Christ is circumcised. LUKE, III. e Le. 12.3. 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 21 And when eight days were ac- ch.1.31. complishede for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angelf before he was conceived in the womb. 22 And wheng the days of her purification, according to the law of Moses, were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; 23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every h male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) Mat.1.21. g Le.12.2,&c. h Ex. 13.12. i ver.38. k Is.40.1. I Ps.89.48. m Ge.46.30. Re. 14. 13. 24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the lawn Is.57.2. of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons. 25 And, behold, there was a man och.3.6. in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just und i devout, waiting for the consolationk of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see l death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, 29 Lord, now m lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, n according to thy word : 30 For mine eyes have seen o thy salvation, 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; Is.52.10. p 13.42.6.. 49.6. 60.3. Simeon and Anna prophesy. | departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers u night and day. 38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that v looked for redemption in 4 Jerusalem. 39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. 40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled w with wisdom and the grace of God was upon him. 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every a 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 Ac. 13.47,48. days journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquain q Is.8.14. Ro.9.32,33. tance. 45 And when they found him not, 1Co.1.23,24. they turned back again to Jerusa lem, seeking him. 2Co.2.16. 1Pe.2.7,8. r Ac.28.22. 32 A light to lighten the p Gentiles, v ver.25. and the glory of thy people Israel. 33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which w ver.52. were spoken of him. Is. 11,2,3. 34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall q and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spokenr against; 35 (Yea, a swords shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that t the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. 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 y 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? wist ye not that I must be about z my Father's business? 50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. 51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept a all these sayings in her Juo.7.15,46. heart. Jno.5.17. 9.4. 36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Pha-a ver.40. nuel, of the tribe of Aser; she was Da.7.28. of a great age, and had lived with b ver. 19. an husband seven years from her 1Sa.2.26. virginity; 37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which or, age. The preaching of John. LUKE, III. tius Pilate being governor of Judea,Į A. M. 4000. and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Tra- (CHAP. 3.) chonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarcha Jno.11.49, of Abilene, 2 Annas á and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance c for the remission of sins; 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, d saying. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; 6 Ande all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, Of generation of vipers! who hathi warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth, therefore, fruits 1 worthy of repentance; and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 51. 18. 13. Ac.4.6. b Mat.3.1. Mar.1.4. c ch.1.77. d Is.40.3. e Ps.98.2. Is.40.5. 49.6. 52.10. Ro. 10.12,18. f Mat.3.7. or, meet for. g ch.13.7,9. Mat.17.19. 2 h ch.11.41. 2Co.8.14. *1Jno.3. 17. i ch.7.29. Mat.21.32. ch. 19.8. 1C0.6.10. or, put no man in fear. 1 Ex.23.1. Le. 19.11. 9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every gm tree, therefore, which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 3 1Ti.6.8. or, allow ance. 10 And the people asked him, say-4 or, in susing, What shall we do then? 11 He answereth and saith unto them, He h that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. 12 Then came also publicans i to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? 5 pence. or reasoned; or, debated. n Je. 15.7,19. o Mi.4.12. Mat. 13.30. 13 And he said unto them, Exact k no more than that which is appoint-p Ps. 1.4. ed you. Mar.9.44, 48. 14 And the soldiers likewise de-9 Ps.21.9. manded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, 2 Do violence to no man, nei-r Mat. 14.3. ther accuse anyl falsely; and be content m with your 3 wages. 15 And as the people were 4 in expectation, and all men 5 mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ or not; 16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I Mar.6.17. s Mat.3.13, &c. Jno.1.32, &c. t Mat. 13.55. Jno.6.42. Herod imprisoneth John. | cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: 17 Whose fan n is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will o gather the wheat into his garner; but the p chaff he will burng with fire unquenchable. 18 And many other things, in his exhortation, preached he unto the people. 19 Butr Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. 21 Now when all the people were baptized, it s came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him; and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. 23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the sont of Joseph, which was the son of Heli. 24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, 25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, 26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda, 27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri, 28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, 29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, 30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, 31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was Christ tempted by the devil. the son of Nathan, u which was the son of David, 32 Which was the son of Jesse, v which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson, 33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son Esrom, whichwas the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda. 34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, w which 47. He beginneth to preach. worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: 10 For it is written, He f shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee; 11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 12 And Jesus, answering, said unto him, It is said, Thoug shalt not was the son of Thara, which was (CHAP. 4.) tempt the Lord thy God. the son of Nachor, 35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, 36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, ≈ which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech, y 37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Malelecl, which was the son of Cainan, 38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God. z CHAPTER IV. 1 Christ's temptation and fasting: 13 he, overcoming the devil, 14 begin-| neth to preach; 26 they at Nazareth admire him. ND a Jesus, being full of the A Holy Ghost, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, a ver. 14. Mat.4.1, &c. Mar. 1.12, &c. b Ex.34.28. 1Ki.19.8. c De.8.3. d Jno.12.31. 14.30. Ep.2.2. Re. 13.2,7. or, fall down before me. e De.6.13. 10.20. 2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And b in those days he did m Is.61.1. eat nothing and when they were n 2Ch.34.27. ended, he afterward hungered. P's.34.18. 51,17. 147.3. Is.57.15. 