¶ Then began he to upbraid the ^acities^• wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have ^arepented^• long ago in sackcloth and ^bashes^•.

 But I say unto you, It shall be more ^atolerable^• for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

 ¶ Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the ^acoasts^• of Tyre and Sidon.

 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

 But he answered and said, I am not ^asent^• but unto the lost sheep of the house of ^bIsrael.

 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to ^adogs^•.

 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.

 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy ^afaith^•: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

 AND after six days Jesus taketh ^aPeter^•, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

 And was ^atransfigured^• before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

 And, behold, there appeared unto them ^aMoses^• and ^bElias^• talking with him.

 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

 While he yet spake, behold, a bright ^acloud^• overshadowed them: and behold a ^bvoice out of the cloud, which said, This is my ^cbeloved^{• d}Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore ^aafraid^•.

 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.

 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the ^avision to no ^bman^•, until the Son of man be risen again from the ^cdead.

 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

 And Jesus answered and said unto them, ^aElias^• truly shall first come, and ^brestore^• all things.

 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they ^alisted^•. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.

 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

 ¶ When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, ^aElias^•; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

 He saith unto them, But whom say ^aye^• that I am?

 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the ^aChrist, the ^bSon of the ^cliving God.

 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon ^aBar^•-jona: for flesh and blood hath not ^brevealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this ^arock^• I will build my ^bchurch; and the gates of ^chell shall not ^dprevail^• against it.

 And I will ^agive^• unto thee the ^bkeys of the ^ckingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt ^dbind^• on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the ^aChrist.

 ¶ From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be ^araised again the third day.

 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou ^asavourest^• not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

 ¶ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him ^adeny himself, and take up his ^bcross^•, and ^cfollow^{• d}me^•.

 ^aFor^• whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will ^blose his life for my sake shall ^cfind it.

 For what is a man ^aprofited^•, if he shall ^bgain^• the whole ^cworld, and ^dlose^• his own ^esoul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

 For the ^aSon of man shall come in the ^bglory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall ^creward every man according to his ^dworks^•.

 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of ^adeath, till they see the Son of man coming in his ^bkingdom.

 ¶ And Jesus went about all ^aGalilee^•, ^bteaching^• in their synagogues, and ^cpreaching^• the gospel of the kingdom, and ^dhealing all manner of ^esickness and all manner of disease among the ^fpeople^•.

 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with ^adevils^•, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the ^bpalsy^•; and he ^chealed^• them.

 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

Jesus preaches the Sermon on the Mount—Its teachings replace and transcend some aspects of the Law of Moses—Men are commanded to be perfect like their Father in heaven.

 WHEN he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

 And, behold, there came a ^aleper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was ^acleansed.

 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he ^awould^•: and they came unto him.

 And he ^aordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to ^bpreach,

 And to have ^apower^• to heal ^bsicknesses, and to cast out ^cdevils:

 And Simon he surnamed Peter;

 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of ^athunder^•:

 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they ^awent^• into an house.

 ¶ Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some ^adoubted.

 And ^aJesus came and spake unto them, saying, All ^bpower^• is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

 ¶ Go ye therefore, and ^ateach^• all ^bnations, ^cbaptizing them in the name of the ^dFather, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

 ^aTeaching^• them to ^bobserve all things whatsoever I have ^ccommanded^• you: and, lo, I am ^dwith^• you alway, even unto the ^eend^• of the world. Amen.

 AND it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

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

 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, 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 Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were ^afishers.

 And he saith unto them, ^aFollow^• me, and I will make you ^bfishers of men.

 And they straightway left their nets, and ^afollowed him.

 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of ^aZebedee^•, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he ^bcalled them.

 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

 AND it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

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

 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, 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.

 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a ^adraught^•.

 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have ^atoiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net ^abrake^•.

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

 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

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

 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt ^acatch^• men.

 And when they had brought their ships to land, they ^aforsook^• all, and ^bfollowed him.

