The 3rd Chapter
     In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius the Emperor, Pontius Pilate being leftenant of Jurie, (Jewry) and Herod being Tetrach of Galilee, and his brother Philip Tetrach in Jturea and in the region of Traconitis, and Lysaniah the Tetrach of Abilene, when Annas and Caiphas were the high priests the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he came into all the coasts about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, as it is written in the book of the sayings of Esaias the Prophet which says: The voice of a crier in wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low. And crooked things shall be made straight: and the rough ways shall be made smooth: and all flesh shall see the saviour sent of God.
     Then said he to the people that were come to be baptised of him: O generation of vipers, who has taught you to *fly (flye) away from the wrath to come? Bring forth due fruits of repentance, and begin not to say in yourselves, we have Abraham to our father. For I say unto you: God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. Now also is the axe laid unto the root of the trees: so that every tree which brings not forth good fruit, shall be hewn down, and cast into the fire.
     And the people asked him saying: What shall we do then? He answered and said unto them: He that has two coats, let him part with him that has none: and he that has meat, let him do likewise.
     Then came there publicans to be baptised, and said unto him: Master, what shall we do? And he said unto them: require no more than that which is appointed unto you.
     The soldiers likewise demanded of him saying: and what shall we do? And he said to them: Do violence to no man: neither trouble any man wrongfully: but be content with your wages.
     As the people were in a doubt, and all men disputed in their hearts of John, whether he were very Christ: John answered and said to them all: I baptise you with water but a stronger than I comes after me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to unloose: he will baptise you with the holy ghost, and with fire: which has his fan in his hand, and will purge his floor, and will gather the corn in to his barn: but the chaff will he burn with fire that never shall be quenched. And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
     Then Herod the Tetrach (when he was rebuked of him for Herodias his brother Philipes wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done) added this above all, and laid John prison.
     And it fortuned as all the people received baptism (and when Jesus was baptised and did pray) that heaven was opened and the holy ghost came down in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven saying: You are my dear son, in you do I delight.
     And Jesus himself was about thirty years of age when he began, being as men supposed the son of Joseph: which Joseph was the son of Heli: which was the son of Matthat: which was the son of Levi: which was the son of Melchi: which was the son of Janna: which was the son of Joseph: which was the son of Mattathias: which was the son of Amos: which was the son of Nahum: which was the son of Esli: which was the son of Nagge: which was the son of Maath: which was the son of Mattathias: which was the son of Semei: which was the son of Joseph: which was the son of Juda: which was the son of Johanna: which was the son of Rhesia: which was the son of Zorobabel: which was the son of Salathiel: which was the son of Neri: which was the son of Melchi: which was the son of Addi: which was the son of Cosam: which was the son of Helmadami: which was the son of Her: which was the son of Jeso: which was the son of Heliezer (Eliezer): which was the son of Jorim: which was the son of Mattha: which was the son of Levi: which was the son of Simeon: which was the son of Juda: which was the son of Joseph: which was the son of Jonam: which was the son of Heliakim (Eliakim): which was the son of Melca: which was the son of Menam: which was the son of Mattathan: which was the son of Nathan: which was the son of David: which was the son of Jesse: which was the son of Obed: which was the son of Boos: which was the son of Salmon: which was the son of Naason: which was the son of Aminadab: which was the son of Aram: which was the son of Esrom: which was the son of Phares: which was the son of Juda: which was the son of Jacob: which was the son of Isaac: which was the son of Abraham: which was the son of Tharra: which was the son of Nachor: which was the son of Saruch: which was the son of Ragau: which was the son of Phalec: which was the son of Heber: which was the son of Sala: which was the son of Cainan: which was the son of Arphaxad: which was the son of Sem: which was the son of Noe: which was the son of Lamech: which was the son of Mathusala: which was the son of Enoch: which was the son of Jareth: which was the son of Malalehel: son of Cainan: which was the son of Enos: which was the son of Seth: which was the son of Adam: which was the son of God.

The 4th Chapter
     Jesus then full of the holy ghost returned from Jordan, and was carried of the spirit into wilderness, and was forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days ate he nothing. And when they were ended, he after ward hungered. And the devil said unto him: if you be the son of God command this stone that it be bread. And Jesus answered him saying: It is written, man shall not live by bread only, but by every word of God.
     And the devil took him up into an high mountain, and showed him all the kingdom of the world, even in the twinkling of an eye. And the devil said unto him: all this power will I give you every whit (least bit) and the glory of them: for that is delivered to me, and to whosoever I will, I give it. If you therefore will worship me, they shall be all yours. Jesus answered him and said: here, now get from me Satan. For it is written: You shall honour the Lord your God, and him only serve.
     And he carried him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him: If you be the son of God, cast yourself down from here, now. For it is written, he shall give his Angels charge over you to keep you, and with their hands they shall stay you up that you dash not your foot against a stone. Jesus answered and said to him, it is said: you shall not tempt the Lord your God. As soon as the devil had ended all his temptations, he departed from him, for a season.
     And Jesus returned by the power of the spirit into Galile, and there went a fame of him through out all the region round about. And he taught in their synagogues, and was commended of all men.
     And he came to Nazareth where he was nursed and as his custom was, went into the synagogue on the Saboth days, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the Prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place, where it was written. The spirit of the Lord upon me, because he has anointed me: to preach the Gospell to the poor he has sent me: and to heal the broken hearted: to preach deliverance to the captive, and sight to the blind, and freely to set at liberty them that are bruised, and to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
     And he closed the book, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all that were in the synagogue, were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them. This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And said: Is not this Josephs son?
     And he said unto them: you may very well say unto me this proverb: Physician, heal yourself. Whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do the same here likewise in your own country. And he said, verily I say unto you: No Prophet is accepted in his own country.
     But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Helias (Elias), when heaven was shut three years and six months, when great famishment was through out all the land, and unto none of them was Helias (Elias) sent, save in to Sarepta besides Sidon unto a woman that was a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Heliseus (Eliseus) the Prophet: and yet none of them was healed, saving Naaman of Syria.
     And as many as were in the synagogue when they heard that, were filled with wrath: and rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him even unto the edge of the hill, where on their city was built, to cast him down headlong. But he went his way even through the midst of them: and came into Capernaum a city of Galile, and there taught them on the Saboth days. And they were astonied at his doctrine: for his preaching was with power. And in the synagogue there was a man which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried with a loud voice saying: let me alone, what have you to do with us, you Jesus of Nazareth? are you come to destroy us? I know you what you are, even the holy of God. And Jesus rebuked him saying: hold your peace, and come out of him. And the devil threw him in the midst of them and came out of him, and hurt him not. And fear came on them all, and they spoke among themselves saying: what manner a thing is this? For with authority and power he commands the foul spirits, and they come out? And the fame of him spread abroad through all places of the country round about.
     And he rose up and came out of the synagogue, and entered into Simons house. And Simons mother in law was taken with a great fever, and they made intercession to him for her. And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever: and it left her. And immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
     When the *son was down, all they that had sick taken with divers diseases, brought them unto him: and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. And devils also came out of many of them crying and saying: you are Christ the son of God. And he rebuked them, and suffered (allowed) them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. *son spelled as sonne, other places in the text sun is spelled sunne.
     As soon as it was day, he departed and went away into a desert place, and the people sought him and came to him, and kept him that he should not depart from them. And he said unto them: I must to other cities also preach the kingdom of God: for therefore am I sent. And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

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