Incidents of the Birth and Boyhood of Jesus Christ Till He
was 12 Years of Age.
1.
Introduction
Luke 1:1-4
1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order
a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the
beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect
understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order,
most excellent Theophilus,
4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things,
wherein thou hast been instructed.
John 1:1-14
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any
thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness
comprehended it not.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 The same came for a
witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of
that Light.
9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that
cometh into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and
the world knew him not.
11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to
become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the
flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we
beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of
grace and truth.
2.
The geneologies- Matthew the legal, Luke the natural descent
Matthew 1:1-17
1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of
David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham1 begat Isaac; and Isaac2
begat Jacob; and Jacob3 begat Judas and his brethren;
3 And Judas4 begat Phares and Zara of
Thamar; and Phares5
begat Esrom; and Esrom6 begat Aram;
4 And Aram7 begat Aminadab; and Aminadab8
begat Naasson; and Naasson9 begat Salmon;
5 And Salmon10 begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz11
begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed12 begat Jesse;
6 And Jesse13 begat David14 the king; and David1 the king begat Solomon of her that had
been the wife of Urias;
7 And Solomon2,15
begat Roboam; and Roboam3,16
begat Abia; and Abia4,17 begat Asa;
8 And Asa5,18
begat Josaphat; and Josaphat6,19
begat Joram; and Joram7,20 begat
Ozias;
9 And Ozias8,21
begat Joatham; and Joatham9,22 begat
Achaz; and Achaz10,23 begat Ezekias;
10 And Ezekias11,24
begat Manasses; and Manasses12,25
begat Amon; and Amon13,26 begat Josias;
11 And Josias14,27/1
begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias2,28
begat Salathiel; and Salathiel3,29
begat Zorobabel;
13 And Zorobabel4,30
begat Abiud; and Abiud5,31 begat
Eliakim; and Eliakim6,32 begat Azor;
14 And Azor7,33
begat Sadoc; and Sadoc8,34 begat
Achim; and Achim9,35 begat Eliud;
15 And Eliud10,36
begat Eleazar; and Eleazar11,37
begat Matthan; and Matthan12,38
begat Jacob;
16 And Jacob13,39
begat Joseph14,40 the husband of Mary, of whom was born
Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen
generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from
the carrying away into Babylon
unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Luke 3:23-38
23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age,
being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph75,40,
which was the son of Heli74,39(Jacob),
24 Which was the son of Matthat73,38(Matthan),
which was the son of Levi72,
which was the son of Melchi71,
which was the son of Janna70,
which was the son of Joseph69,
25 Which was the son of Mattathias68,
which was the son of Amos67,
which was the son of Naum66,
which was the son of Esli65,
which was the son of Nagge64,
26 Which was the son of Maath63,
which was the son of Mattathias62,
which was the son of Semei61,
which was the son of Joseph60,
which was the son of Juda59,
27 Which was the son of Joanna58,
which was the son of Rhesa57,
which was the son of Zorobabel56,
which was the son of Salathiel55,
which was the son of Neri54,
28 Which was the son of Melchi53,
which was the son of Addi52,
which was the son of Cosam51,
which was the son of Elmodam50,
which was the son of Er49,
29 Which was the son of Jose48,
which was the son of Eliezer47,
which was the son of Jorim46,
which was the son of Matthat45,
which was the son of Levi44,
30 Which was the son of Simeon43,
which was the son of Juda42,
which was the son of Joseph41,
which was the son of Jonan40,
which was the son of Eliakim39,
31 Which was the son of Melea38,
which was the son of Menan37,
which was the son of Mattatha36,
which was the son of Nathan35,
which was the son of David34,14,
32 Which was the son of Jesse33,13,
which was the son of Obed32,12,
which was the son of Booz31,11,
which was the son of Salmon30,10,
which was the son of Naasson29,9,
33 Which was the son of Aminadab28,8,
which was the son of Aram27,7,
which was the son of Esrom26,6,
which was the son of Phares25,5,
which was the son of Juda24,4,
34 Which was the son of Jacob23,3,
which was the son of Isaac22,2,
which was the son of Abraham21,1,
which was the son of Thara20,
which was the son of Nachor19,
35 Which was the son of Saruch18,
which was the son of Ragau17,
which was the son of Phalec16,
which was the son of Heber15,
which was the son of Sala14,
36 Which was the son of Cainan13,
which was the son of Arphaxad12,
which was the son of Sem11,
which was the son of Noe10,
which was the son of Lamech9,
37 Which was the son of Mathusala8,
which was the son of Enoch7,
which was the son of Jared6,
which was the son of Maleleel5,
which was the son of Cainan4,
38 Which was the son of Enos3,
which was the son of Seth2,
which was the son of Adam1,
which was the son of God.
