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And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.

And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.

And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,

but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances,

and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him.

After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress."

And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them.

for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry.

and "‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority.

And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"

And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf.

And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.