Luke 2 Cross References - Murdock

¹ And in those days it occurred, that a decree went forth from Augustus Caesar, that all the people of his dominion should be enrolled. ² And this enrollment was first made under the presidency of Quirinus in Syria. ³ And everyone went to his own city to be enrolled. ⁴ And Joseph also went up from Nazareth of Galilee to Judaea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, ⁵ with Mary his espoused, then pregnant, to be enrolled. ⁶ And it was while they were there, that the days for her to bring forth were completed. ⁷ And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in bandages, and laid him in the stall; for they had no place where they could lodge. ⁸ And there were shepherds in that region, who abode there and kept watch of their flocks by night. ⁹ And lo, the angel of God came to them, and the glory of the Lord shone upon them: and they feared with great fear. ¹⁰ And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold I announce to you great joy, which will be to all the world. ¹¹ For there is born to you this day a deliverer, who is the Lord Messiah, in the city of David ¹² And this is the sign for you: Ye will find the babe wrapped in bandages, and placed in a stall. ¹³ And instantly there were seen with the angel, the many hosts of heaven, praising God, and saying: ¹⁴ Glory to God in the highest heavens, and on earth peace and good hope for men. ¹⁵ And it was so, that when the angels had gone from them into heaven, the shepherds conferred with one another, and said: Let us go down to Bethlehem, and see this thing which hath occurred, as the Lord hath made known to us. ¹⁶ And they came hastily, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe laid in the stall. ¹⁷ And when they saw, they made known the information which was given to them concerning the child. ¹⁸ And all that heard, wondered at the things that were told them by the shepherds. ¹⁹ And Mary laid up all these things, and pondered them in her heart. ²⁰ And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all that they had seen and heard, as it was told them. ²¹ And when the eight days for the circumcision of the child were completed, his name was called JESUS; as he was named by the angel, before he was conceived in the womb ²² And when the days of their purification were completed, according to the law of Moses, they carried him to Jerusalem, to present him before the Lord: ²³ (as it is written in the law of the Lord, that every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord:) ²⁴ and to offer a sacrifice, according as it is written in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons. ²⁵ And there was a certain man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon. This man was upright and just, and was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶ And it had been told him by the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death, until he should see the Messiah of the Lord. ²⁷ This man came, by the Spirit, into the temple; and when his parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him as is commanded in the law, ²⁸ he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and said: ²⁹ My Lord, now release thou thy servant in peace, as thou hast said: ³⁰ for lo, my eyes have seen thy mercy, ³¹ which thou hast prepared in the presence of all nations, ³² a light for a revelation to the Gentiles, and a glory for thy people Israel. ³³ And Joseph and his mother were astonished at those things which were spoken concerning him. ³⁴ And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold, this child is set forth for the fall and for the rising of many in Israel, and for a standard of contention; ³⁵ (and also a dart will pierce thy own soul); that the thoughts of the hearts of many may be disclosed. ³⁶ And Hanna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, she also was aged in days, and, from her maidenhood, had lived seven years with her husband, ³⁷ and was a widow of about eighty and four years, and departed not from the temple, but worshipped by day and by night with fasting and prayer; ³⁸ and she too stood up, in that hour, and gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to every one that waited for the redemption of Jerusalem. ³⁹ And when they had accomplished all things, according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their city Nazareth. ⁴⁰ And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and was filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him. ⁴¹ And his people went up to Jerusalem every year, at the feast of the passover. ⁴² And when he was twelve years old, they went up to the feast, as they were accustomed. ⁴³ And when the days were completed, they returned: but the child Jesus remained at Jerusalem, and Joseph and his mother knew not of it; ⁴⁴ for they supposed he was with his companions. And when they had travelled a day's journey, they sought him among their people, and inquired of every one that knew them. ⁴⁵ And they did not find him. And they returned again to Jerusalem, searching for him. ⁴⁶ And after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, and listening to them, and asking them questions. ⁴⁷ And all they that heard him, were astonished at his wisdom and his answers. ⁴⁸ And when they saw him they were amazed. And his mother said to him: My son, why hast thou done so to us? For lo, I and thy father have been seeking for thee with great anxiety. ⁴⁹ He said to them: Why did ye seek me? Do ye not know, that it behooveth me to be in my Father's house? ⁵⁰ But they did not comprehend the word that he spoke to them. ⁵¹ And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. And his mother laid up all these things in her heart. ⁵² And Jesus increased in stature, and in wisdom, and in grace, before God and men.

¹⁷ Tell us, therefore, how doth it appear to thee: is it lawful to pay capitation money to Caesar, or not?

¹⁴ And this announcement of the kingdom shall be published in all the world, for a testimony to all nations: and then will come the consummation.

⁹ Verily I say to you, That wherever this my gospel shall be proclaimed, in all the world, this also which she hath done shall be told in memory of her.

¹⁵ And he said to them: Go ye into all the world, and proclaim my tidings in the whole creation.

¹ And in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, in the presidency of Pontius Pilate in Judaea, while Herod was Tetrarch in Galilee, and Philip his brother Tetrarch in Ituraea and in the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias Tetrarch of Abilene,

²⁸ And one of them whose name was Agabus, stood up and informed them, by the Spirit, that there would be a great famine in all the country. And that famine occurred in the days of Claudius Caesar.

¹¹ If I had committed any crime, or done any thing worthy of death, I would not refuse to die. But if none of the things of which they accuse me, is upon me, no one may sacrifice me to their pleasure. I announce an appeal to Caesar.

²¹ But he requested to be reserved for a trial before Caesar: and I ordered him to be kept, till I could send him to Caesar.

⁸ In the first place, I give thanks to God by Jesus Messiah, on account of you all; because your faith is heard of in all the world.

²² All the saints salute you, especially those of Caesar's household.

²⁴ And his fame spread through all Syria. And they brought to him all them that were very sick with diverse diseases, and them that were afflicted with pains, and demoniacs, and lunatics and paralytics; and he healed them.

³⁷ And after him, rose up Judas a Galilean, in the days when the people were enrolled for the capitation tax; and he seduced much people after him. And he died, and all they that went after him were dispersed.

⁷ He adhered to a wise man, who was the proconsul, and was called Sergius Paulus. And the proconsul sent for Saul and Barnabas, and requested to hear from them the word of God.

¹² And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews assembled together against Paul; and they brought him before the judgment-seat,

²⁶ Claudius Lysias to the excellent governor Felix; greeting.

