The Discourse concerning John the Baptist The Feeding of the Five Thousand The Cure of the Cripple at the Bath of Be- More Miracles wrought by our Lord - The Multitude Fed a Second Time The Cure of a Blind Man at Bethsaida Peter acknowledges Jesus to be the Mes. siah : Christ foretells his Sufferings Christ teaches Humility and Forgiveness James and John would call for Fire from Cure of the Man who was born Blind Visit of Jesus to Martha and Mary Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican 104 106 112 Christ enters into Jerusalem and clears the Jesus questioned by the Pharisees and the Christ reproves the Pharisees and praises Prophecy concerning the Destruction of The Wise and the Foolish Virgins Judas agrees to betray Jesus. The Prepa- ration for Eating the Passover Jesus tried before the High Priest Another account of the Resurrection, by The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven Page The Cure of the Man lame from his Birth 182 The Death of Ananias and Sapphira Paul and the Elders of Ephesus OTHE BIBLE STORIES. PART II. STORIES FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT. THE BIRTH AND NAMING OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. (Luke i. 5—22, 57—80.) In the days of Herod, king of Judæa, there was a certain priest named Zacharias; and his wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. They were both righteous, before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. They had no child; and, as they were both now advanced in years, they had no hope of having any. But one day, when B Zacharias was burning incense in the temple at Jerusalem, there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. When Zacharias saw him he was troubled, and fear fell upon him; but the angel said unto him, “ Fear not; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his youth; and many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before him, in the spirit and power of the prophet Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” And Zacharias said, “How shall I know this? for I am an old man, and |
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