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To giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes,

And the childe grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts, till the day of his shewing vnto Israel.

And all went to bee taxed, euery one into his owne citie.

To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

And when eight dayes were accomplished for the circumcising of the childe, his name was called Iesus, which was so named of the Angel before he was conceiued in the wombe.

Then tooke hee him vp in his armes, and blessed God, and said,

And Ioseph and his mother marueiled at those things which were spoken of him.

And Simeon blessed them, and said vnto Marie his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising againe of many in Israel: and for a signe which shall be spoken against,

Now his parents went to Hierusalem euery yeere, at the feast of the Passeouer.

And when they had fulfilled the dayes, as they returned, the childe Iesus taried behind in Hierusalem, and Ioseph and his mother knew not of it.

And all that heard him were astonished at his vnderstanding, and answeres.

And when they sawe him, they were amazed: and his mother said vnto him, Sonne, why hast thou thus dealt with vs? Behold, thy father and I haue sought thee sorrowing.

And he went downe with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subiect vnto them: But his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Now in the fifteenth yeere of the reigne of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being Gouernour of Iudea, & Herode being Tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip Tetrarch of Iturea, and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the Tetrarch of Abilene,

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the Prophet, saying, The voyce of one crying in the wildernesse, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Whose fanne is in his hand, and he will thorowly purge his floore, and will gather the wheat into his garner, but the chaffe he will burne with fire vnquencheable.

And many other things in his exhortation preached he vnto the people.

But Herode the Tetrarch being reprooued by him for Herodias his brother Philips wife, and for all the euils which Herode had done,

For it is written, He shall giue his Angels charge ouer thee, to keepe thee.

And hee came to Nazareth, where he had bene brought vp, and as his custome was, he went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood vp for to reade.