³⁰ And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

¹ THE book of the nativity of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, son of Abraham. ² Abraham begat Isaac: Isaac begat Jacob: Jacob begat Judah and his brothers: ³ Judah begat Pharez and Zara of Tamar: Pharez begat Hezron: Hezron begat Ram: ⁴ Ram begat Aminadab: Aminadab begat Nahshon: Nahshon begat Salmon: ⁵ Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab: Boaz begat Obed of Ruth: Obed begat Jesse: ⁶ Jesse begat David the king: David begat Solomon of the wife of Uriah: ⁷ Solomon begat Rehoboam: Rehoboam begat Abia: Abia begat Asa: ⁸ Asa begat Jehoshaphat: Jehoshaphat begat Joram: Joram begat Uzziah: ⁹ Uzziah begat Jotham: Jotham begat Ahaz: Ahaz begat Hezekiah: ¹⁰ Hezekiah begat Manasseh: Manasseh begat Amon: Amon begat Josiah: ¹¹ Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brothers, in the captivity of Babylon. ¹² And after the captivity of Babylon, Jeconiah begat Salathiel: Salathiel begat Zerubbabel: ¹³ Zerubbabel begat Abiud: Abiud begat Eliakim: Eliakim begat Azor: ¹⁴ Azor begat Zadok: Zadok begat Achim: Achim begat Eliud: ¹⁵ Eliud begat Eleazar: Eleazar begat Matthan: Matthan begat Jacob: ¹⁶ Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called the Messiah. ¹⁷ All the generations, therefore, are, from Abraham to David fourteen generations, and from David to the captivity of Babylon fourteen generations, and from the captivity of Babylon to the Messiah fourteen generations.

¹ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came Magi from the east unto Jerusalem, ² saying: Where is the king of the Jews that is born? For we have seen his star in the east, and have come to worship him. ³ And Herod the king heard, and he was disturbed; and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴ And he assembled all the chiefs of the priests and the scribes of the people, and inquired of them, Where is the birthplace of the Messiah? ⁵ And they said: In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written in the prophet: ⁶ Thou also, Bethlehem of Judaea, art not the little among the kings of Judaea, for a king shall come from thee who shall rule my people Israel.

²³ And he came and dwelt in a city that is called Nazareth that so might be fulfilled that which was said by the prophet, that he should be called a Nazarene.

²⁶ And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God into Galilee, to a city named Nazareth, ²⁷ to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

²³ And Jesus was about thirty years old. And he was accounted the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, ²⁴ the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, ²⁵ the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ²⁶ the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Shimei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, ²⁷ the son of Joanna, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zorubbabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri, ²⁸ the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, ²⁹ the son of Joses, the son of Eliezer, the son of Joram, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, ³⁰ the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, ³¹ the son of Melcah, the son of Mainan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

¹⁶ And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he went, as he was accustomed, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and rose up to read.

⁴⁶ Nathaniel said to him: Can there be any good thing from Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come, and see.

⁴² Doth not the scriptures say, That Messiah cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem the town of David?

¹⁸ And the birth of Jesus the Messiah was thus. While his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they had cohabited, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ And Joseph her husband was a righteous man, and unwilling to expose her: and he thought of putting her away privately.

⁵⁷ And Elisabeth's time of bringing forth arrived; and she bore a son.

¹ And a great wonder was seen in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a coronet of twelve stars. ² And, being with child, she cried, and travailed, and had the pangs of bringing forth. ³ And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and lo, a great fiery dragon, which had seven heads and ten horns, and upon his head seven diadems. ⁴ And his tail drew along the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast them on the earth. And the dragon was standing before the woman, who was about to bring forth, so that, when she should bring forth, he might devour her child. ⁵ And she brought forth a male child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her child was caught up to God and to his throne.

²⁵ And he knew her not, until she had borne her firstborn son, and called is name Jesus.

²⁰ Jesus said to him, For foxes there are holes, and for the birds of heaven there are nests; but for the Son of man, there is not where he may recline his head.

⁵⁵ Is not this man the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joses and Simon and Judas?

¹¹ For there is born to you this day a deliverer, who is the Lord Messiah, in the city of David ¹² And this is the sign for you: Ye will find the babe wrapped in bandages, and placed in a stall.

³⁴ and went to him, and bound up his wounds, and poured wine and oil on them, and placed him upon his ass, and brought him to the inn, and took care of him.

¹⁴ And the: Word became flesh, and tabernacled with us: and we saw his glory, a glory as of the only begotten from the Father, that he was full of grace and truth.

⁹ For ye know the goodness of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who when he was rich, for your sakes became poor, that by his poverty ye might be made rich.

⁴ But when the consummation of the time arrived, God sent forth his Son; and he was from a woman, and was under the law;

⁸ All those who have come, were thieves and robbers: but the flock did not hear them. ⁹ I am the door: and if any enter by me, he will live, and will come in and go out, and will find pasture. ¹⁰ The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy. I have come, that they may have life, and may have that which is excellent. ¹¹ I am a good shepherd. A good shepherd exposeth his life for the sheep. ¹² But a hireling, who is not the shepherd, and to whom the sheep do not belong, when he seeth the wolf coming, leaveth the flock, and fleeth; and the wolf cometh, and teareth, and disperseth the flock.

²⁰ And while he contemplated these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said to him: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her, is from the Holy Spirit:

¹¹ And the angel of the Lord appeared to Zachariah, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. ¹² And when Zachariah saw him, he was agitated, and fear fell upon him.

²⁸ And the angel entered the house, and said to her: Peace to thee, thou full of grace! The Lord is with thee: and blessed art thou among women.

⁴ And as they wondered at this, behold, two men stood opposite them; and their raiment was effulgent.

⁴¹ These things spake Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.

¹⁹ Then the angel of the Lord, by night, opened the door of the prison, and let them out; and said to them:

⁷ an angel of the Lord stood over him, and a light shone in all the building; and he pricked his side, and awaked him, and said to him: Arise, instantly. And the chains fell from his hands.

⁶ And as I travelled and began to approach Damascus, at noonday, from amidst tranquillity, a great light from heaven burst upon me. ⁷ And I fell to the earth: and I heard a voice, which said to me: Saul, Saul! why persecutest thou me? ⁸ And I answered and said: Who art thou, my Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest. ⁹ And the men who were with me, saw the light, but heard not the voice that talked with me.

¹³ at mid-day, on the road, I saw, O king, a light exceeding that of the sun, beaming from heaven upon me, and upon all those with me. ¹⁴ And we all fell to the ground; and I heard a voice, which said to me, in Hebrew: Saul, Saul! why persecutest thou me? It will be a hard thing for thee to kick against the goads.

