MATTHEW.

MARK.

LUKE.

JOHN.

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sented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

12 And being warned of God in a dream, that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

13 And when they were departed, behold, the 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 bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt.*

15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

* Place....Egypt. | † Time.... A. D. 2. | | Place.... Bethlehem.

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§ 14. Jesus goes to the Passover when he is twelve years of age.

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

41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.

42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem, after the custom of the feast.

43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.

44 But they supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.

46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

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

48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me ;

* Time A. D. 12. | † Place..... Jerusalem.

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• Place.... Nazareth. | † Time.... A. D. 29.

4 John

LUKE.

CHAP. III.

of Judea, and He-
rod being tetrarch
of Galilee, and his
brother Philip te-
trarch of Iturea, and
of the region of
Trachonitis, and
Lysanias the te-
trarch of Abilene,

2 Annas and Ca-
iaphas being the
high priests, the
word of God came

unto John, the

came John the Baptist, preaching did baptise in the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness of wilderness

Judea,

in the wilderness.*

3 And he came into all the country about Jordan,†

2 And saying, and preach the bap- preaching the baprepent ye,

for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

tism of repentance, tism of repentance,
for the remission of for the remission
sins.

The voice of one

Behold, I send

my messenger be-
fore thy face, which
shall prepare thy
way before thee.

of sins;

4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying,

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3 The voice of The voice of one crying in the wil- one crying in the crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye wilderness, Pre- derness, Prepare ye the way of the pare ye the way of the way of the Lord, make his the Lord, make his Lord, make his

JOHN,

paths straight. paths straight.