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For lo, mine eyes have seen thy grace,

A light for the revelation of the peoples, And the glory of thy people Isroel.

And Shemun blessed them, and said to Mariam his mother, Behold, this child is set for the ruin and uprising of many in Isroel, for the sign of contention.

For they thought that he was with the sons of the company; and when they had gone the journey of one day, they sought him with the men and with any who knew him.

And when they saw him, they wondered; and his mother said to him, My son, why hast thou done with us thus? for, behold, I and thy father with great anxiety have sought thee.

And he came into the whole country about the Jurdan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

As it is written in the book of the words of Eshaia the prophet, who said, The voice which crieth in the desert, Prepare the way of the Lord, And make straight in the plain the highways for our Aloha.

Work therefore fruits which are worthy of repentance. And begin not to say within yourselves that Abraham is father to us; for I tell you, that from these stones Aloha is able to raise up sons unto Abraham.

for it is written, His angels he shall charge concerning thee to keep thee,

And when the accuser had accomplished all his temptations, he removed from him for a time.

For I say to you the truth, that many widows were in the house of Isroel in the days of Elia the prophet, when the heavens were shut up for three years and six months, and great famine was in all the land;

And they were astonished at his doctrine, for with power was his word.

And wonder seized on every man, and they spake with each other and said, What thing is this ? for with authority and with power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they go forth.

And he cast forth also devils from many, (they) crying out, and saying, Thou art the Meshicha, the Son of Aloha. And he rebuked them, and suffered them not to speak, for they knew that he was the Meshicha.

but Jeshu said to them, To other cities also must I go to announce the kingdom of Aloha, for concerning this I have been sent.

And when he was silent from his discourses, he said to Shemun, Lead into the deep, and cast forth your nets for a draught.

But when Shemun Kipha saw, he fell before the feet of Jeshu and said to him, I pray from thee, my Lord, remove thee from me, for I am a man a sinner.

For amazement had seized him, and all who were with him, on account of the draught of fishes which they had taken.

And he commanded him, Tell no man, but go show thyself to the priests, and offer the oblation for thy cleansing, as Musha ordained for their testimony.

And no man, drinking old wine, immediately asketh new: for he saith, The old is softer.