²³ For there appeared to me this night, the angel of that God whose I am, and whom I serve;

¹⁸ And we all, with uncovered faces, behold as in a mirror the glory of the Lord; and are transformed into the same likeness, from glory to glory, as by the Lord the Spirit.

⁶ Because God, who commanded the light to arise from darkness, hath himself shined in our hearts, that we might be illuminated with the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of Jesus the Messiah.

¹⁶ and truly great, is this mystery of righteousness, which was revealed in the flesh, and justified in the spirit, and seen by angels, and proclaimed among the Gentiles, and believed on in the world, and received up into glory.

²¹ And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I fear and tremble.

¹ After these things, I saw another angel come down from heaven; and he had great authority and the earth was illumined by his glory.

¹¹ And I saw a great white throne, and Him who sitteth thereon; from whose presence the earth and heaven fled away, and this their place was not found.

²⁷ But Jesus immediately spoke to them, and said: Have courage: it is I; be not afraid.

⁵ And the angel answered, and said to the women: Be not ye afraid, for I know that ye seek Jesus who was crucified.

¹⁸ And Jesus came near, and discoursed with them, and said to them: All authority is given to me, in heaven and on earth. And as my Father sent me, so also I send you.

¹⁵ and said: The time is completed, and the kingdom of God is near. Repent ye, and believe the tidings.

¹³ And the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth will bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

¹⁹ The angel answered, and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stand before God; and I am sent to converse with thee, and to tell thee these things.

³⁰ And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God.

³¹ which thou hast prepared in the presence of all nations, ³² a light for a revelation to the Gentiles, and a glory for thy people Israel.

¹ And after these things Jesus travelled about the cities and the villages, and proclaimed and announced the kingdom of God. And with him were his twelve disciples,

⁴⁷ and that, in his name, repentance for the remission of sins should be preached among all nations, and that the commencement be at Jerusalem.

³² And lo, we also announce to you, that the promise, which was made to our fathers,

¹⁵ Or, how shall they preach, if they are not sent forth? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of the heralds of peace, and of the heralds of good things?

⁹ and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercies upon them, as it is written: I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and to thy name will I sing psalms. ¹⁰ And again he said: Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. ¹¹ And again he said: Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye nations. ¹² And again Isaiah said: There will be a root of Jesse; and he that shall arise, will be a prince for the Gentiles; and in him will the Gentiles hope.

⁸ to me, who am the least of all the saints, hath this grace been given, that I should announce among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Messiah,

²³ provided ye continue in your faith, your foundation being firm, and ye be not removed from the hope of the gospel; of which ye have heard, that it is proclaimed in all the creation beneath heaven; of which gospel I Paul am a minister.

¹⁷ And when I saw him, I fell at his feet like one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, and said, Fear not: I am the First and the Last; ¹⁸ and who liveth and was dead; and behold, I am alive for ever and ever. Amen. And I have the keys of death and of the unseen world.

¹⁶ Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called the Messiah.

²¹ and she will bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he will resuscitate his people from their sins.

¹⁶ Simon Cephas answered and said: Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

²⁰ Then he enjoined on his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was the Messiah.

⁴³ And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

⁶⁹ And hath raised up a horn of redemption for us, in the house of David his servant:

⁴ And Joseph also went up from Nazareth of Galilee to Judaea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,

²⁶ And it had been told him by the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death, until he should see the Messiah of the Lord.

⁴¹ And he said also to them: How do the Scribes say of Messiah, that he is the son of David? ⁴² And David himself said, in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to my Lord, seat thyself at my right hand, ⁴³ until I shall place thy foes under thy feet. ⁴⁴ If David, therefore, called him, My Lord; how is he his son?

⁴¹ He first saw Simon his brother, and said to him: We have found the Messiah.

⁴⁵ And Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him: We have found him, of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth.

⁴² And they said to the woman: Henceforth we believe in him, not on account of thy word; for we have heard him ourselves, and we know that he truly is the Messiah, the Life-Giver of the world.

⁶⁹ And we believe, and know, that thou art the Messiah, the Son of the living God.

²⁵ And some from Jerusalem said: Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? ²⁶ And lo, he discourseth publicly, and they say nothing to him. Do our Elders know, that he really is the Messiah? ²⁷ Yet we know this man, whence he is; the Messiah, when he shall come, no one knoweth whence he is.

⁴¹ Others said: He is the Messiah. Others said: Doth Messiah come from Galilee?

²⁷ She said to him: Yes, my Lord; I believe, that thou art the Messiah, the Son of God, that cometh into the world.

³¹ But these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God; and that when ye believe, ye may have life eternal by his name.

³⁶ Therefore, let all the house of Israel know, assuredly, that God hath made that Jesus whom ye crucified, to be Lord and Messiah.

³¹ Him hath God established as a head and vivifier; and hath exalted him to his own right hand, so that he might give repentance and remission of sins to Israel.

³⁶ For this is the word, which he sent to the sons of Israel, announcing to them peace and rest by Jesus Messiah, He is Lord of all;

³ expounding and showing, that the Messiah was to suffer, and to arise from the dead, and that this Jesus whom I announce to you is the Messiah.

⁴⁷ The first man was of dust from the earth; the second man was the Lord from heaven.

⁴ But when the consummation of the time arrived, God sent forth his Son; and he was from a woman, and was under the law; ⁵ that he might redeem them that were under the law; and that we might receive the adoption of sons.

¹¹ and that every tongue should confess that Jesus the Messiah is the Lord, to the glory of God his Father.

⁸ And now also I account them all a detriment, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus the Messiah my Lord; for the sake of whom, I have parted with all things, and have accounted them as dung, that I might gain the Messiah,

⁶ As therefore ye have received Jesus the Messiah our Lord, walk ye in him,

⁹ who hath vivified us, and called us with a holy calling; not according to our works, but according to his good pleasure, and his grace that was given us in Jesus the Messiah from time before the ages, ¹⁰ and is now made known by the appearing of our Vivifier, Jesus the Messiah; who hath abolished death, and hath made manifest life and immortality, by the gospel:

¹⁰ but let them manifest that their fidelity, in all respects, is good: so that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Life-giver, in all things. ¹¹ For the all-vivifying grace of God, is revealed to all men; ¹² and it teacheth us, to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live in this world in sobriety, and in uprightness, and in the fear of God, ¹³ looking for the blessed hope, and the manifestation of the glory of the great God, and our Life-giver, Jesus the Messiah; ¹⁴ who gave himself for us, that he might recover us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a new people, who are zealous in good works.

