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In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.

And Jesus, having been given baptism, straight away went up from the water; and, the heavens opening, he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him as a dove;

Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.

And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.

And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.

And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

And he got up, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.

And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.

And they came into the house, and saw the young child with Mary, his mother; and falling down on their faces they gave him worship; and from their store they gave him offerings of gold, perfume, and spices.

Saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: because they who were attempting to take the young child's life are dead.

And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.

And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,

Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;

In Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.

You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel.

And when they saw the star they were full of joy.

Matthew 3

And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.

And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

And if anyone says to him, What are these wounds between your hands? then he will say, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

Matthew 1

Malachi 1

And when you give what is blind for an offering, it is no evil! and when you give what is damaged and ill, it is no evil! Give it now to your ruler; will he be pleased with you, or will you have his approval? says the Lord of armies.

See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

And it will be that if any one of all the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to give worship to the King, the Lord of armies, on them there will be no rain.

In that day there will be a great weeping in Jerusalem, like the weeping of Hadad-rimmon in the valley of Megiddon.