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The Life of
Jesus |
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About
this Narrative |
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This
continuous Story of Jesus is based on the Gospels of
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, in the North American Bible
version, as published by the
United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops. None of the words had
been changed and none are added. All graphics are used
with implied permission from
Hermano
Leon. |
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The Early Years |
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Again
an angel appeared to Joseph who told him to, "...take
the child and his mother, flee to Egypt" Matthew 2:13
because Herod was seeking to kill the child Jesus.
Because Herod could not find Jesus he, "...ordered the
massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity
two years old and under" Matthew 2:16. This
fulfills the prophesy, "...Out of
Egypt I called my son"
Matthew 2:15.
Nearing
his death, "...Herod orders to have the principal men
of the country shut up in the hippodrome at Jericho
and slaughtered as soon as he had passed away, that
his grave might not be without the tribute of tears."
Catholic Encyclopedia
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When
Herod died Mary, Joseph and the child Jesus returned
from Egypt to Nazareth, again fulfilling an ancient prophesy, "...He
shall be called a Nazorean" Matthew 2:23. |
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Matthew 2:13-15: The Flight to
Egypt |
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When
they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise,
take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and
stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to
search for the child to destroy him."
Joseph
rose and took the child and his mother by night and
departed for Egypt.
He
stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the
Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, "Out of
Egypt I called my son." |
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Matthew 2:16-18: Massacre of the Infants |
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When
Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi,
he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the
boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and
under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained
from the magi.
Then was
fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the
prophet: "A voice
was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation;
Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be
consoled, since they were no more." |
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Matthew 2:19-23: Return from Egypt |
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When
Herod had died, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared
in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and
said, "Rise,
take the child and his mother and go to the land of
Israel, for those who sought the child's life are
dead."
He rose,
took the child and his mother, and went to the land of
Israel. But when
he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place
of his father Herod, he was afraid to go back there.
And because he had been warned in a dream, he departed
for the region of Galilee.
He went
and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had
been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, "He
shall be called a Nazorean." |
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Luke 2:21: The Circumcision
and Naming of Jesus |
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When
eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was
named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he
was conceived in the womb. |
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Luke 2:22-38: The
Presentation at the Temple |
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When the
days were completed for their purification according
to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to
present him to the Lord, just as
it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every
male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the
Lord," and to
offer the sacrifice of "a pair of turtledoves or two
young pigeons," in accordance with the dictate in the
law of the Lord.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was
Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, awaiting
the consolation of Israel,
and the holy Spirit was upon him. It had
been revealed to him by the holy Spirit that he should
not see death before he had seen the Messiah of the
Lord.
He came
in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents
brought in the child Jesus to perform the custom of
the law in regard to him, he took
him into his arms and blessed God, saying: "Now,
Master, you may let your servant go in peace,
according to your word, for my
eyes have seen your salvation, which
you prepared in sight of all the peoples, a light
for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your
people Israel."
The
child's father and mother were amazed at what was said
about him; and
Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold,
this child is destined for the fall and rise of many
in Israel, and to be a sign that will be
contradicted (and you
yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of
many hearts may be revealed."
There
was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel,
of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years,
having lived seven years with her husband after her
marriage, and then
as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left
the temple, but worshiped night and day with fasting
and prayer.
And
coming forward at that very time, she gave thanks to
God and spoke about the child to all who were awaiting
the redemption of Jerusalem. |
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Luke 2:39-40: The
Return to Nazareth |
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When
they had fulfilled all the prescriptions of the law of
the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town
of Nazareth. The
child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and
the favor of God was upon him. |
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Luke 2:41-52: The
Boy Jesus in the Temple |
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Each year his parents went to Jerusalem for
the feast of Passover, and when
he was twelve years old, they went up according to
festival custom.
After
they had completed its days, as they were returning,
the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his
parents did not know it. Thinking that he was in the
caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked
for him among their relatives and
acquaintances, but not
finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for
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After
three days they found him in the temple, sitting in
the midst of the teachers, listening to them and
asking them questions, and all
who heard him were astounded at his understanding and
his answers.
When his
parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother
said to him, "Son,
why have you done this to us? Your father and I have
been looking for you with great anxiety."
And he
said to them, "Why
were you looking for me? Did you not know that I
must be in my Father's house?"
But they
did not understand what he said to them. He went
down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient
to them; and his mother kept all these things in her
heart. And
Jesus advanced (in) wisdom and age and favor before
God and man. |
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