⁴ But when the kindness and compassion of God our Life-giver was revealed, ⁵ not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his mercy, he vivified us, by the washing of the new birth, and by the renovation of the Holy Spirit, ⁶ which he shed on us abundantly, by Jesus the Messiah our Life-giver: ⁷ that we might be justified by his grace, and become heirs in the hope of eternal life.

¹⁴ And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father hath sent his Son, a Redeemer for the world.

¹ Whoever believeth that Jesus is the Messiah, is born of God. And whoever loveth the begetter, loveth him also that is begotten of him.

¹⁰ I say to you, That there will thus be joy, before the angels of God, over one sinner that repenteth.

¹⁰ so that, by means of the church, the manifold wisdom of God might become known to the principalities and powers that are in heaven:

¹⁴ Are they not all spirits of ministration, who are sent to minister on account of them that are to inherit life?

¹² And it was revealed to them, in regard to all they were searching, that, not for themselves were they inquiring, but for us they were prophesying of those things, which are now manifested to you by means of the things we have announced to you, by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; which things the angels also desire to look into.

¹¹ And I looked, and I heard, as it were the voice of many angels, around the throne, and the Animals and the Elders; and the number of them was a myriad of myriads, and thousand of thousands,

⁹ And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed after him, shouted and said: Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

⁷⁹ to give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death; and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

²² and the Holy Spirit descended upon him, in the bodily likeness of a dove: and there was a voice from heaven, which said: Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I have delight.

³⁸ And they said: Blessed be the king, that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory on high.

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him, should not perish, but should have life eternal.

²⁷ Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. It is not as the world giveth, that I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor be afraid.

⁴ I have glorified thee on the earth; the work which thou gavest me to do, I have finished.

¹ Therefore, because we are justified by faith, we shall have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Messiah.

¹⁸ and all things are made new, by God; who hath reconciled us to himself by the Messiah, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation. ¹⁹ For God was in the Messiah, who hath reconciled the world with his majesty, and did not reckon to them their sins; and who hath placed in us the word of reconciliation. ²⁰ We are therefore ambassadors for the Messiah, and it is as if God was beseeching you by us. In behalf of the Messiah, therefore, we beseech you, be ye reconciled to God.

⁶ that the glory of his grace might be glorified, which he poured upon us by his Beloved One;

⁹ And he hath made us know the mystery of his pleasure, which he had before determined in himself to accomplish,

⁴ But God who is rich in his mercies, because of the great love with which he loved us,

⁷ that he might show to the coming ages the magnitude of the riches of his grace, and his benignity towards us in Jesus the Messiah.

¹⁴ For he is himself our peace, who hath made the two become one, and hath demolished the wall which stood in the midst, and the enmity, by his flesh; ¹⁵ and by his prescriptions he hath abolished the law of ordinances; that, in himself, he might make the two to be one new man; and he hath made peace, ¹⁶ and hath reconciled both with God, in one body, and hath slain the enmity by his cross. ¹⁷ And he came, and proclaimed peace to you afar off, and to those near: ¹⁸ because, by him there is access for us both, by one Spirit, unto the Father.

²⁰ Now to him who is able, by his almighty power, to do for us even more than we ask or think, according to his power that worketh in us; ²¹ to him be glory, in his church, by Jesus the Messiah, in all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.

¹³ For God is operating in you, both to purpose, and also to perform that which ye desire.

²⁰ and by him, to reconcile all things to himself; and through him, he hath pacified, with the blood of his cross, both those on earth and those in heaven.

¹⁶ And may our Lord Jesus the Messiah himself, and God our Father, who hath loved us, and given us everlasting consolation and a good hope through his grace,

²⁰ May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the flock, by the blood of the everlasting covenant, namely Jesus the Messiah, our Lord, ²¹ make you perfect in every good work, that ye may do his pleasure; and himself operate in you that which is pleasing In his sight, through Jesus the Messiah; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

⁹ By this was the love of God towards us made known, because God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we by him might live. ¹⁰ In this is love; it was not that we loved God, but that God loved us, and sent his Son a propitiation for our sins.

¹³ and to be over every created thing, that is in heaven, or on earth, or under the earth, or in the sea; and all that are in them. And I heard him who sat on the throne say: Unto the Lamb be given, blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, for ever and ever.

¹ Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came Magi from the east unto Jerusalem, ² saying: Where is the king of the Jews that is born? For we have seen his star in the east, and have come to worship him.

⁹ And they, when they had heard from the king, went forward: and lo, the star they had seen in the east went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was. ¹⁰ And when they saw the star, they rejoiced much, with great joy. ¹¹ And they entered the house; and they saw the child, with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him: and they opened their treasures, and presented to him gifts, gold, and myrrh, and frankincense.

⁴² The queen of the south will stand up in the judgment against this generation, and will condemn it: for she came from the extremities of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, a superior to Solomon is here.

⁵¹ And it occurred, while he blessed them, that he was separated from them, and ascended to heaven.

¹ And the first day of the week, in the morning, while it was yet dark, Mary Magdalena came to the sepulchre: and she saw that the stone was removed from the grave. ² And she ran, and came to Simon Cephas, and to that other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them: They have taken away our Lord from the sepulchre, and I know not where they have laid him. ³ And Simon set out, and the other disciple, and they were going to the sepulchre. ⁴ And they both ran together; but that disciple outran Simon, and came first to the sepulchre. ⁵ And he looked in, and saw the linen cloths lying: but he did not go in. ⁶ And after him came Simon; and he entered the sepulchre, and saw the linen cloths lying; ⁷ and the napkin, that had been wrapped about his head, was not with the linen cloths, but was folded up, and laid in a place by itself. ⁸ Then entered also the disciple who came first to the sepulchre; and he saw, and believed. ⁹ For they had not yet learned from the scriptures, that he was to arise from the dead. ¹⁰ And those disciples went away again to their place.

²² who is taken up to heaven, and is on the right hand of God, and angels, and authorities, and powers, are subject to him.

³⁹ And Mary arose in those days, and went hastily to the mountain district, to a city of Judaea;

⁷ And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in bandages, and laid him in the stall; for they had no place where they could lodge.

¹² And this is the sign for you: Ye will find the babe wrapped in bandages, and placed in a stall.

³² And they went who were sent, and they found, as he said to them.

¹³ And they went, and found as he had said to them: and they made ready the passover.

³⁸ and she too stood up, in that hour, and gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to every one that waited for the redemption of Jerusalem.

