The birth of Jesus Christ took place as follows:--His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but, before the marriage took place, she found herself to be with child by the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Astrologers heard what the King had to say, and then continued their journey. And the star which they had seen in the east led them on, until it reached, and stood over, the place where the child was.

While Jesus was saying this, a President of a Synagogue came up and bowed to the ground before him. "My daughter," he said, "Has just died; but come and place your hand on her, and she will be restored to life."

Whatever town or village you visit, find out who is worthy in that place, and remain there till you leave.

After Jesus had finished giving directions to his twelve Disciples, he left that place in order to teach and preach in their towns.

And you, Capernaum! Will you 'exalt yourself to Heaven'? 'You shall go down to the Place of Death.' For, if the miracles which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have been standing to this day.

Jesus, however, became aware of it, and went away from that place. A number of people followed him, and he cured them all;

When Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place.

But the people of that place, recognizing Jesus, sent out to the whole country round, and brought to him all who were ill,

On going away from that place, Jesus retired to the country round Tyre and Sidon.

On leaving that place, Jesus went to the shore of the Sea of Galilee; and then went up the hill, and sat down., you will do what not only what has been done to the fig tree, but, even if you should say to this hill 'Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!' it would be done.

"Where can we," his disciples asked, "in a lonely place find enough bread for such a crowd as this?"

Yes, and I say to you, Your name is 'Peter--a Rock, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the Powers of the Place of Death shall not prevail over it.

"Because you have so little faith," he answered; "for, I tell you, if your faith were only like a mustard-seed, you could say to this mountain 'Move from this place to that!' and it would be moved; and nothing would be impossible to you."

Then some little children were brought to Jesus, for him to place his hands on them, and pray; but the disciples found fault with those who had brought them.

On going out again, about nine o'clock, he saw some others standing in the market-place, doing nothing.

No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to take the first place among you, must be your slave;

and like to have the place of honor at dinner, and the best seats in the Synagogues,

As soon, then, as you see 'the Foul Desecration,' mentioned by the Prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place," (the reader must consider what this means)

Pray, too, that your flight may not take place in winter, nor on a Sabbath;

I tell you, even the present generation will not pass away, till all these things have taken place.

And will flog him severely, and assign him his place among the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.

'Well done, good, trustworthy servant!' said his master. 'You have been trustworthy with a small sum; now I will place a large one in your hands; come and share your master's joy!'

'Well done, good, trustworthy servant!' said his master. 'You have been trustworthy with a small sum; now I will place a large one in your hands; come and share your master's joy!'

In the evening Jesus took his place with the twelve disciples,

On reaching a place named Golgotha (a place named from its likeness to a skull),

He is not here; for he has risen, as he said he would. Come, and see the place where he was lying;

"My little daughter," he said, "is at the point of death; I beg you to come and place your hands on her, that her life may be spared."

On leaving that place, Jesus, followed by his disciples, went to his own part of the country.

"Whenever you go to stay at a house," he said, "remain there till you leave that place;

And if a place does not welcome you, or listen to you, as you go out of it shake off the dust that is on the soles of your feet, as a protest against them."

And many people saw them going, and recognized them, and from all the towns they flocked together to the place on foot, and got there before them.

On leaving that place, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, and did not wish anyone to know it, but could not escape notice.

Some people brought to him a man who was deaf and almost dumb, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.

"Where will it be possible," his disciples answered, "to get sufficient bread for these people in this lonely place?"

Leaving that place, Jesus and his disciples went on their way through Galilee; but he did not wish any one to know it,

On leaving that place, Jesus went into the district of Judea on the other side of the Jordan. Crowds gathered about him again; and again, as usual, he began teaching them.

And whoever wants to take the first place among you must be the servant of all;

I tell you that even the present generation will not pass away, until all these things have taken place.

Peter, who had followed Jesus at a distance into the court- yard of the High Priest, was sitting there among the police- officers, warming himself at the blaze of the fire.

They brought Jesus to the place which was known as Golgotha- -a name which means 'Place of a Skull.'

"Do not be dismayed; you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified; he has risen, he is not here! Look! Here is the place where they laid him.

They shall take up serpents in their hands; and, if they drink any poison, it shall not hurt them; they will place their hands on sick people and they shall recover."

And now you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when this takes place, because you did not believe what I said, though my words will be fulfilled in due course."

And immediately Zechariah recovered his voice and the use of his tongue, and began to bless God.

The book given him was that of the Prophet Isaiah; and Jesus opened the book and found the place where it says--

And rumors about Jesus traveled through every place in the neighborhood.

Afterwards Jesus came down the hill with them and took his stand on a level place. With him were a large crowd of his disciples, and great numbers of people from the whole of Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast district of Tyre and Sidon,

Bless those who curse you, pray for those who insult you.

