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And the child grew and became strong in character, and lived in the Desert till the time came for him to appear publicly to Israel.

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Just at this time an edict was issued by Caesar Augustus for the registration of the whole Empire.

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So Joseph went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judaea, to David's town of Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,

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But while they were there, her full time came,

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And when they saw the child, they told what had been said to them about Him;

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But Mary treasured up all these things, often dwelling on them in her mind.

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and a sword will pierce through your own soul also; that the reasonings in many hearts may be revealed."

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And the child grew and became strong and full of wisdom, and the favour of God rested upon Him.

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but supposing Him to be in the travelling company, they proceeded a day's journey. Then they searched up and down for Him among their relatives and acquaintances;

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while all who heard Him were astonished at His intelligence and at the answers He gave.

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Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being Governor of Judaea, Herod Tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip Tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias Tetrarch of Abilene,

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And even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees, so that every tree which fails to yield good fruit will quickly be hewn down and thrown into the fire."

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"Let the man who has two coats," he answered, "give one to the man who has none; and let the man who has food share it with others."

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There came also a party of tax-gatherers to be baptized, and they asked him, "Rabbi, what are we to do?"

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"Do not exact more than the legal amount," he replied.

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The soldiers also once and again inquired of him, "And we, what are we to do?" His answer was, "Neither intimidate any one nor lay false charges; and be content with your pay."

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And while the people were in suspense and all were debating in their minds whether John might possibly be the Anointed One,

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he answered the question by saying to them all, "As for me, I am baptizing you with water, but One mightier than I is coming, whose very sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten: He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and with fire.

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His winnowing-shovel is in His hand to clear out His threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into His storehouse; but the chaff He will burn up in fire unquenchable."

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But Herod the Tetrarch, being repeatedly rebuked by him about Herodias his brother's wife, and about all the wicked deeds that he had done,

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Now when all the people had been baptized, and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the sky opened,

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Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led about by the Spirit in the Desert for forty days,

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Then the Devil said to Him, "If you are God's Son, tell this stone to become bread."

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Then he brought Him to Jerusalem and caused Him to stand on the roof of the Temple, and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down from here; for it is written,

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Then He proceeded to say to them, "To-day is this Scripture fulfilled in your hearing."

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