Bethlehem

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

But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

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 exactly learned of the Wise-men.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established strength, Because of thine adversaries, That thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child.

And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, — read the full passage →

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, — read the full passage →

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah.

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table. — read the full passage →

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, among the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell with them.

Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

And Jehovah God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever—

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →

And she was delivered of a son, a man child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and unto his throne.

and from Jesus Christ, who isthe faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood;

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:

The same dealt craftily with our race, and ill-treated our fathers, that they should cast out their babes to the end they might not live.

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves know;

But Mary was standing without at the tomb weeping: so, as she wept, she stooped and looked into the tomb; — read the full passage →

And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.

And he led them out untilthey were over against Bethany: and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. — read the full passage →

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.

And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? — read the full passage →

And Jehovah said unto me, Cast it unto the potter, the goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them unto the potter, in the house of Jehovah.

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver. — read the full passage →

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

seek him that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);

gather the people, sanctify the assembly, assemble the old men, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

Samaria shall bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

Thus saith Jehovah: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuseth to be comforted for her children, because they are not.

And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; Andthe fruit of the womb ishisreward. — read the full passage →

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me.

Are thy days as the days of man, Or thy years as man’s days,

Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?

Why is light givento a man whose way is hid, And whom God hath hedged in?

Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, As infants that never saw light.

Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night which said, There is a man-child conceived.

Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother’s womb.

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren: and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael.

and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. — read the full passage →

And the earth brought forth grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after their kind: and God saw that it was good.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book:

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

And this is the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

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

Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. — read the full passage →

For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

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

And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;

And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren.

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

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.

And they clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;

And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple: — read the full passage →

Then are there crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left.

they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink.

Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, — read the full passage →

and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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 gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

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 where the young child was.

Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

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

Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

Yea and if I judge, my judgment is true; for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. — read the full passage →

And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord

And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.