 ¶ Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; ^aand^• they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.

 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the ^awinds and water, and they obey him.

Why Jesus taught in parables—He gives the parables of the sower, the wheat and the tares, the grain of mustard seed, the leaven, the treasure hid in the field, the pearl of great price, and the net cast into the sea—A prophet is not honored by his own people.

 ¶ And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to ^apray^•: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

 And ^ain^• the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good ^acheer; it is I; be not afraid.

 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was ^aafraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little ^afaith^•, wherefore didst thou ^bdoubt?

 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

Jesus appears to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias—He saith: ‘Feed my sheep’—He foretells Peter’s martyrdom and John’s translation.

 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

 ¶ And the apostles, when they were returned, told ^ahim^• all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a ^bdesert^• place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

 And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

 For they were about ^afive^• thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

 And they did so, and made them all sit down.

 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

 AFTER these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

 And the ^apassover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

 ¶ When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him,

 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about ^afive^• thousand.

 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given ^athanks^•, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be ^alost.

 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

 Then those men, when they had seen the ^amiracle^• that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that ^bprophet that should come into the world.

 ¶ And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his ^ahands upon him, he asked him if he saw ^bought^•.

 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.

 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw ^aevery^• man clearly.

 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

 ¶ And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

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 ¶ And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his ^awife^•’s mother ^blaid^•, and sick of a fever.

 AND he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.

 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the ^apalsy^•, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their ^bfaith^• said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good ^ccheer^•; thy ^dsins^• be forgiven thee.

 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

 And Jesus ^aknowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

 ^aFor^• whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

 But that ye may know that the ^aSon of man hath ^bpower^• on earth to ^cforgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

 And he arose, and departed to his house.

 AND again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was ^ain^• the house.

 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he ^apreached the word unto them.

 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was ^aborne^• of four.

 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be ^aforgiven^• thee.

 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

 Why doth this man thus speak ^ablasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?

 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

 But that ye may know that the ^aSon of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

 I say unto thee, ^aArise^•, and take up thy ^bbed^•, and go thy way into thine house.

 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

 ¶ And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

 And saying, Lord, my ^aservant^• lieth at home sick of the ^bpalsy^•, grievously tormented.

 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not ^aworthy^• that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be ^bhealed.

 For I am a man under ^aauthority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great ^afaith^•, no, not in Israel.

 And I say unto you, That ^amany^• shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

 But the ^achildren^• of the kingdom shall be cast out into ^bouter^• darkness: there shall be ^cweeping^• and gnashing of teeth.

 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

 ¶ And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his ^awife^•’s mother ^blaid^•, and sick of a fever.

 And he ^atouched^• her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

 ¶ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named ^aMatthew^•, sitting at the ^breceipt^• of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

 ¶ While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ^aruler^•, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy ^bhand upon her, and she shall ^clive^•.

 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

 ¶ And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an ^aissue^• of ^bblood^• twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be ^awhole^•.

 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee ^awhole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

 And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,

 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they ^alaughed^• him to scorn.

 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

 ¶ And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.

 And when he was come into the house, the ^ablind^• men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, ^bBelieve^• ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your ^afaith be it unto you.

 And their ^aeyes^• were ^bopened; and Jesus ^cstraitly^• charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

 But they, when they were departed, ^aspread^• abroad his ^bfame^• in all that country.

 ¶ As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a ^adevil^•.

 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:

 ¶ And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

 ¶ The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;

 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)

 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, ^anot^• because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

 ^aLabour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the ^bSon of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father ^csealed.

 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye ^abelieve on him whom he hath sent.

 They said therefore unto him, What ^asign^• shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them ^abread^• from heaven to eat.

 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

 And Jesus said unto them, I am the ^abread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never ^bthirst^•.

 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.

 All that the Father ^agiveth^• me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise ^bcast^• out.

 For I ^acame down from heaven, not to do mine own ^bwill, but the ^cwill of him that sent me.

