,,the ,,dore ,,gallery ,,of ,,bible     
,,illustrations                         
,illustrated by ,gustave ,dore          
,volume #f4     ,,the ,,nativity4   ,and
 it came to pass in those days1 that    
there went out a decree from ,caesar    
,augustus that all the world should be  
taxed4 7,and this taxing was first made 
when ,cyrenius was governor of ,syria47 
,and all went to be taxed1 every one    
into his own city4  ,and ,joseph also   
went up from ,galilee1 out of the city  
of ,nazareth1 into ,judaea1 unto the    
city of ,david1 which is called         
,bethlehem2 7because he was of the house
 and lineage of ,david37 to be taxed    
with ,mary1 his espoused wife1 being    
great with child4 ,and so it was1 that1 
while they were there1 the days were    
accomplished that she should be         
delivered4 ,and she brought forth her   
firstborn son1 and wrapped him in       
swaddling clothes1 and laid him in a    
manger2 because there was no room for   
them in the inn4  ,and there were in the

 same country shepherds abiding in the  
field1 keeping watch over their flock by
 night4 ,and1 lo1 the angel of the ,lord
 came upon them1 and the glory of the   
,lord shone round about them3 and they  
were sore afraid3 ,and the angel said   
unto them1 ,fear not3 for1 behold1 ,i   
bring you good tidings of great joy1    
which shall be to all people4 ,for unto 
you is born this day in the city of     
,david a ,saviour1 which is ,christ the 
,lord4 ,and this shall be a sign unto   
you2 ,ye shall find the babe wrapped in 
swaddling clothes1 lying in a manger4   
,and suddenly there was with the angel a
 multitude of the heavenly host praising
 ,god1 and saying1 ,glory to ,god in the
 highest1 and on earth peace1 good will 
toward men4  ,and it came to pass1 as   
the angels were gone away from them into
 heaven1 the shepherds said one to      
another1 ,let us now go even unto       
,bethlehem1 and see this thing which is 
come to pass1 which the ,lord hath made 
known unto us4 ,and they came with      

haste1 and found ,mary1 and ,joseph1 and
 the babe lying in a manger4 ,and when  
they had seen it1 they made known abroad
 the saying which was told them         
concerning this child4 ,and all they    
that heard it1 wondered at those things 
which were told them by the shepherds4  
,but ,mary kept all these things1 and   
pondered them in her heart4 ,and the    
shepherds returned1 glorifying and      
praising ,god for all the things that   
they had heard and seen1 as it was told 
unto them4  ,and when eight days were   
accomplished for the circumcising of the
 child1 his name was called ,jesus1     
which was so named of the angel before  
he was conceived in the womb4--,luke ii4
     ,,the ,,star ,,in ,,the ,,east4    
,now when ,jesus was born in ,bethlehem 
of ,judaea in the days of ,herod the    
king1 behold1 there came wise men from  
the east to ,jerusalem1 saying1 ,where  
is he that born ,king of the ,jews8 for 
we have seen his star in the east1 and  
are come to worship him4  ,when ,herod  

the king had heard these things1 he was 
troubled1 and all ,jerusalem with him4  
,and when he had gathered all the chief 
priests and scribes of the people       
together1 he demanded of them where     
,christ should be born4 ,and they said  
unto him2 ,in ,bethlehem of ,judaea3 for
 thus it is written by the prophet1 ,and
 thou ,bethlehem6 in the land of ,juda1 
are not the least among the princes of  
,juda3 for out of the shall come a      
,governor1 that shall rule my people    
,israel4  ,then ,herod1 when he had     
privily called the wise men1 enquired of
 them diligently1 what time the star    
appeared4 ,and he sent them to          
,bethlehem1 and said1 ,go and search    
diligently for the young child2 and when
 ye have found him1 bring me word again1
 that ,i may come and worship him also4 
,when they had heard the king1 they     
parted2 and1 lo1 the star1 which they   
saw in the east1 went before them1 till 
it came and stood over where the young  
child was4 ,when they saw the star1 they

 rejoiced with exceeding great          
joy4--,matthew ii1 ,i-#aj4     ,,the    
,,flight ,,into ,,egypt4   ,and when    
they were departed1 behold1 the angel of
 the ,lord appeareth to ,joseph in a    
dream1 saying1 ,arise1 and take the     
young child and his mother1 and flee    
into ,egypt1 and be thou there until ,i 
bring thee word3 for ,herod will seek   
the young child to destroy him4  ,when  
he arose1 he took the young child and   
his mother by night1 and departed into  
,egypt3 and was there until the death of
 ,herod3 that it might be fulfilled     
which was spoken of the ,lord by the    
prophet1 saying1 ,out of ,egypt have ,i 
called my son4--,matthew ii #ac-ae4     
,,the ,,massacre ,,of ,,the ,,innocents4
   ,then ,herod1 when he saw that he was
 mocked of the wise men1 was exceeding  
wroth1 and sent forth1 and slew all the 
children that were in ,bethlehem1 and in
 all the coasts thereof1 from two years 
old and under1 according to the time    
which he had diligently enquired of the 

