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  • The First Book of Moses, called Genesis
  • The Second Book of Moses, called Exodus
  • The Third Book of Moses, called Leviticus
  • The Fourth Book of Moses, called Numbers
  • The Fifth Book of Moses, called Deuteronomy
  • The Book of Joshua
  • The Book of Judges
  • The Book of Ruth
  • The First Book of Samuel Otherwise Called The First Book of the Kings
  • The Second Book of Samuel Otherwise Called The Second Book of the Kings
  • The First Book of the Kings, Commonly Called the Third Book of the Kings
  • The Second Book of the Kings, Commonly Called the Fourth Book of the Kings
  • The First Book of the Chronicles
  • The Second Book of the Chronicles
  • Ezra
  • The Book of Nehemiah
  • The Book of Esther
  • The Book of Job
  • The Book of Psalms
  • The Proverbs
  • Ecclesiastes or, the Preacher
  • The Song of Solomon
  • The Book of the Prophet Isaiah
  • The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah
  • The Lamentations of Jeremiah
  • The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel
  • The Book of Daniel
  • Hosea
  • Joel
  • Amos
  • Obadiah
  • Jonah
  • Micah
  • Nahum
  • Habakkuk
  • Zephaniah
  • Haggai
  • Zechariah
  • Malachi
  • 1 Esdras
  • 2 Esdras
  • Tobit
  • Judith
  • The Rest of the Chapters of The Book of Esther Which are Found Neither in the Hebrew, nor in the Chaldee
  • The Wisdom of Solomon
  • The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus
  • Baruch
  • The Song of The Three Holy Children
  • The History of Susanna
  • The History of the Destruction of Bel and the Dragon
  • The Prayer of Manasseh King of Judah When He was Held Captive in Babylon
  • The First Book of the Maccabees
  • The Second Book of the Maccabees
  • THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW
  • THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MARK
  • THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE
  • THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN
  • THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
  • THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE ROMANS
  • THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS
  • THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS
  • THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE GALATIANS
  • THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE EPHESIANS
  • THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS
  • THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE COLOSSIANS
  • THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS
  • THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS
  • THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TIMOTHY
  • THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TIMOTHY
  • THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO TITUS
  • THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO PHILEMON
  • THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE HEBREWS
  • THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JAMES
  • THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF PETER
  • THE SECOND EPISTLE GENERAL OF PETER
  • THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF JOHN
  • THE SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN
  • THE THIRD EPISTLE OF JOHN
  • THE GENERAL EPISTLE OF JUDE
  • THE REVELATION OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE

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1In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, 6And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

7¶ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: 9And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 10And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: 12Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

13¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. 16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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