 And this is the ^aFather^•’s ^bwill^• which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose ^cnothing^•, but should ^draise^• it up again at the last day.

 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and ^abelieveth on him, may have ^beverlasting life: and I will raise him up ^cat^• the last day.

 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.

 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of ^aJoseph^•, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, ^aMurmur not among yourselves.

 ^aNo^• man can ^bcome^• to me, except the Father which hath sent me ^cdraw^• him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all ^ataught^• of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the ^bFather, cometh unto me.

 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath ^aseen the Father.

 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that ^abelieveth on me hath ^beverlasting life.

 I am that bread of life.

 Your fathers did eat ^amanna^• in the wilderness, and are dead.

 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

 I am the living ^abread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the ^bbread that I will give is my ^cflesh^•, which I will ^dgive for the ^elife of the world.

 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye ^aeat^• the flesh of the ^bSon of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

 Whoso eateth my ^aflesh, and drinketh my ^bblood, hath eternal life; ^cand^• I will ^draise him up at the last day.

 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, ^adwelleth^• in me, and I in him.

 As the living Father hath ^asent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall ^blive^• by me.

 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.

 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

 When Jesus ^aknew^• in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this ^boffend you?

 What and if ye shall see the ^aSon of man ^bascend^• up where he was before?

 It is the ^aspirit^• that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should ^abetray^• him.

 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, ^aexcept^• it were given unto him of my Father.

 ¶ And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay ^atribute^•?

 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus ^aprevented^• him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the ^bkings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.

 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of ^amoney^•: that take, and ^bgive unto them for me and thee.

 ¶ Now when Jesus was ^arisen early the first day of the week, he ^bappeared first to ^cMary^• Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.

 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.

 THE Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from ^aheaven.

 He ^aanswered^• and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and ^alowring^•, O ye ^bhypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the ^csigns^• of the ^dtimes^•?

 A wicked and ^aadulterous generation seeketh after a ^bsign^•; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the ^csign^• of the prophet ^dJonas. And he left them, and departed.

 AND the ^athird^• day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

 Jesus saith unto her, ^aWoman^•, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the ^apurifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.

 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

 This ^abeginning^• of ^bmiracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at ^aCapernaum^•.

 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see ^asigns and wonders, ye will not believe.

 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die.

 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son ^aliveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.

 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.

 Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.

 So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and ^ahimself^• believed, and his whole house.

 This is again the ^asecond^• miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.

 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of ^aZebedee^•, and two other of his disciples.

 ¶ ^aNow^• the ^bbirth^• of Jesus Christ was ^con^• this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick ^aexample, was ^bminded^• to ^cput^• her away privily.

 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a ^adream, saying, Joseph, thou son of ^bDavid^•, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the ^cHoly^• Ghost.

 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his ^aname ^bJESUS^•: for he shall ^csave his people from their sins.

 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

 ^aBehold^•, a ^bvirgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his ^cname ^dEmmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his ^awife^•:

 And knew her not till she had brought forth her ^afirstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

 And in the sixth month the ^aangel^• Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

 To a ^avirgin^• espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among ^awomen.

 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

 And the angel said unto her, ^aFear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name ^aJESUS.

 He shall be great, and shall be called the ^aSon of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the ^bthrone of his father ^cDavid:

 And he shall ^areign^• over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no ^bend^•.

 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I ^aknow^• not a man?

 And the angel answered and said unto her, The ^aHoly^• Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the ^bSon^• of God.

 And, behold, thy ^acousin^• Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her ^bold age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

 For with God nothing shall be ^aimpossible^•.

 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

 ¶ But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a ^adream to Joseph in Egypt,

 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the ^aland of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.

 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the ^aroom^• of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a ^bdream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:

 And he came and dwelt in a city called ^aNazareth^•: that it might be fulfilled which was ^bspoken by the prophets, He shall be called a ^cNazarene^•.