wise men4  ,then was fulfilled that     
which was spoken by ,jeremy the prophet1
 saying1 ,in ,rama was there a voice    
heard1 lamentation1 and weeping1 and    
great mourning1 ,rachel weeping for her 
children1 and would not be comforted1   
because they are not4--,matthew ii1     
#af-ah4     ,,jesus ,,questioning ,,the 
,,doctors4   ,now his parents went to   
,jerusalem every year at the feast of   
the passover4  ,and when he was twelve  
years old1 they went up to ,jerusalem   
after the custom of the feast4 ,and when
 they had fulfilled the days1 as they   
returned1 the child ,jesus tarried      
behind in ,jerusalem2 and ,joseph and   
his mother1 knew not of it4 ,but they1  
supposing him to have been in the       
company1 went a day's journey and they  
sought him among their kinsfolk and     
acquaintance4 ,and when they found him  
not1 they turned back again to          
,jerusalem1 seeking him4  ,and it came  
to pass1 that after three days they     
found him in the temple1 sitting in the 

midst of the doctors1 both hearing them1
 and asking them questions4 ,and all    
that heard him were astonished at his   
understanding and answers4  ,and when   
they saw him1 they were amazed3 and his 
mother said unto him1 ,son1 why hast    
thou thus dealt with us8 behold1 thy    
father and ,i have sought thee          
sorrowing4 ,and he said unto them1 ,how 
is it that1 ye sought me8 wist ye not   
that ,i must be about my father's       
business8 ,and they understood not the  
saying which he spake unto them4  ,and  
he went down with them1 and came to     
,nazareth1 and was subject unto them but
 his mother kept all these sayings in   
her heart4  ,and ,jesus increased in    
wisdom and stature1 and in favor with   
,god and man4 ,luke ii1 #da-eb4         
,,jesus ,,healing ,,the ,,sick4   ,and  
,jesus went about all ,galilee1 teaching
 in their synagogues1 and preaching the 
gospel of the kingdom1 and healing all  
manner of sickness and all manner of    
disease among the people4 ,and his fame 

went throughout all ,syria3 and they    
brought unto him all sick people that   
were taken with divers diseases and     
torments1 and those which were possessed
 with devils1 and those which were      
lunatic1 and those that had the         
palsy2--and he healed them4--,matthew   
iv1 #bc--bd4     ,,sermon ,,on ,,the    
,,mount4   ,and there followed him great
 multitudes of people from ,galilee1 and
 from ,decapolis and from ,jerusalem1   
and from ,judaea1 and from beyond       
,jordan4  ,and seeing the multitudes1 he
 went up into a mountain3 and when he   
was set1 his disciples came unto him4   
,and he opened his mouth and taught     
them4  ,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus
 had ended these sayings1 the people    
were astonished at his doctrine3 ,for he
 taught them as one having authority1   
and not as the scribes4  ,when he was   
come down from the mountain1 great      
multitudes followed him4--,matthew iv1  
#be2 v1 #a-b1 #bh-bi1 viii1 ,i4         
,,christ ,,stilling ,,the ,,tempest4    

,and when he was entered into a ship1   
his disciples followed him4 ,and1       
behold1 there arose a great tempest in  
the sea1 insomuch that the ship was     
covered with the waves3 but he was      
asleep4 ,and his disciples came to him1 
and awoke him1 saying1 ,lord1 save us3  
we perish4 ,and he saith unto them1 ,why
 are ye fearful1 ,o ye of little faith8 
,then he arose1 and rebuked the winds   
and the sea2 and there was a great calm4
 ,but the men marveled1 saying1 ,what   
manner of man is this1 that even the    
winds and the sea obey him8--,matthew   
viii1 #bc-bg4     ,,the ,,dumb ,,man    
,,possessed4   ,as they went out1       
behold1 they brought to him a dumb man  
possessed with a devil4 ,and when the   
devil was cast out1 the dumb spake3 and 
the multitudes marveled1 saying1 ,it was
 never so seen in ,israel4  ,but the    
,pharisees said1 ,he casteth out devils 
through the prince of the               
devils4--,matthew ix1 #cb-cd            
,,christ ,,in ,,the ,,synagogue4   ,and 

it came to pass1 that when ,jesus had   
finished these parables1 he departed    
thence4 ,and when he was come into his  
own country1 he taught them in their    
synagogue1 insomuch that they were      
astonished1 and said1 ,whence hath this 
man this wisdom1 and these mighty works8
 ,is not this the carpenter's son8 is   
not his mother called ,mary8 and his    
brethren ,james1 and ,joses1 and ,simon1
 and ,judas8 ,and his sisters1 are they 
not all with us8 ,whence then hath this 
man all these things8  ,and they were   
offended in him4 ,but ,jesus said unto  
them1 ,a prophet is not without honor1  
save in his own country1 and in his own 
house4  ,and he did not many mighty     
works there because of their            
unbelief4--,matthew xiii1 #ec-eh        
,,the ,,disciples ,,plucking ,,corn ,,on
 ,,the ,,sabbath4   ,and it came to     
pass1 that he went through the corn     
fields on the sabbath day2 and his      
disciples began1 as they went1 to pluck 
the ears of corn4  ,and the ,pharisees  

said unto him1 ,behold1 why do they on  
the sabbath day that which is not       
lawful8  ,and he said unto them1 ,have  
ye never read what ,david did1 when he  
had need1 and was an hungered1 he1 and  
they that were with him8 ,how he went   
into the house of ,god in the days of   
,abiathar the high priest1 and did eat  
the shewbread1 which is not lawful to   
eat but for the priests1 and gave also  
to them which were with him8 ,and he    
said unto them1 ,the sabbath was made   
for man1 and not man for the sabbath3   
,therefore the ,son of man is ,lord also
 of the sabbath4--,mark ii1 #bc-bh4