³⁹ Return to thy home, and relate what God hath done for thee. And he went away, and proclaimed through all the city what Jesus had done for him.

⁴¹ He first saw Simon his brother, and said to him: We have found the Messiah. ⁴² And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looked upon him, and said Thou art Simon the son of Jona; thou shalt be called Cephas. ⁴³ The next day, Jesus was disposed to depart for Galilee: and he found Philip and said to him, Come after me. ⁴⁴ And Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Simon. ⁴⁵ And Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him: We have found him, of whom Moses wrote in the law, and the prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth. ⁴⁶ Nathaniel said to him: Can there be any good thing from Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come, and see.

²⁸ And the woman left her water-pot, and went to the city, and said to the people: ²⁹ Come, see a man that told me every thing I ever did: is not this the Messiah?

⁶⁵ And fear came upon all their neighbors; and these things were talked of in all the mountain district of Judaea. ⁶⁶ And all who heard, pondered them in their heart, and said: What will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

³³ And Joseph and his mother were astonished at those things which were spoken concerning him.

⁴⁷ And all they that heard him, were astonished at his wisdom and his answers.

³⁶ And wonder seized every one, and they talked together, and said: What a word is this! For, with authority and efficiency, he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out

⁹ For astonishment had seized him, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had caught: ¹⁰ and in like manner also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. But Jesus said: Fear thou not; henceforth thou shalt catch men unto life.

⁶⁶ And all who heard, pondered them in their heart, and said: What will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁵¹ And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. And his mother laid up all these things in her heart.

⁴³ And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. And while every one admired at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples: ⁴⁴ Lay up these words in your minds: for the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men.

⁸ And when the multitudes saw it, they were struck with awe; and they praised God, who had given authority like this to men.

⁴³ And immediately he saw. And he followed after him, and glorified God. And all the people who beheld, gave glory to God.

³⁷ And when he came near to the descent of the place of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and to praise God, with a loud voice, for all the mighty deeds which they had seen. ³⁸ And they said: Blessed be the king, that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory on high.

⁴⁶ And they continued daily in the temple, with one soul: and at home, they broke bread and took food rejoicing, and in the simplicity of their heart. ⁴⁷ And they praised God, and had favor with all the people. And our Lord added daily to the assembly those who became alive.

¹⁸ And when they heard these words, they desisted; and they glorified God and said: Now to the Gentiles also doth God give repentance unto life.

¹⁵ And Jesus answered, and said to him: Allow it now, for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he permitted him.

³¹ For lo, thou wilt conceive in thy womb, and wilt bear a son, and wilt call his name Jesus.

⁵⁹ And it occurred, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they called him by the name of his father, Zachariah.

⁸ and he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

⁴³ Joseph of Ramath, an honorable counsellor, who also himself waited for the kingdom of God, came, and assuming courage, went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

⁶ And they were both upright before God, and walked in all his commandments, and in the righteousness of the Lord, without reproach.

⁴¹ And it was so, that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit.

⁶⁷ And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, and said:

⁵¹ and he had not consented to their decision and deed; and he was waiting for the kingdom of God.

² And he was righteous, and feared God, he and all his house; and he did much alms among the people, and prayed to God at all times.

²² They say to him: A certain man whose name is Cornelius, a centurion fearing God, and of whom all the people of the Jews bear good report, was told in vision, by a holy angel, to send and bring thee to his house, that he might hear discourse from thee.

¹⁶ And for this reason, I also labor to have always a pure conscience before God, and before men.

²¹ For at no time was it by the pleasure of man, that the prophecy came; but holy men of God spoke, as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

²⁷ I tell you the truth, that there are some standing here, who will not taste death, until they shall see the kingdom of God.

²⁹ Come, see a man that told me every thing I ever did: is not this the Messiah?

⁵¹ Verily, verily, I say to you: He that keepeth my word, will never see death.

²⁰ And forthwith he announced Jesus, in the synagogues of the Jews, that he is the Son of God.

³⁸ concerning Jesus, who was of Nazareth, whom God anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power. And he it was, who went about and healed those that were suffering from evil, because God was with him.

⁸ But of the Son he said: Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a righteous sceptre is the sceptre of thy kingdom. ⁹ Thou hast loved rectitude, and hated iniquity; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness more than thy associates.

⁵ By faith, Enoch was translated, and did not taste death; and he was not found, because God had translated him: for, before he translated him, there was testimony of him, that he pleased God.

¹ Then was Jesus led by the Holy Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the Calumniator

²² And when the days of their purification were completed, according to the law of Moses, they carried him to Jerusalem, to present him before the Lord:

⁴¹ And his people went up to Jerusalem every year, at the feast of the passover.

⁴⁸ And when they saw him they were amazed. And his mother said to him: My son, why hast thou done so to us? For lo, I and thy father have been seeking for thee with great anxiety.

¹ And Jesus, being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan. And the Spirit led him into the wilderness,

²⁹ And the Holy Spirit said to Philip: Go near, and join thyself to the chariot.

¹⁹ And while Simon was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him: Lo, three men are inquiring for thee.

¹² And the Spirit said to me: Go with them, without hesitation. And these six brethren went also with me, and we entered the man's house.

⁷ And when they came into the region of Mysia, they were disposed to go from there into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus permitted them not.

¹⁰ I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day; and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, which said:

³ And he led me in spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting on a red beast of prey, which was full of names of blasphemy, and had seven heads and ten horns.

³⁶ And he took a child, and set him in the midst, and took him in his arms and said to them:

¹⁶ And he took them in his arms, and laid his hand on them and blessed them.

⁴⁶ And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord:

⁶⁴ And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue; and he spoke, and praised God.

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath visited his people, and wrought redemption for them:

¹³ And instantly there were seen with the angel, the many hosts of heaven, praising God, and saying: ¹⁴ Glory to God in the highest heavens, and on earth peace and good hope for men.

²⁰ And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all that they had seen and heard, as it was told them.

²³ For the two press upon me: I desire to be liberated, that I may be with the Messiah; and this would be very advantageous to me.

¹³ And I heard a voice from heaven, saying: Write, Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, henceforth: yes, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their toils; for their deeds do accompany them.

¹⁰ And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold I announce to you great joy, which will be to all the world. ¹¹ For there is born to you this day a deliverer, who is the Lord Messiah, in the city of David

⁶ And all flesh shall see the life which is of God.

¹⁰ be it known to you, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Messiah the Nazarean, whom ye crucified, and whom God hath raised from the dead, lo, by him, doth this man stand here before you recovered. ¹¹ This is the stone, which ye builders rejected; and it hath become the head of the corner. ¹² Neither is there deliverance in any other; for there is not another name under heaven, which is given to men, whereby to live.

