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So they went in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger.

And when they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child.

And the shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as was told them.

And when eight days were fulfilled so that they could circumcise Him, His name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

And when the days for their cleansing according to the Law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

And when they had finished everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth.

And when He became twelve years old, they went up there according to the custom of the Feast;

and as they were returning, after finishing the days of the Feast, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But His parents did not know.

But supposing Him to be in the caravan, they went a day's journey, and they began searching for Him among their relatives and acquaintances.

And it happened that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.

When they saw Him, they were astonished, and His mother said to Him, "Child, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You."

And tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should we do?"

for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had finished, He was hungry.

and,‘On their hands they will bear You up,Lest You strike Your foot against a stone.'"

And all were speaking well of Him and marveling at the gracious words which were coming forth from His lips, and they were saying, "Is this not Joseph's son?"

And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things,

and they stood up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the edge of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw Him down the cliff.

and they were amazed at His teaching, for His message was with authority.

And amazement came upon them all, and they were talking with one another saying, "What is this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out."

Then He stood up and left the synagogue, and entered Simon's home. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Him to help her.