What is it which these witness against thee? But he held his peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said to him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

Then Peter called to mind the word which Jesus had said to him, Before the cock crow twice thou wilt deny me thrice. And he covered his face and wept.

Upon which Pilate questioned Jesus again. "Have you no reply to make?" he asked. "Listen, how many charges they are bringing against you."

But Jesus still made no reply whatever; at which Pilate was astonished.

And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them, that made insurrection: and in the insurrection, committed murder.

And the men of the army took him away into the square in front of the building which is the Praetorium, and they got together all the band.

And they clothe him with purple, and bind round on him a crown of thorns which they had plaited.

And they compelled one that passed by, called Simon of Cyrene, which came out of the field, and was father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

And they took him to the place named Golgotha, which is, Dead Man's Head.

Then they crucified Him and divided among them His clothes, by drawing lots for them to see which piece each of them should have.

And the scripture was fulfilled which says, And he was reckoned with the lawless.

And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

then one of the soldiers ran and dipp'd a spunge in vinegar, which he fastned to a stick, and offered him to drink. now let us, said they, see whether Elias will come to take him down.

And when the centurion which stood before him saw that he so cried and gave up the ghost, he said, "Truly this man was the son of God."

which also when he was in Galilee, followed him and ministered unto him, and many other women which came up with him to Jerusalem.

And when it was now evening, because it was the preparation, which is before the sabbath,

Joseph of Arimathaea, a noble councilor which also looked for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.

Looking up, they observed that the stone—which was very large—had been rolled away.

upon their entring into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting towards the right, cloathed in a long white garment: at which they were frighted.

And he said unto them, "Be not afraid. Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified. He is risen, he is not here. Behold the place, where they put him.

After that he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat: and cast in their teeth their unbelief, and hardness of heart: because they believed not them which had seen him after his resurrection.

And they went out, preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, and giving witness to the word by the signs which came after. So be it.

As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place among us,

even as they declared them unto us, which from the beginning saw their selves, and were ministers at the doing:

So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching.

It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous [which is to seek and submit to the will of God]—in order to make ready a people [perfectly] prepared [spiritually and morally] for the Lord.”

Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time.

"Thus the Lord has done for me in the days in which he has concerned himself with [me], to take away my disgrace among people."

But in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent of God to a city of Galilee, of which the name was Nazareth,

And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

For there is nothing which God is not able to do.

then said Mary, "behold the servant of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word." upon which the angel disappeared.

About that time Mary made a hurried trip to a Judean town in the hill country. [Note: This was be the same province in which Jerusalem was located].

Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done.

For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.

which he promised to our forefathers, to Abraham, and to his posterity for ever."

then he made signs for a writing-book, and writ these words, "his name is John:" at which they were all surprized.

Even as he promised by the mouth of his holy prophets which were since the world began.

To show mercy [as He promised] to our fathers,
And to remember His holy covenant [the promised blessing],

The oath which he made to Abraham, our father,

Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,

This was the first numbering, which was made when Quirinius was ruler of Syria.

and all went to be registered--every one to the town to which he belonged.

So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David,

to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, which was with child.

when all of a sudden an angel of the Lord appear'd to them, and a heavenly light shone about them, at which they were greatly affrighted.

And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:

for unto you is born this day in the city of David a saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And this will be a sign for you [by which you will recognize Him]: you will find a Baby wrapped in [swaddling] cloths and lying in a manger.”

And when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the keepers of the sheep said to one another, Let us go now to Beth-lehem, and see this thing which has come about, which the Lord has made clear to us.

And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.

And all that heard it wondered, at those things which were told them of the shepherds.

Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to them.

And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.

as it is written in the law of the Lord that every male which is a first born shall be called holy to the Lord,

and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in a law of Lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

And he came, in the Spirit, into the temple; and, when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do according to that which was customary by the law concerning it,

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation: Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people.

Which you have made ready before the face of all nations;

And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.

And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;

which like a dart will pierce even thro' your own soul, that thereby the sincerity of many may be revealed."

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher: which was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity.

And she had been a widow about four score and four years of age, which went never out of the temple, but served God there with fasting and prayer night and day.

And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

And all to whose ears it came were full of wonder at his knowledge and the answers which he gave.

And they understood not the saying which he spoke to them.

in pursuance of which, he went into all the country about Jordan, exhorting all to repent and be baptized, in order to obtain the remission of their sins.

as it is written in the book of the sayings of Isaiah the prophet, which sayeth, "The voice of a crier in wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

He said therefore to the crowds which went out to be baptised by him, Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Live lives which shall prove your change of heart; and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones.

And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.

Upon which the people asked him, what then shall we do?

And he said unto them, "Require no more than that which is appointed unto you."

In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned in the fire which will never be put out.

But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,

And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

And Jesus himself was about thirty years of age when he began, and he was taken for the son of Joseph: which Joseph was the son of Heli:

which was the son of Matthat: which was the son of Levi: which was the son of Melchi: which was the son of Jannai: which was the son of Joseph:

which was the son of Mattathias: which was the son of Amos: which was the son of Nahum: which was the son of Esli: which was the son of Naggai:

which was the son of Maath: which was the son of Mattathias: which was the son of Semein: which was the son of Joseph: which was the son of Judah:

which was the son of Joanan: which was the son of Rhesa: which was the son of Zerubbabel: which was the son of Shealtiel: which was the son of Neri:

which was the son of Melchi: which was the son of Addi: which was the son of Cosam:

which was the son of Elmadam: which was the son of Er: which was the son of Joshua: which was the son of Eliezer: which was the son of Joram: which was the son of Matthat: which was the son of Levi:

which was the son of Simeon: which was the son of Judah: which was the son of Joseph: which was the son of Jonam: which was the son of Eliakim:

which was the son of Melea: which was the son of Menna: which was the son of Mattatha: which was the son of Nathan: which was the son of David:

which was the son of Jesse: which was the son of Obed: which was the son of Boaz: which was the son of Salmon: which was the son of

Nahshon: which was the son of Amminadab: which was the son of Arni: which was the son of Hezron: which was the son of Perez: which was the son of Judah:

which was the son of Jacob: which was the son of Isaac: which was the son of Abraham: which was the son of Terah: which was the son of Nahor:

which was the son of Serug: which was the son of Reu: which was the son of Peleg: which was the son of Eber: which was the son of Shelah:

which was the son of Cainan: which was the son of Arphaxad: which was the son of Shem: which was the son of Noah: which was the son of Lamech:

which was the son of Methuselah: which was the son of Enoch: which was the son of Jared: which was the son of Mahalaleel: which was the son of Cainan:

which was the son of Enos: which was the son of Seth: which was the son of Adam: which was the son of God.

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.

"The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because of which he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send out in freedom those who are oppressed,

And he began to say to them: This scripture which you have heard, is this day fulfilled.

And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

And he said to them, Without doubt you will say to me, Let the medical man make himself well: the things which to our knowledge were done at Capernaum, do them here in your country.