3 And the devil said unto him, lf thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. 4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It c is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every p Is.42.3. word of God. Mat. 12.20. o Ps. 146.8. Is.29.18. q Is.61.2. 5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, showed unto 63.4. him all the kingdoms of the world r ch.2.47. in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: ford that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 7 If thou, therefore, wilt 1 worship me, all shall be thine. 8 And Jesus answered and said into him, Get thee behind me, Satan: fore it is written, Thou shalt Ps.45.2. Is.50.4. Mat. 13.54. t Mat.4.13. 11.23,&c. u Mat. 13.57. Jno.4.44. v IKi. 17.9. 13 And when the devil had ended all the h temptation, he departed from him for a season. 14 And Jesus i returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee : and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 16 T And he came to Nazareth, k where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbathday, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 The m Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor: he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, n to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering o of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, p 19 To preach the acceptable year q of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is the scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious r words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is s not this Joseph's son? 23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, t do also here in thy country. 24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, Nou prophet is accepted in his own country. 25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the day 27 And a many lepers were in Is-y Ps.37.14. rael in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed,saving Naaman theSyrian. z Jno.8.59. 28 And all they in the synagogue, 10.39. when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, 29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the 2 brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might | cast him down y headlong. a Je.23.29. Mar.1.23. 30 But he, passing z through the 3 or, Away. midst of them, went his way; 31 And came down to Capernaum, c Ja.2.19. a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath-days. 32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with a power. d ver.41. e ch.1.35. f1Pe.3.22. 33 T And b in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, 34 Saying, 3 Let us alone; what cg Mat.8.14, have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? Id know thee who thou art the e Holy One of God. 35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. 36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and ƒ they come out. 37 And the fame of him went out! into every place of the country round about. &c. Mar. 1,29, &c. or, knew him to be Christ. h Mar. 138. a Mat.4.18, &c. b Jno.21.6. Miraculous draught of fishes. he, rebuking them, suffered them not 4 to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. 42 And when it was day, he de.. parted, and went into a desert place and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart froni them. 43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also; for therefore ħ am I sent. 44 And he preached in the syna8ogues of Galilee. CHAPTER V. 1 Christ teacheth out of Peter's ship. 4 A miraculous draught of fishes. 12 The leper cleansed. 18 The palsy healed. 27 Christ calleth Levi. ANDa it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch 6 out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 5 And Simon, answering, said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: c nevertheless, at thy word 1 will let down the net. 6 And d when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. 7 And they beckoned unto their Mar.1.16,&c. partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help e them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. 12. 38 T And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's c Ps. 127. 1,2. house. And g Simon's wife's moth- Eze.38.11, er was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. 39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them. d Ec. 11.6. e Ex.23.5. 40 ¶ Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them f Ju.13.22. unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. 41 And devils also came out of inany, crying out, and saying, Thon art Christ the Son of God. And 2Sa 6.9. 1 Ki. 17. 18. g Ps.8.6,8. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down fat Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes g which they had taken: 10 And so was also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. 11 And when they had brought 19.27. Phi.3.7,8. 12 ¶ And i it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold, ah Mat.4.20. man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus, fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thouMat.8.2,&c. wilt, thou canst make me clean. 13 And he put forth his hand, andar.1.40,&c. touched him, saying, I will; be k thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. 14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. k 2Ki.5.10, 14. 7 Le. 14.4, &c. m Mat.4.25. Mar.3.7. Mar.6.46. 28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and v there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. 30 But their scribes and Pharisees saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and simmers? 15 But so much the more went n Mat. 14.23. murmured against his disciples, there a fame abroad of him ; and m great multitudes came together, to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. 16 T And n he withdrew himself into the wilderness and prayed. o Jno.3.21. P Mat.9.2,&c. Mar.2.3, &c. q Ps.32.5. 103.3. 130.4. Is. 1.18. 43.25. 17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that o there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord r Jno.5.8,12. was present to heal them. 18 T And, p behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken Ga. 1.24. with a palsy: and they soughts Ac.4.21. means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 19 And when they could not find t ver.8. by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the house-top, and let him down through the tiling, with his couch, into the midst before v ch.15.1,&c. Jesus. u Mat.9.9,&c. Mar.2. 13. 20 And when he saw their faith. w Je.S.22. he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive q sins, but God alone? x ch.15.7,10. 1Co.6.9-11. ITi. 1.15. 2Pe.3.9. y ch.7.34,35. z Is.22.12. 31 And Jesus, answering, said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; w but they that are sick. 32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners ≈ to repentance. 33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but y thine eat and drink? 34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast z in those days. 36 T And a he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old: if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not b with the old. 37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. 38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. 22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he, answering, said 39 No man also having drunk old unto them, What reason ye in your aMat.9.16,17. wine straightway desireth new: for hearts? sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, (CHAP. 6.) AND it came to pass on the Arise, and r take up thy couch, and go unto thine house. 25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. a Mat. 12.1, &c. Mar.2.23, &c. second sabbath after the first, that he went through the cornfields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And certain of the Pharisees |