3.
Birth of John the Baptist announced to Zacharias
Luke 1:5-25
5 There was in the days of
Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest
named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of
Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all
the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren,
and they both were now well stricken in years.
8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's
office before God in the order of his course,
9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot
was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying
without at the time of incense.
11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing
on the right side of the altar of incense.
12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear
fell upon him.
13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy
prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt
call his name John.
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall
rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall
drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy
Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord
their God.
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of
Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient
to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know
this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that
stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee
these glad tidings.
20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak,
until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not
my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that
he tarried so long in the temple.
22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and
they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto
them, and remained speechless.
23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his
ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and
hid herself five months, saying,
25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he
looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
4.
Birth of Jesus announced to Mary at Nazareth 6 months later
Luke 1:26-38
26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from
God unto a city of Galilee,
named Nazareth,
27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of
the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that
art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and
cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou
hast found favour with God.
31 And, behold, thou shalt
conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the
Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and
of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing
I know not a man?
35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost
shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:
therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the
Son of God.
36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also
conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was
called barren.
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it
unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
5.
Mary’s visit to Elizabeth, and her hymn
Luke 1:39-56
39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill
country with haste, into a city of Juda;
40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted
Elisabeth.
41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the
salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with
the Holy Ghost:
42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed
art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord
should come to me?
44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded
in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.
45 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a
performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
47 And my spirit hath
rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:
for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and
holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to
generation.
51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered
the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted
them of low degree.
53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich
he hath sent empty away.
54 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his
mercy;
55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed
for ever.
56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned
to her own house.
6.
John the Baptist’s birth, and Zacharias’ hymn
Luke 1:57-80
57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be
delivered; and she brought forth a son.
58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had
shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to
circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his
father.
60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be
called John.
61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that
is called by this name.
62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him
called.
63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His
name is John. And they marvelled all.
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue
loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all
these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
66 And all they that heard them laid them up in their
hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord
was with him.
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost,
and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and
redeemed his people,
69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the
house of his servant David;
70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have
been since the world began:
71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the
hand of all that hate us;
72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to
remember his holy covenant;
73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out
of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of
our life.
76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the
Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the
remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the
dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the
shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
80 And the child grew, and
waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto
Israel.
7.
The angel appears to Joseph
Matthew 1:18-25
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as
his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was
found with child of the Holy Ghost.
19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not
willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel
of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David,
fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is
of the Holy Ghost.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his
name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
22 Now all this was done,
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring
forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is,
God with us.
24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of
the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn
son: and he called his name JESUS.
8.
Birth of Jesus at Bethlehem
Luke 2:1-7
1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a
decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor
of Syria.)
3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee,
out of the city of Nazareth,
into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and
lineage of David:)
5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with
child.
6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were
accomplished that she should be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him
in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for
them in the inn.
9.
Angelic announcement to the shepherds. (In spring flocks are
watched by night.)
Luke 2:8-20
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in
the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the
glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I
bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good
will toward men.
15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from
them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto
Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made
known unto us.
16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and
the babe lying in a manger.
17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the
saying which was told them concerning this child.
18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which
were told them by the shepherds.
19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her
heart.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God
for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
10. Circumcision of Jesus, and presentation in the temple, where
He is welcomed by Simeon and
Anna, 41 days after nativity (Lev
12 :3-4)
Luke 2:21-39a
21 And when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the
angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22 And when the days of her purification according to the
law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
23 (As it is written in the law of the LORD, Every male that
openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said
in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
25 And, behold, there was a
man in Jerusalem,
whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the
consolation of Israel:
and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he
should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the
parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and
said,
29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace,
according to thy word:
30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy
people Israel.
33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which
were spoken of him.
34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother,
Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and
for a sign which shall be spoken against;
35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,)
that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of
Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an
husband seven years from her virginity;
37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years,
which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers
night and day.
38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto
the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
39a And when they had performed all things according to the
law of the Lord, …
11.
Visit of the Magi, in the house-no longer in manger;
epiphany to Gentiles
Matthew 2:1-12
1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days
of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we
have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was
troubled, and all Jerusalem
with him.
4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes
of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus
it is written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem,
in the land of Juda, art not the least among the
princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my
people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men,
enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem,
and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found
him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the
star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over
where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding
great joy.
