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And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, his name was called Jesus; because he was named by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

He received him in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

And Joseph and his mother marvelled about these things which were spoken concerning him.

And Simon blessed them, and he said to Mary, his mother, Behold, this one is appointed for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, and for a sign of dispute;

And his people went every year to Jerusalem during the feast of the passover.

And when the feast days were over, they returned; but the boy Jesus remained in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother did not know it.

And all those who heard him were amazed at his wisdom and his answers.

And when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said to him, My son, why have you done so to us? behold, I and your father have been looking for you with much anxiety.

So he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them. And his mother treasured all these words in her heart.

And Jesus grew in his stature and in his wisdom, and in favor with God and men.

IN the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, during the governorship of Pontius Pilate in Judaea, when Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanius tetrarch of Abilene,

He holds a shovel in his hand, and purifies his threshing; the wheat he gathers into his barns, and the straw he burns in the unquenchable fire.

Now Herod the tetrarch, because he was rebuked by John concerning Herodias wife of Philip his brother, and for all the evil things that he was doing,

For it is written, That he will command his angels concerning you, to watch you;

When the adversary was through with all his temptations, he left him for some time.

And all testified to him, and were amazed by the words of grace which came out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this man the son of Joseph?

Then he said, Truly I say to you, No prophet is acceptable in his own city.

And they were astonished at his teaching; because his word had power.

When the sun was setting, all who had sick people suffering from divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hand on each one of them, and healed them.

When Jesus was in one of the cities, there came a man who was covered with leprosy; and he saw Jesus and fell on his face, and besought him, and said, My Lord, if you will, you can cleanse me.