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and on the eighth day were present at the circumcision of the child. but upon their proposing to call him by his father's name, Zacharias: his mother objected to it,

but the angel said to them, be not afraid, I am only come to bring you great news, which will be matter of joy to you and to the whole world.

but Mary considered these things very attentively, and weigh'd every circumstance in her mind, while the shepherds return'd,

There was likewise one Anna a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser; she was of a great age, and had liv'd in a married state but seven years ever since she was a virgin:

when that was expired, they returned, but the young Jesus staid behind in Jerusalem, without being miss'd either by Joseph or his Mother.

so that they went a whole day's journey, imagining he was somewhere among the company, and then they look'd for him among their relations and acquaintance; but not finding him,

but they did not comprehend the meaning of that expression.

he address'd himself to them all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water; but there is one coming, who is superiour to me, whose shoes I am unworthy to untie: he shall baptize you with the holy spirit, under the appearance of fire.

and with the fan in his hand he will thoroughly cleanse his floor, and will lay up the wheat in his grainery: but the chaff he will burn with inextinguishable fire.

but having reproved Herod the tetrarch upon account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and for all the mischiefs that Herod had done;

being forty days tempted by the devil, without eating any thing all that while: but that time expired, he at last was seiz'd with hunger.

but Jesus answered him, it is written , "man shall not live by bread alone, but by every thing that God appoints."

but Jesus answered him, avant, satan, for it is written, "thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve."

but Jesus replied, it is said, "thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."

They all applauded him, and were surprized, that what he said, was delivered with so much grace. but they objected, is not this the son of Joseph?

but in truth, added he, no prophet was ever well received in his own country.

but he pass'd thro' the midst of them and went away.

but Jesus rebuk'd him, saying, be dumb, and come out of him. upon which the demon threw him down in the midst of the assembly, and came out, without doing him any harm.

many were dispossess'd of the demons, who cried aloud, you are the Messiah, the son of God. but he rebuked them, and would not suffer them to declare, that they knew him to be the Messiah.

where he saw two vessels lying near shore: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.