthalim,

that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,

the people which sat in darkness saw great light and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light has begun to shine."

As Jesus walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon which was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

And his fame spread abroad throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and gripings, and them that were possessed with devils and those which were lunatic and those that had the palsy: and he healed them.

Blessed are they which hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Rejoice, and be glad: for great is your reward in heaven: For so persecuted they the prophets which were before your days.

"You people are [like] salt on the earth. But if salt loses its flavoring ability, how will it ever get it back again? From then on it would be good for nothing except to be thrown out onto the roadway and walked on by people. [Note: This was mined salt which, when losing its "saltiness" due to exposure to the sun or rain, was simply disposed of by being dumped onto the roadway where people walked].

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven.

It was also said [Deut. 24:1-3], 'Whoever divorces his wife, let it be done with a [legally binding] divorce decree, which he must give her.'

but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies. Bless them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you. Pray for them which do you wrong and persecute you;

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

For if ye love them which love you, what reward shall ye have? Do not the Publicans even so?

Ye shall therefore be perfect even as your father which is in heaven is perfect.

Take heed to your alms, that ye give it not in the sight of men, to the intent that ye would be seen of them: or else ye get no reward of your father which is in heaven.

that thine alms may be secret: and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

But when thou prayest, enter into thy chamber, and shut thy door to thee, and pray to thy father which is in secret; and thy father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

After this manner, therefore, pray ye: O our father, which art in heaven hallowed be thy name.

For if ye let go to men their faults, your Father which in the heavens will also let go to you.

that it appear not unto men how that thou fastest, but unto thy father which is in secret: and thy father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.

but if your eye be bad, your whole body will be dark: if therefore that, which should be light to you, be dark; how great is that darkness?

Look at the birds which fly in the air: they do not sow or reap or store up in barns, but your Heavenly Father feeds them: are not you of much greater value than they?

But which of you by carefulness can add to his growth one cubit?

But if God so clothe the herbage of the field, which is to-day, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much rather you, O ye of little faith?

things which the Gentiles are so thoughtful about, and which your heavenly Father knows that you want.

but first seek the kingdom of God, and that righteousness which leads to it, and all these things shall be superadded. be not

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and the measure which ye give, shall be measured to you again.

And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them with their feet, and turning round rend you.

Is there any man among you which, if his son asked him bread, would offer him a stone?

If ye then, which are evil, can give to your children good gifts, how much more shall your father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask of him?

All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.

Enter in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

But strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.

Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire.

"Not all they that say unto me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter in to the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth my father's will which is in heaven.

"Whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doeth the same, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house on a rock:

And whosoever heareth of me these sayings, and doeth them not the same, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

And Jesus says to him, See thou tell no man, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.

so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bore our diseases.

Jesus replied to him, "The foxes have dens [in which to live] and the birds of the sky have nests [in which to roost]; but the Son of man does not have anywhere to lay His head."

And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesites, there met him two possessed of devils, which came out of the graves, and were out of measure fierce, so that no man might go by that way.

Upon which, some of the scribes said in themselves, This man blasphemeth: but Jesus knowing their surmises,

For which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'?

And when the people saw it, they marveled and glorified God, which had given such power to men.

which the Pharisees observing, why, said they to his disciples, is your master so familiar with publicans and such loose people?

No man putteth a piece of new cloth to an old garment: for that which is put in to fill it up, taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.

And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him and touched the hem of his vesture:

and when the devil was cast out, the dumb man came to his speech; at which the people were amazed, saying, nothing like this was ever seen in Israel.

And when He saw the crowds He was touched with pity for them, because they were distressed and were fainting on the ground like sheep which have no shepherd.

upon which He saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers few:

The names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon which is called also Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Simon of Canaan, and Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him.

But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what you shall speak; for that which you shall speak shall be given you in that hour:

For ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you.

Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered which shall not be revealed, and secret which shall not be known.

that which I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light, and that which you hear at the ear, proclaim on the house-tops.