They are like some little children who are sitting in the market-place and calling out to one another--'We have played the flute for you, but you have not danced; We have wailed, but you have not wept!'

One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to dine with him, so Jesus went to his house and took his place at table.

Whatever house you go to stay in, remain there, and leave from that place.

Who appeared in a glorified state, and spoke of his departure, which was destined to take place at Jerusalem.

After this, the Master appointed seventy-two other disciples, and sent them on as his Messengers, two and two, in advance, to every town and place that he was himself intending to visit.

And you, Capernaum! Will you 'exalt yourself to heaven'? 'You shall go down to the Place of Death.'

One day Jesus was at a certain place praying, and, when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him: "Master, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

As Jesus finished speaking, a Pharisee asked him to breakfast with him, and Jesus went in and took his place at table.

That servant's master will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour of which he is unaware, and will flog him severely and assign him his place among the untrustworthy.

Just then some Pharisees came up to Jesus and said: "Go away and leave this place, for Herod wants to kill you."

"When you are invited by any one to a wedding banquet, do not seat yourself in the best place, for fear that some one of higher rank should have been invited by your host;

And he who invited you both will come and say to you 'Make room for this man,' and then you will begin in confusion to take the lowest place.

No, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place, so that, when he who has invited you comes, he may say to you 'Friend, come higher up'; and then you will be honored in the eyes of all your fellow-guests.

'What am I to do,' the steward asked himself, 'now that my master is taking the steward's place away from me? I have not strength to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.

In the Place of Death he looked up in his torment, and saw Abraham at a distance and Lazarus at his side.

For I have five brothers to warn them, so that they may not come to this place of torture also.'

Which of you, if he had a servant ploughing, or tending the sheep, would say to him, when he came in from the fields, 'Come at once and take your place at table,'

When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him: "Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I must stop at your house to-day."

When he had almost reached the place where the road led down the Mount of Olives, every one of the many disciples began in their joy to praise God loudly for all the miracles that they had seen:

I tell you that even the present generation will not pass away till all has taken place.

When the time came, Jesus took his place at table, and the Apostles with him.

Presently a maidservant saw him sitting near the blaze of the fire. Fixing her eyes on him, she said: "Why, this man was one of his companions!"

When they had reached the place called 'The Skull,' there they crucified Jesus and the criminals, one on the right, and one on the left.

[But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping down he saw nothing but the linen wrappings, and he went away, wondering to himself at what had taken place.]

Talking together, as they went, about all that had just taken place.

After he had taken his place at table with them, he took the bread and said the blessing, and broke it, and gave it to them.

All this took place at Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was then baptizing.

"It was on this mountain that our ancestors worshiped; and yet you Jews say that the proper place for worship is in Jerusalem."

I know that you are descendants of Abraham; yet you are seeking to put me to death, because my Message finds no place in your hearts.

In truth I tell you, whoever does not go into the sheepfold through the door, but climbs up at some other place, that man is a thief and a robber;

Then Jesus again crossed the Jordan to the place where John used to baptize at first, and stayed there some time, during which many people came to see him.

Yet, when he heard of the illness of Lazarus, he still stayed two days in the place where he was.

When Jesus reached the place, he found that Lazarus had been four days in the tomb already.

Jesus had not then come into the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him.

Rose from his place, and, taking off his upper garments, tied a towel round his waist.

When he had washed their feet, and had put on his upper garments and taken his place, he spoke to them again. "Do you understand what I have been doing to you?" he asked.

For the future I shall tell you of things before they take place, so that, when they take place, you may believe that I am what I am.

Next to Jesus, in the place on his right hand, was one of his disciples, whom he loved.

In my Father's Home there are many dwellings. If it had not been so, I should have told you, for I am going to prepare a place for you.

And, since I go and prepare a place for you, I shall return and take you to be with me, so that you may be where I am;

And you know the way to the place where I am going."

When Jesus had said this, he went out with his disciples and crossed the brook Kedron to a place where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples went.

The place was well known to Judas, the betrayer, for Jesus and his disciples had often met there.

On hearing what they said, Pilate brought Jesus out, and took his seat upon the Bench at a place called 'The Stone Pavement'--in Hebrew 'Gabbatha.'

And he went out, carrying his cross himself, to the place which is named from a scull, or, in Hebrew, Golgotha.

These words were read by many of the Jews, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and they were written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek.

For all this took place in fulfillment of the words of Scripture--'Not one of its bones shall be broken.'

At the place where Jesus had been crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a newly-made tomb in which no one had ever been laid.

Then he said to Thomas: "Place your finger here, and look at my hands; and place your hand here, and put it into my side; and do not refuse to believe, but believe."

To take the place in this apostolic work, which Judas has abandoned, to go to his proper place."

For you wilt not abandon my soul to the Place of Death, nor surrender me, your holy one, to undergo corruption.