 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was ^asubject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her ^bheart.

 And Jesus ^aincreased^• in ^bwisdom and stature, and in ^cfavour^• with God and man.

 ¶ And Jesus returned in the ^apower of the Spirit into ^bGalilee^•: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

 ¶ And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

 The ^aSpirit^• of the Lord is upon me, because he hath ^banointed me to ^cpreach the ^dgospel^• to the ^epoor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to ^fpreach ^gdeliverance^• to the ^hcaptives^•, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at ⁱliberty them that are bruised,

 ^aTo^• preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

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

 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture ^afulfilled in your ears.

 And all bare him witness, and ^awondered^• at the ^bgracious^• words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this ^cJoseph^•’s son?

 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in ^aCapernaum^•, ^bdo^• also here in thy country.

 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is ^aaccepted in his own country.

 But I tell you of a truth, many ^awidows^• were in Israel in the days of ^bElias^•, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

 And many ^alepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was ^bcleansed^•, saving Naaman the Syrian.

 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.

 But he ^apassing^• through the midst of them went his way,

 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.

 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with ^apower^•.

 ¶ And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.

 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.

 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

 And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

 And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

 Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy ^asight: thy ^bfaith^• hath saved thee.

 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, ^aglorifying^• God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

 AND Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.

 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the ^apress^•, because he was little of stature.

 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

 And he made haste, and came down, and ^areceived him joyfully.

 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him ^afourfold^•.

 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

 For the Son of man is come to seek and to ^asave that which was ^blost^•.

 ¶ And this is the record of ^aJohn^•, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

 And they asked him, What then? Art thou ^aElias^•? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

 He said, I am the ^avoice^• of one crying in the wilderness, Make ^bstraight^• the ^cway^• of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

 John answered them, saying, I baptize with ^awater^•: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose ^ashoe’s^• latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

 These things were done in ^aBethabara^• beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

 These things were done in ^aBethabara^• beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

 ¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the ^aLamb of God, which taketh away the ^bsin of the world.

 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

 And John ^abare^• record, saying, I saw the ^bSpirit descending from heaven like a ^cdove, and it abode upon him.

 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the ^aHoly Ghost.

 And I saw, and bare ^arecord that this is the Son of God.

 IN those days came ^aJohn^• the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

 And saying, ^aRepent^• ye: for the ^bkingdom^• of heaven ^cis^• at hand.

 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet ^aEsaias, saying, The ^bvoice^• of one crying in the wilderness, ^cPrepare^• ye the way of the Lord, make his ^dpaths^• straight.

 And the same John had his ^araiment^• of ^bcamel^•’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was ^clocusts^• and wild honey.

 THEN was Jesus ^aled up of the Spirit into the wilderness ^bto^• be ^ctempted of the devil.

 And when he had ^afasted^{• b}forty^• days and forty nights, ^che^• was afterward an hungred.

 And when the ^atempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made ^bbread.

 But he answered and said, It is written, ^aMan^• shall not ^blive by ^cbread alone, but by every ^dword that proceedeth out of the ^emouth of God.

 ^aThen^• the devil taketh him up into the ^bholy^• city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

 ^aAnd^• saith unto him, ^bIf^• thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not ^atempt^• the Lord thy God.

 ^aAgain^•, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the ^bkingdoms^• of the world, and the glory of them;

 ^aAnd^• saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, ^aSatan: for it is written, Thou shalt ^bworship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

 Then the devil leaveth him, ^aand^•, behold, ^bangels came and ministered unto him.

 ¶ And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about ^athreescore^• furlongs.

 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

 And it came to pass, that, while they ^acommuned^• together and reasoned, ^bJesus himself drew near, and went with them.

 But their eyes were ^aholden^• that they should not know him.

 And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

 And the one of them, whose name was ^aCleopas^•, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass therein these days?

 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.

 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;

 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.