11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the
young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when
they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and
frankincense and myrrh.
12 And being warned of God
in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own
country another way.
12.
Flight into Egypt
Matthew 2:13-15
13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the
Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child
and his mother, and flee into Egypt,
and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child
to destroy him.
14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by
night, and departed into Egypt:
15 And was there until the
death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the
prophet, saying, Out of Egypt
have I called my son.
13.
Herod’s murder of the innocents
Matthew 2:16-18
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise
men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were
in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under,
according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the
prophet, saying,
18 In Rama was there a voice
heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her
children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
14.
Return to Nazareth,
fearing Archelaus’ cruelty, shown from the first
Matthew 2:19-22
19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord
appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother,
and go into the land
of Israel: for they are
dead which sought the young child's life.
21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother,
and came into the land
of Israel.
22 But when he heard that
Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of
his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of
God in a dream, …
[he turned aside into the parts of Galilee Matt 2:22
/
they returned into Galilee, Luke 2:39]
And he came Matt 2:23 to their own city Nazareth.
Luke 2:39 and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. Matt 2:23 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with
wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. Luke 2: 40
15. Jesus, at the age of 12 years, goes up to the Passover, and
is found with the doctors in the temple;
then follows His 18 silent years
Luke 2:41-52
41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the
passover.
42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the
custom of the feast.
43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned,
the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem;
and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went
a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him
in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and
asking them questions.
47 And all that heard him were astonished at his
understanding and answers.
48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother
said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I
have sought thee sorrowing.
49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist
ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto
them.
51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his
mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased in
wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Inauguration of Christ’s Public Ministry.
16.
Preparatory preaching of John the Baptist
Mark 1:1-3
1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of
God;
2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my
messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the
way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Luke 3:1-2
1 Now in the fifteenth year
of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and
Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and
of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God
came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
[In those days came John the Baptist, Matt 3:1
/
And he came into all the country about Jordan, Luke 3:3]
[preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, Matt 3:1
/ preaching the baptism of repentance for the
remission of sins; Luke 3:3]
And saying, Repent ye:
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Matt 3:2
[For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet
Esaias, saying, Matt 3:3 / As it is written in the book of
the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, Luke 3:4]
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the
way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Matt 3:3, Luke 3:4
Luke 3:5-6
5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill
shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough
ways shall be made smooth;
6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
[And the same John had his raiment of camel's
hair, Matt
3:4 / And John was clothed with camel's hair, Mark 1:6]
[and a leathern girdle about his loins; Matt 3:4
/
and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; Mark 1:6]
[and his meat was locusts and wild honey. Matt 3:4
/
and he did eat locusts and wild honey; Mark 1:6]
John did baptize in the
wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
Mark 1:4
[Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea,
and all the region round about Jordan, Matt 3:5 / And there went out unto him all
the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, Mark 1:5]
[And were baptized of him in Jordan, Matt 3:6
/
and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, Mark 1:5]
confessing their sins. Matt 3:6, Mark 1:5 And preached, saying, There cometh one
mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop
down and unloose. Mark 1:7
[But when he saw many of the Pharisees and
Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, Matt 3:7 / Then
said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, Luke 3:7]
O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the
wrath to come? Matt 3:7, Luke 3:7 Bring
forth therefore fruits Matt 3:8, Luke 3:8
[meet for repentance: Matt 3:8 /
worthy of repentance, Luke 3:8]
[And think not Matt 3:9 / and
begin not Luke
3:8]
to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for
I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto
Abraham. Matt
3:9, Luke 3:8 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of
the trees: Matt
3:10, Luke 3:9
[therefore every tree Matt 3:10 / every tree therefore Luke 3:9]
which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast
into the fire. Matt 3:10,
Luke 3:9
Luke 3:10-15
10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?
11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats,
let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do
likewise.
12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto
him, Master, what shall we do?
13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is
appointed you.
14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And
what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse
any falsely; and be content with your wages.
15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused
in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
John answered, saying
unto them all, Luke 3:16
[I indeed baptize you with water Matt 3:11, Luke 3:16 / I indeed have baptized you with
water: Mark
1:8]
unto repentance. Matt 3:11
[but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, Matt 3:11 / but
one mightier than I cometh, Luke 3:16]
[whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: Matt 3:11 / the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to
unloose: Luke
3:16]
but Mark 1:8 he shall baptize you
with the Holy Ghost, Matt 3:11, Mark 1:8, Luke 3:16 and with fire: Matt 3:11, Luke 3:16 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will
throughly purge his floor, Matt 3:12, Luke 3:16
[and gather his wheat into the garner; Matt 3:12 / and
will gather the wheat into his garner; Luke 3:17]
[but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable
fire. Matt
3:12 / but
the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. Luke 3:17]
And many other things in
his exhortation preached he unto the people. Luke 3:18
17.
