Bethlehem

and she brought forth her son--the first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the guest-chamber.

And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,

Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other--law he hath fulfilled, — read the full passage →

And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

and she brought forth a male child, who is about to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, and caught away was her child unto God and His throne,

and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to him who did love us, and did bathe us from our sins in his blood,

and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

the times, indeed, therefore, of the ignorance God having overlooked, doth now command all men everywhere to reform,

this one, having dealt subtilely with our kindred, did evil to our fathers, causing to expose their babes, that they might not live;

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

`Men, Israelites! hear these words, Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God among you by mighty works, and wonders, and signs, that God did through him in the midst of you, according as also ye yourselves have known;

and Mary was standing near the tomb, weeping without; as she was weeping, then, she stooped down to the tomb, and beholdeth two messengers in white, sitting, — read the full passage →

And the Word became flesh, and did tabernacle among us, and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only begotten of a father, full of grace and truth.

to his own things he came, and his own people did not receive him;

And he led them forth without--unto Bethany, and having lifted up his hands he did bless them, — read the full passage →

And Jesus said, `Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.

And the Lord said, `Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure? — read the full passage →

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

Many indeed, therefore, other signs also did Jesus before his disciples, that are not written in this book;

And when they finished all things, according to the Law of the Lord, they turned back to Galilee, to their city Nazareth;

and this <FI>is<Fi> to you the sign: Ye shall find a babe wrapped up, lying in the manger.'

and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared a great fear.

And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock,

And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled-- — read the full passage →

for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

and whence <FI>is<Fi> this to me, that the mother of my Lord might come unto me?

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

and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;

and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;

and the messenger said unto him, `Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

he who hath believed, and hath been baptized, shall be saved; and he who hath not believed, shall be condemned.

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

and clothe him with purple, and having plaited a crown of thorns, they put <FI>it<Fi> on him,

and he healed many who were ill of manifold diseases, and many demons he cast forth, and was not suffering the demons to speak, because they knew him.

A beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God.

And evening having come, there came a rich man, from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled to Jesus, — read the full passage →

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

they gave him to drink vinegar mixed with gall, and having tasted, he would not drink.

Then Judas--he who delivered him up--having seen that he was condemned, having repented, brought back the thirty silverlings to the chief priests, and to the elders, saying, — read the full passage →

`What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him up to you?' and they weighed out to him thirty silverlings,

`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; — read the full passage →

And Jesus said to them, `Verily I say to you, that ye who did follow me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man may sit upon a throne of his glory, shall sit--ye also--upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;

these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man.'

for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:

for, as Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights, so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, `This is My Son--the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

and having come to the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and having fallen down they bowed to him, and having opened their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh,

And they, having heard the king, departed, and lo, the star, that they did see in the east, did go before them, till, having come, it stood over where the child was.

saying, `Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.'

and did not know her till she brought forth her son--the first-born, and he called his name Jesus.

`Lo, the virgin shall conceive, and she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel,' which is, being interpreted `With us <FI>he is<Fi> God.'

A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.

and without <FI>are<Fi> the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the whoremongers, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one who is loving and is doing a lie.

because three are who are testifying <FI>in the heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these--the three--are one;

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

and even if I do judge my judgment is true, because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me; — read the full passage →

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

And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, then was his name called Jesus, having been so called by the messenger before his being conceived in the womb.