¹⁶ the people that sat in darkness, have seen great light; and to them who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is arisen.

¹⁰ And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold I announce to you great joy, which will be to all the world.

⁴⁷ For so hath our Lord commanded us; as it is written: I have set thee a light to the Gentiles; that thou shouldst be for life unto the ends of the earth. ⁴⁸ And when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified God. And those believed, who were appointed to life eternal.

²³ namely, that Messiah would suffer, and would become the first fruits of the resurrection from the dead; and that he would proclaim light to the people and to the Gentiles.

²⁸ Therefore, be this known to you, that to the Gentiles is this redemption of God sent: and, moreover, they will hear it.

⁸ Now I say, that Jesus Messiah ministered to the circumcision, in behalf of the truth of God, in order to confirm the promise made to the fathers; ⁹ and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercies upon them, as it is written: I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and to thy name will I sing psalms.

³¹ according to that which is written: He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

²³ And the city hath no need of the sun or of the moon, to enlighten it; for the glory of God enlighteneth it, and the Lamb is the lamps of it.

¹⁹ The Son of man came, eating and drinking; and they say: Behold, a gluttonous man, and a wine drinker, and a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified by her works.

⁴⁶ And while he was discoursing to the multitudes, his mother and his brothers came and stood with out, and sought to speak with him.

⁴⁴ And whoever shall fall upon this stone, will be fractured; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will crush him to atoms?

⁶⁵ Then the high priest rent his clothes, and said: Behold, he hath blasphemed! Why therefore should we seek for witnesses? Behold, ye have now heard his blasphemy. ⁶⁶ What is your pleasure? They answered and said: He is liable to death. ⁶⁷ Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and others smote him,

⁴⁰ and said: Destroyer of the temple, and builder of it in three days, deliver thyself; if thou art the Son of God, and come down from the cross. ⁴¹ So also the chief priests mocked, with the Scribes and Elders and Pharisees, ⁴² and said: He gave life to others, his own life he cannot preserve. If he is the king of Israel, let him now descend from the cross, and we will believe in him. † ⁴³ He trusted in God; let him rescue him now, if he hath pleasure in him: for he said, I am the Son of God. ⁴⁴ In like manner the marauders also, that were crucified with him, reproached him. ⁴⁵ And from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land, until the ninth hour.

⁶³ and said to him: Our Lord, we remember that this deceiver said, while he was alive, After three days, I shall arise.

²⁰ For every one that doeth abominable things, hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

¹⁸ And for this, the Jews sought the more to kill him, not only because he had broken the sabbath, but because he had said of God, that he was his Father, and had equalled himself with God.

⁴⁸ The Jews answered, and said to him: Did we not well say, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon? ⁴⁹ Jesus said to them: I have no demon: but I honor God; and ye contemn me. ⁵⁰ But I seek not my own glory: there is one that seeketh it, and judgeth. ⁵¹ Verily, verily, I say to you: He that keepeth my word, will never see death. ⁵² The Jews say to him: Now we know, that thou hast a demon. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; yet thou sayest: He that keepeth my word, will never taste death.

²⁴ And they called a second time the man who had been blind, and said to him: Give glory to God; for we know that this man is a sinner. ²⁵ He replied, and said to them: Whether he is a sinner, I know not; but, one thing I know, that I was blind, and lo, now I see. ²⁶ They said to him again: What did he to thee? How did he open thy eyes? ²⁷ He said to them: I have told you, and ye did not hear. Why would ye hear again? Do ye also wish to become his disciples? ²⁸ But they reproached him, and said to him: Thou art his disciple, but we are the disciples of Moses. ²⁹ And we know that God conversed with Moses; but as for this man, we know not whence he is.

³⁶ Therefore, let all the house of Israel know, assuredly, that God hath made that Jesus whom ye crucified, to be Lord and Messiah. ³⁷ And when they heard these things, they were agitated in their heart; and they said to Simon and to the rest of the legates: Brethren, what shall we do? ³⁸ Simon said to them: Repent, and be baptized every one of you, in the name of the Lord Jesus, for the remission of sins; so that ye may receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those afar off whom God will call. ⁴⁰ And in many other words he testified to them, and entreated of them, saying: Live ye from this perverse generation. ⁴¹ And some of them readily received his discourse, and believed, and were baptized. And there were added, on that day, about three thousand souls.

¹⁵ And that Prince of life ye slew; and him, hath God raised from the dead, and all of us are witnesses of it. ¹⁶ And, by the faith in his name, he hath strengthened and cured this man, whom ye see and know; and faith in him hath given the man this soundness before you all. ¹⁷ And now, my brethren, I know that through misapprehensions ye did this, as did also your chiefs: ¹⁸ and God, according as he had previously announced by the mouth of all the prophets that the Messiah would suffer, hath in this manner fulfilled it. ¹⁹ Repent, therefore, and be converted; that so your sins may be blotted out,

²⁶ The kings of the earth and the potentates stood up, and they consulted together, against the Lord, and against his anointed.

⁷ And the word of God increased, and the number of disciples was enlarged at Jerusalem greatly; and many people from among the Jews, were obedient to the faith.

¹ And Saul was still full of threats and deadly hatred against the disciples of our Lord. ² And he requested that a letter from the high priest might be given him unto Damascus to the synagogues; that if he should find persons pursuing this course, men or women, he might bind and bring them to Jerusalem. ³ And as he was going, and began to approach Damascus, suddenly there was poured upon him a light from heaven. ⁴ And he fell to the ground; and he heard a voice which said to him: Saul! Saul! why persecutest thou me? It will be hard for thee to kick against the goads. ⁵ He replied, and said: Who art thou, my Lord? And our Lord said: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest. ⁶ But arise and go into the city, and there it will be told thee what thou oughtest to do. ⁷ And the men who travelled with him in the way, stood amazed; for they heard merely the voice, and no one was visible to them. ⁸ And Saul arose from the ground; and nothing was visible to him, with his eyes opened. And they took him by the hand, and led him into Damascus. ⁹ And he had no sight for three days; and he neither ate nor drank. ¹⁰ And there was in Damascus a certain disciple, whose name was Ananias. And the Lord said to him, in a vision: Ananias! And he said: Lo, I am here, my Lord. ¹¹ And our Lord said to him: Arise, go to the street which is called Straight; and inquire in the house of Judas, for Saul who is from the city of Tarsus: for, lo, while he prayed, ¹² he saw in vision a man named Ananias, who came and laid his hand upon him, that his eyes might be opened. ¹³ And Ananias said: My Lord, I have heard of this man, from many, how much evil he hath perpetrated towards thy saints at Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And, lo, here also, he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all them that call on thy name. ¹⁵ The Lord said to him: Arise and go; for he is to me a chosen vessel, to carry my name to the Gentiles, and to kings, and among the sons of Israel. ¹⁶ For I will show him, how much he is to suffer on account of my name. ¹⁷ Then Ananias went to the house to him; and he laid his hand upon him, and said to him: Saul, my brother, our Lord Jesus, he who appeared to thee by the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thy eyes might be opened, and thou be filled with the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ And immediately there fell from his eyes something like a scab; and his eyes were opened. And he arose and was baptized. ¹⁹ And he took food, and was invigorated. And he was some days with the disciples of Damascus. ²⁰ And forthwith he announced Jesus, in the synagogues of the Jews, that he is the Son of God.

