And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull).
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.”
And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last.
There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
And Joseph bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed.
Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us,
In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute.
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”
And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah,
and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.
And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered.
and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.
and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”
Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”
And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed
(and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”
And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin,
and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.
but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances,
And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,
and “‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country.
But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land,
and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath,
And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf.
And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them,
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