Christ’s baptism in river Jordan at Perean Bethany
[Then cometh Jesus from Galilee
to Jordan Matt
3:13 / And
it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, Mark 1:9]
unto John, Matt 3:13
[to be baptized of him. Matt 3:13 / and was baptized of John in Jordan. Mark 1:9]
Matthew 3:14-15
14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized
of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so
now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Now when all the people
were baptized, Luke 3:21
[And Jesus, when he was baptized, Matt 3:16 / it
came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, Luke 3:21]
[went up straightway out of the water: Matt 3:16 / And straightway coming up out of the water, Mark 1:10]
and praying, Luke 3:21
[and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and
he saw Matt
3:16 / he
saw the heavens opened, Mark 1:10
/ the heaven was opened, Luke 3:21]
[the Spirit of God Matt 3:16 / and the Spirit Mark 1:10 / And the Holy Ghost Luke 3:22]
[descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: Matt 3:16 / like
a dove descending upon him: Mark 1:10
/
descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, Luke 3:22]
[And lo a voice from heaven, saying, Matt 3:17 / And
there came a voice from heaven, saying, Mark 1:11
/
and a voice came from heaven, which said, Luke 3:22]
[This is Matt 3:17
/
Thou art
Mark 1:11/ Thou art Luke 3:22]
my beloved Son, Matt 3:17,
Mark 1:11, Luke 3:22
[in whom, Matt 3:17,
Mark 1:11 / in
thee Luke 3:22]
I am well pleased. Matt 3:17,
Mark 1:11, Luke 3:22 And Jesus
himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son
of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, Luke 3:23
18.
The Spirit leads Him to desert of Judea,
where Satan tempts Him,
And Jesus being full of
the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, Luke 4:1
[Then was Jesus led up of the spirit into the
wilderness Matt
4:1 / And immediately the spirit driveth him into the
wilderness. Mark 1:12
/
and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Luke 4:1]
to be tempted of the
devil. Matt 4:1
[And he was there in the wilderness forty days,
tempted of Satan; Mark 1:13
/
Being forty days tempted of the devil. Luke 4:2]
and was with the wild
beasts; Mark 1:13 And in those days he did eat
nothing: Luke 4:2
[And when he had fasted forty days and forty
nights, Matt
4:2 / and when they were ended, Luke 4:2]
[he was afterward an hungred. Matt 4:2
/ he
afterward hungered. Luke 4:2]
And when the tempter
came to him, Matt 4:3
[he said, Matt 4:3 / And
the devil said unto him, Luke 4:3]
If thou be the Son of God,
command Matt
4:3, Luke 4:3
[that these stones Matt 4:3
/
this stone that it Luke 4:3]
be made bread. Matt 4:3,
Luke 4:3
[But he answered and said, Matt 4:4
/
And Jesus answered him, saying, Luke 4:4]
[It is written, Matt 4:4
/ It
is written, That Luke 4:4]
Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word Matt 4:4, Luke 4:4 that proceedeth out of
the mouth Matt
4:4 of God. Matt 4:4, Luke 4:4
Luke 4:5-8
5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed
unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give
thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I
will I give it.
7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me,
Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only
shalt thou serve.
[Then the devil taketh him up into
the holy city, Matt 4:5 / And he brought him to Jerusalem, Luke 4:9]
[and setteth him on a pinnacle of
the temple, Matt 4:5 / and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, Luke 4:9]
[And saith unto him, Matt 4:6
/
and said unto him, Luke 4:9]
If thou be the Son of God,
cast thyself down: Matt 4:6, Luke 4:9 from hence: Luke 4:9 for
it is written, He shall give his angels charge Matt 4:6, Luke 4:10
[concerning thee: Matt 4:6 / over
thee, Luke
4:10]
to keep thee: Luke 4:10 and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time
thou dash thy foot against a stone. Matt 4:6, Luke 4:11
[Jesus said unto him, Matt 4:7 / And
Jesus answering said unto him, Luke 4:12]
[It is written again, Matt 4:7 / It is
said, Luke
4:12]
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Matt 4:7, Luke 4:12
Matthew 4:8-10
8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high
mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if
thou wilt fall down and worship me.
10 Then saith Jesus unto
him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy
God, and him only shalt thou serve.
And when the devil had
ended all the temptation, Luke
4:13<