⁴⁵ And when the Jews saw the great assembly, they were filled with envy, and set them selves against the words which Paul spoke, and blasphemed.

⁶ And when they found them not there, they drew Jason and the brethren who were there, and brought them before the chiefs of the city, crying out: These are they who have terrified all the country; and lo, they have come hither also:

⁵ For we have found this man to be an assassin, and a mover of sedition among all Jews in the whole land: for he is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazareans.

²² But we are desirous to hear from thee what thou thinkest; for this doctrine, we know, is not received by any one.

³² And why? Because they sought it, not by faith, but by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling-stone:

²³ But we preach Messiah as crucified; which is a stumbling-block to the Jews, and foolishness to the Gentiles;

¹⁵ For, through the Messiah, we are unto God a sweet odor, in them that live and in them that perish: ¹⁶ to these, an odor of death unto death; and to those, an odor of life unto life. And who is adequate to these things!

¹ Now this Melchisedec was king of Salem, a priest of the most high God: and he met Abraham, when returning from the slaughter of the kings; and blessed him.

⁷ But it is beyond controversy, that the inferior is blessed by his superior.

¹ Therefore let us also, who have all these witnesses surrounding us like clouds, cast from us all encumbrances, and sin, which is always prepared for us; and let us run with patience the race that is appointed for us. ² And let us look on Jesus, who hath become the commencement and the completion of our faith; who, on account of the joy there was for him, endured the cross, and surrendered himself to opprobrium; and is seated on the right hand of the throne of God. ³ Behold, therefore, how much he suffered from sinners, from them who are adversaries of their own soul, that ye may not be discouraged, nor your soul become remiss.

⁷ On you therefore who believe, is this honor conferred: but to them who believe not, ⁸ he is a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence. And they stumble at it, because they believe not the word: whereto they were appointed.

¹⁴ And if ye are reproached on account of the name of the Messiah, happy are ye: for the glorious Spirit of God resteth upon you.

²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard it, they said: This man doth not cast out demons, except by Beelzebub the prince of demons. ²⁵ And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: Every kingdom that is divided against itself, will become desolate; and every house or city which is divided against itself, will not stand. ²⁶ Now if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then doth his kingdom stand? ²⁷ And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Wherefore they will be your judges. ²⁸ But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, the kingdom of God hath come near to you. ²⁹ Or how can one enter the house of a strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? and then he may plunder his house. ³⁰ He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth not with me actually scattereth. ³¹ Therefore I say to you, that all sins and contumelies shall be forgiven to men; but the contumely which is against the Spirit, shall not be forgiven to men. ³² And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him: but whoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him;not in this world, and not in the world to come. ³³ Either make the tree good, and its fruits good; or make the tree bad, and its fruits bad: for a tree is known by its fruits. ³⁴ Offspring of vipers, how can ye who are evil, speak good things? For out of the fullnesses of the heart the mouth speaketh. ³⁵ A good man out of good treasures bringeth forth good things, and a bad man out of bad treasures bringeth forth bad things.

¹⁴ And the Pharisees, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him. ¹⁵ And Jesus said to them: Ye are such as justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your heart: for that which is exalted among men, is abominable before God.

⁴² Jesus said to them: If God were your Father, ye would love me; for I proceeded and came from God: I did not come of my own accord, but he sent me. ⁴³ Why do ye not understand my speech? It is because ye cannot hear my speech. ⁴⁴ Ye are of your father, the calumniator; and the lust of your father ye are disposed to do. He was from the beginning a manslayer, and abode not in the truth; for the truth is not in him, and when he speaketh a lie he speaketh from himself, for he is a liar, and the father of it. ⁴⁵ But me, because I speak the truth, ye believe me not. ⁴⁶ Which of you convicteth me of sin? And if I speak the truth, why do ye not believe me? ⁴⁷ He that is of God, heareth the words of God. Therefore ye do not hear, because ye are not of God.

²² If I had not come and discoursed with them, sin would not have been to them; but now there is no excuse for their sins. ²³ He that hateth me, hateth my Father also. ²⁴ If I had not wrought before them works which no other person ever did, sin would not have been to them: but now they have seen, and have hated, both me and my Father;

²⁵ And there were standing near the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, and Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalena.

²¹ Thou hast no part nor lot in this faith; because thy heart is not right before God. ²² Nevertheless, repent of this thy wickedness, and entreat of God, if perhaps the guile of thy heart may be forgiven thee. ²³ For I perceive that thou art in the bitter gall and in the bonds of iniquity.

¹⁹ For there are to be contentions among you, that the approved among you may be known.

¹⁹ From us they went out, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but they went out from us, that so it might be known, that they were not of us.

¹⁸ And upon: my servants and my handmaids will I pour my Spirit, in those days, and they shall prophesy.

⁹ He had four virgin daughters, who were prophetesses.

¹ And concerning spirituals, my brethren, I would have you know,

⁶ of the tribe of Ashur, twelve thousand: of the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand: of the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand:

³³ And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often, and pray, and also those of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

³ And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid the hand on them, and sent them away.

²³ And they established for them Elders in each church, while they fasted with them, and prayed, and commended them to our Lord in whom they believed.

⁷ To this hope, our twelve tribes hope to come, with earnest prayers by day and by night: and for this same hope, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

⁵ Now she who is truly a widow, and solitary, her hope is in God; and she persevereth in prayers, and in supplications, by night and by day:

¹² Him that is victorious, will I make a pillar in the temple of my God; and he shall not again go out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and of the new Jerusalem which descendeth from heaven from my God, and my own new name.

