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on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which 21 is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

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Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring
forth a son,

And they shall call his name Immanuel; 24 which is, being interpreted, God with us.

And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord 25 commanded him, and took unto him his wife; and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.

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Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from 2 the east came to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the 3 east, and are come to worship him. And when Herod

the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem 4 with him. And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where 5 the Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet,

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And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah,

Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come forth a governor, Which shall be shepherd of my people Israel. Then Herod privily called the wise men, and learned 8 of them carefully what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out carefully concerning the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word, that I also may come 9 and worship him. And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over 10 where the young child was. And when they saw the 11 star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him 12 gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return

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to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod 14 will seek the young child to destroy him. And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night, and 15 departed into Egypt; and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did 16 I call my son. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had care17 fully learned of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that

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which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;

And she would not be comforted, because they are

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But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the 20 Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought 21 the young child's life. And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judæa in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he 23 withdrew into the parts of Galilee, and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.

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And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching 2 in the wilderness of Judæa, saying, Repent ye; for the 3 kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

The voice of one crying in the wilderness,

Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight.

4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was 5 locusts and wild honey. Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judæa, and all the region round

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many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who 8 warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring 9 forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance: and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones 10 to raise up children unto Abraham. And even now is the axe laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, 11 and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall 12 baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto 14 John, to be baptized of him. But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, 15 and comest thou to me? But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh us to ful16 fil ali righteousness. Then he suffereth him. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and 17 coming upon him; and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

4 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilder2 ness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hun3 gered. And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become 4 bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that 5 proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the devil 6 taketh him into the holy city; and he set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written,

He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:
And on their hands they shall bear thee up,

Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

7 Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt 8 not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh

him unto an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of 9 them; and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for

it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, 11 and him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

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Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he 13 withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the 14 borders of Zebulun and Naphtali: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, Toward the sea, beyond Jordan,

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Galilee of the Gentiles,

The people which sat in darkness
Saw a great light,

And to them which sat in the region and shadow
of death,

To them did light spring up.

From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, 19 casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make 20 you fishers of men. And they straightway left the nets, 21 and followed him. And going on from thence he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mend22 ing their nets; and he called them. And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.

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And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of 24 sickness among the people. And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, possessed with devils, and epileptic, and palsied; 25 and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judæa and from beyond Jordan.

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And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples 2 came unto him: and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

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Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they that hunger and. thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.

Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, 12 for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

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Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under 14 foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city set 15 on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a lamp,

and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it 16 shineth unto all that are in the house. Even so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 17 Think not that I came to destroy the law or the 18 prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. For

verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the 19 law, till all things be accomplished. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he 20 shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in 22 danger of the judgement: but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgement; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool shall be in danger of the hell of 23 fire. If therefore thou art offering thy gift at the altar,

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