 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

 Then he said unto them, O ^afools^•, and slow of ^bheart^• to ^cbelieve^• all that the prophets have spoken:

 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

 And beginning at ^aMoses^• and all the ^bprophets^•, he ^cexpounded unto them in all the ^dscriptures the things concerning himself.

 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

 And they said one to another, Did not our ^aheart^{• b}burn within us, while he ^ctalked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

 AND when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

 Saying unto them, Go into the village ^aover^• against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy ^aKing^• cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

 ^aAnd^• brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, ^aHosanna^• to the Son of David: ^bBlessed^• is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

 And the ^amultitude^• said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

 NOW a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister ^aMartha^•.

 ¶ Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named ^aMartha^• received him into her house.

 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.

 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art ^acareful^• and troubled about many things:

 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath ^achosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

 NOW a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister ^aMartha^•.

 (^aIt^• was that Mary which anointed the ^bLord with ^cointment^•, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the ^aglory^• of God, that the Son of God might be ^bglorified^• thereby.

 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.

 Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.

 His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man ^awalk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him.

 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may ^aawake^• him out of sleep.

 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall ^ado^• well.

 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may ^abelieve; nevertheless let us go unto him.

 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with ^ahim^•.

 Then when Jesus came, ^ahe^• found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen ^afurlongs^• off:

 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.

 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will ^agive it thee.

 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.

 Jesus said unto her, I am the ^aresurrection, and the ^blife: he that ^cbelieveth in me, though he were ^ddead, yet shall he ^elive^•:

 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never ^adie^•. Believest thou this?

 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the ^aSon of God, which should come into the world.

 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.

 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,

 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

 Jesus wept.

 Then said the Jews, Behold how he ^aloved^• him!

 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a ^astone^• lay upon it.

 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the ^aglory^• of God?

 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I ^athank thee that thou hast heard me.

 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast ^asent me.

 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, ^aLazarus, come forth.

 And he that was ^adead^• came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a ^bnapkin^•. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

 ¶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ^aointment^•, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this ^awaste?

 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath ^awrought a good work upon me.

 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it ^afor^• my burial.

 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

 THEN Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

 There they made him a supper; and ^aMartha^• served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,

 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a ^athief^•, and had the ^bbag^•, and bare what was put therein.

 Then said Jesus, Let her alone: ^aagainst^• the day of my burying hath ^bshe^• kept this.

 For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.

 AND it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all ^athe^• world should be ^btaxed^•.

 (And this ^ataxing^• was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called ^aBethlehem^•; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

 To be taxed with Mary his ^aespoused^• wife, being great with child.

 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

 And she brought forth her ^afirstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the ^binn^•.

 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the ^aglory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you ^agood tidings of great ^bjoy, which shall be to all people.

 For unto you is ^aborn this day in the city of David a ^bSaviour, which is Christ the ^cLord.

 And this shall be a ^asign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

 ^aGlory^• to God in the highest, and on earth ^bpeace, good will toward men.

 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

 And they came with ^ahaste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

 And all they that heard it ^awondered^• at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

 But Mary kept all these things, and ^apondered them in her heart.

 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

 NOW when Jesus was ^aborn in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

 Saying, ^aWhere^• is he that is born ^bKing^• of the Jews? for we have seen his ^cstar^• in the east, and are come to ^dworship him.

 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he ^ademanded^• of them ^bwhere^• Christ should be born.

 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

 And thou ^aBethlehem, in the land of ^bJuda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a ^cGovernor^•, that shall ^drule^• my people Israel.

 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

 ¶ And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and ^afrankincense^•, and myrrh.

 And being warned of God in a ^adream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

 ¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was ^amocked^• of the wise men, ^bwas^• exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and ^cslew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the ^dcoasts^• thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by ^aJeremy^• the prophet, saying,

 In ^aRama^• was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great ^bmourning, Rachel weeping for her ^cchildren^•, and would not be comforted, because they are not.