¹⁵ Therefore are they before the throne of God; and they serve him day and night, in his temple; and he who sitteth on the throne, will protect them:

⁴⁶ And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord: ⁴⁷ and my spirit rejoiceth in God the author of my life. ⁴⁸ For he hath looked upon the humble condition of his hand maid; and lo, henceforth all generations will ascribe blessedness to me. ⁴⁹ And He that is mighty hath done for me great things; and holy is his name. ⁵⁰ And his mercy is on them that fear him, for generations and posterities. ⁵¹ He hath wrought victory with his arm; and hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart. ⁵² He hath cast down the mighty from their thrones, and hath exalted the lowly. ⁵³ The hungry hath he satisfied with good things, and the rich hath he sent away empty. ⁵⁴ He hath aided Israel his servant, and remembered his mercy, ⁵⁵ (as he spoke with the fathers,) with Abraham and his seed, for ever. ⁵⁶ And Mary remained with Elisabeth about three months, and returned to her home.

⁶⁴ And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue; and he spoke, and praised God.

²⁵ And there was a certain man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon. This man was upright and just, and was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

²⁸ he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and said: ²⁹ My Lord, now release thou thy servant in peace, as thou hast said: ³⁰ for lo, my eyes have seen thy mercy,

²¹ But we expected that he was to deliver Israel. And lo, three days have passed, since all these things occurred.

¹⁵ Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift.

³ Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who hath blessed us with all blessings of the Spirit in heaven, by the Messiah:

²² But when he heard that Archelaus was king in Judaea, instead of his father Herod, he feared to go thither. And it was revealed to him in a dream, that he should go into the land of Galilee. ²³ And he came and dwelt in a city that is called Nazareth that so might be fulfilled that which was said by the prophet, that he should be called a Nazarene.

²¹ And when the eight days for the circumcision of the child were completed, his name was called JESUS; as he was named by the angel, before he was conceived in the womb ²² And when the days of their purification were completed, according to the law of Moses, they carried him to Jerusalem, to present him before the Lord: ²³ (as it is written in the law of the Lord, that every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord:) ²⁴ and to offer a sacrifice, according as it is written in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.

⁸⁰ And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit. And he was in the wilderness, until the day of his manifestation to Israel.

⁵² And Jesus increased in stature, and in wisdom, and in grace, before God and men.

³³ And with great power, the legates testified to the resurrection of Jesus Messiah: and great grace was with them all.

¹⁰ Finally, my brethren, be strong in our Lord, and; in the energy of his power:

² that their hearts may be comforted, and that they, by love, may come to all the riches of assurance, and to the understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God the Father, and of the Messiah, ³ in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge.

¹ Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace which is by Jesus the Messiah.

¹³ And the pass over of the Jews drew near; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

⁴ And the feast of the Jewish passover was near.

⁵⁵ And the passover of the Jews drew near: and many went up from the villages to Jerusalem, before the feast, that they might purify themselves.

¹ And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knew that the hour had come when he should depart from this world unto the Father. And he loved his own people, who were in the world; and he loved them unto the end.

⁴⁰ For as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights; so will the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

²¹ And from that time Jesus began to show to his disciples, that he was to go up to Jerusalem, and to suffer much from the Elders, and from the chief priests and Scribes, and be killed, and on the third day arise.

⁶³ and said to him: Our Lord, we remember that this deceiver said, while he was alive, After three days, I shall arise. ⁶⁴ Command, therefore to guard the sepulchre; until the third day; lest his disciples come and steal him away by night, and say to the people that he hath risen from the dead; and the last delusion be worse than the first.

⁴⁴ for they supposed he was with his companions. And when they had travelled a day's journey, they sought him among their people, and inquired of every one that knew them. ⁴⁵ And they did not find him. And they returned again to Jerusalem, searching for him.

¹⁷ And it occurred, on one of the days when Jesus was teaching, that Pharisees and Doctors of the law were sitting by, who had come from all the villages of Galilee and of Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

³⁴ Then rose up one of the Pharisees whose name was Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, and honored by all the people; and he directed them to put the legates aside for a short time.

²⁸ And so it was, that when Jesus had ended these discourses, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching:

²² And they were astonished at his doctrine; for he taught them, as having authority, and not as their Scribes.

²² And all bare him witness, and admired the gracious words which proceeded from his mouth; and they said: Is not this the son of Joseph?

³² And they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was authoritative.

¹⁵ And the Jews wondered, and said: How knoweth this man literature, having not been educated?

⁴⁶ The constables say to them: Never did a man speak, as this man speaketh.

⁴⁹ He said to them: Why did ye seek me? Do ye not know, that it behooveth me to be in my Father's house?

²³ And Jesus was about thirty years old. And he was accounted the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

¹² And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and expelled all them that bought and sold in the temple, and overset the counters of the money-brokers, and the seats of them that sold doves.

¹⁶ and he said to them that sold doves, Take away these things; and make not my Father's house a house of traffic. ¹⁷ And his disciples remembered, that it is written: The zeal of thy house hath devoured me.

³⁴ Jesus said to them: My food is to do the pleasure of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.

¹⁷ But Jesus said to them: My Father worketh until now, and I work.

³⁸ For I came down from heaven, not to do my own pleasure, but the pleasure of him that sent me.

²⁹ And he that sent me, is with me; and my Father hath not left me alone, because I do, at all times, that which pleaseth him.

⁴ I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day; the night cometh, in which no one can work.

³² But they did not understand that speech; and they were afraid to ask him.

⁴⁵ But they understood not that speech; because it was hidden from them, that they should not know it: and they feared to ask him concerning that speech.

³⁴ But not one of these things, did they understand; but this subject was hidden from them, and they knew not the things told to them. And as they came near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the side of the way, begging.

³ Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and of Joses and of Judas and of Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were stumbled in him.

¹⁹ And Mary laid up all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

³⁹ And when they had accomplished all things, according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their city Nazareth.

²¹ And be submissive one to another, in the love of the Messiah.

¹ Children, obey your parents in our Lord; for this is right. ² And the first commandment with promise, is this: Honor thy father and thy mother;

²¹ For unto this were ye called; because the Messiah also died for us, and left us this pattern, that ye should walk in his steps.

⁴⁰ And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and was filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

⁹ And those our fathers envied Joseph, and sold him into Egypt: but God was with him, ¹⁰ and delivered: him from all his afflictions; and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made him chief over Egypt, and over all his house.

¹⁸ For he who is in these things a servant of Messiah, is pleasing to God, and approved before men.