1 Gr. becoming full

And the child grew, and waxed strong, 'filled with 40 of wisdom. wisdom and the grace of God was upon him.

gor,

:

And his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the 41 feast of the passover. And when he was twelve years 42 old, they went up after the custom of the feast; and 43 when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not; but supposing him to be in 44 the company, they went a day's journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance and when they found him not, they returned to 45 Jerusalem, seeking for him. And it came to pass, 46 after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions: and all that heard him were 47 amazed at his understanding and his answers. And 48 when they saw him, they were astonished: and his 3 Gr. Child mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? 49 Or, about wist ye not that I must be in my Father's house? And they understood not the saying which he spake 50 unto them. And he went down with them, and came 51 to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them and his 5 Or, things mother kept all these "sayings in her heart.

teachers

my Father's
business
Gr. in the
things of
my Father.

6 Or, age

3

:

And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in 52 7 Or, grace favor with God and men.

7

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius 3 Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituræa and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, in the high-priesthood 2 of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he 3 came into all the region round about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins; as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the 4 prophet,

The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight.

5

7

Every valley shall be filled,

And every mountain and hill shall be brought

low;

And the crooked shall become straight,

And the rough ways smooth;

And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

repentance

He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who 8 warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin or, yodi not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these 9 stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And even now is the axe also laid unto the root of the trees : every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit 10 is hewn down, and cast into the fire. And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do? 11 And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and 12 he that hath food, let him do likewise. And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said see raar 13 unto him, Master, what must we do? And he said or Maut, v unto them, Extort no more than that which is ap-r 14 pointed you. And soldiers also asked him, saying, Teecher And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, diers Do violence to no man, neither exact anything wrongfully: and be content with your wages.

3

ginal note

46.

4 Gr. sol.

serve.

5 Cr, accuse

any ope

15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether 13 haply he were the Christ; John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not "worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you 17 with the Holy Ghost and with fire: whose fan is in or in his hand, throughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

cieni.

gospel

18 With many other exhortations therefore preached he 19good tidings unto the people; but Herod the tetrarch, Or, the being reproved by him for Herodias his brother's wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

1 Gr. Salathiel.

added yet this above all, that he shut up John in 20 prison.

Now it came to pass, when all the people were 21 baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Ghost 22 descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

And Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was 23 about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, 24 the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of 25 Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the 26 son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, the 27 son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of 28 Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of Jesus, the son of 29 Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Symeon, the son of Judas, the son of 30 Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, the son 31 of Melea, the son of Menua, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the 32 son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of 2 Salmon, the authorities son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son of 33 write Sala. *Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of 34 insert the Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son 35 of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of 36 Admin for Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, 37 4 Some the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of authorities Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of 38 Aram. Adam, the son of God.

2 Some ancient

3 Many anient authorities

son of Admin:

and one

writes

Admina

dab.

ancient

write

5 Or, in

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from 4 the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness during forty days, being tempted of the devil. 2 And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they

inhabited

3 were completed, he hungered. And the devil said. unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command this 4 stone that it become 1bread. And Jesus answered unto1 Or, a loaf him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone. 5 And he led him up, and shewed him all the kingdoms 6 of the world in a moment of time. And the devil Gr the said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, earth. and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto 7 me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine. s And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only 9 shalt thou serve. And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto Gr. wing. him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down 10 from hence: for it is written,

11 and,

He shall give his angels charge concerning theė,
to guard thee:

On their hands they shall bear thee up,

Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

13

14

And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee and a fame went out concerning him through 15 all the region round about. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up

4 Or, until

17 to read. And there was delivered unto him "the book Or, a roll of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the "book, and® Or, roll found the place where it was written,

18

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,

7 Because he anointed me to preach good tidings

to the poor:

He hath sent me to proclaim release to the cap

tives,

And recovering of sight to the blind,

7 Or, where

8 Or, the gospel

To set at liberty them that are bruised,

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

19

1 Or, roll And he closed the book, and gave it back to the 20 attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to 21 say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled. in your ears. And all bare him witness, and won-22 dered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth and they said, Is not this Joseph's son? And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me 23 this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country. And he said verily I say unto you, 24 No prophet is acceptable in his own country. But of 25

2 Gr. Sarepta

4 Or, Let alone

a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in
Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut
up three years and six months, when there came a
great famine over all the land; and unto none of them 26
was Elijah sent, but only to 2 Zarephath, in the land
of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. And 27
there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha
the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but
only Naaman the Syrian. And they were all filled 28
with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these
things; and they rose up, and cast him forth_out 29
of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill
whereon their city was built, that they might throw
him down headlong. But he passing through the 30
midst of them went his way.

And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. 31 And he was teaching them on the sabbath day and 32 they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority. And in the synagogue there was a 33 Gr. demon, man, which had a spirit of an unclean 'devil; and he cried out with a loud voice, 4Ah! what have we to do 34 with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us?, I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold 35 thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no hurt. And amazement 36