NEW TESTAMENT STORIES New Testament Stories
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NEW TESTAMENT STORIES New Testament Stories Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Salt Lake City, Utah Front and back covers: Christ with the Children, by Harry Anderson. © IRI © 1980, 2005 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved Second edition Printed in the United States of America English approval: 7/02 Contents Chapter Title Page Introduction: Our Heavenly Father’s Plan . .1 1 Elisabeth and Zacharias . .6 2 Mary and the Angel . .8 3 John the Baptist Is Born . .10 4 Joseph and the Angel . .12 5 Jesus Christ Is Born . .13 6 Presentation at the Temple . .16 7 The Wise Men . .18 8 Wicked King Herod . .19 9 The Boy Jesus . .21 10 Jesus Is Baptized . .26 11 Jesus Is Tempted . .30 12 The Wedding in Cana . .32 13 Jesus and His Heavenly Father’s House . .34 14 Nicodemus . .36 15 The Woman at the Well . .38 16 The Leader’s Son . .40 17 Angry People in Nazareth . .42 18 Jesus Chooses His Apostles . .44 19 The Sermon on the Mount . .48 20 Jesus Teaches about Prayer . .51 21 Jesus Commands the Winds and the Waves . .53 22 The Man with the Evil Spirits . .54 23 The Man Who Could Not Walk . .57 24 Jairus’s Daughter Is Raised from the Dead . .59 25 A Woman Touches Jesus’s Clothes . .62 26 Jesus Forgives a Woman . .64 27 Doing His Father’s Work on Earth . .67 28 Jesus Feeds 5,000 People . .69 29 Jesus Walks on the Water . .71 30 The Bread of Life . .73 31 Jesus Heals a Deaf Man . .75 32 Peter Testifies of Christ . .76 33 Appearing in Glory: The Transfiguration . .78 34 The Boy with an Evil Spirit . .80 35 The Good Samaritan . .82 36 Jesus Tells Three Parables . .85 The Lost Sheep . .86 The Lost Coin . .88 The Lost Son . .90 37 The Ten Lepers . .95 38 The Pharisee and the Publican . .97 39 Jesus Heals a Blind Man . .100 40 The Good Shepherd . .102 41 Jesus Blesses the Children . .104 42 The Rich Young Man . .105 43 Jesus Brings Lazarus Back to Life . .107 44 The Savior Goes to Jerusalem . .110 45 The Widow’s Mites . .113 46 The Second Coming . .115 47 The Ten Virgins . .118 48 The Talents . .121 49 The First Sacrament . .124 50 Other Teachings at the Last Supper . .127 51 Jesus Suffers in the Garden of Gethsemane . .129 52 The Trials of Jesus . .133 53 Jesus Is Crucified . .136 54 Jesus Is Risen . .139 55 The Apostles Lead the Church . .145 56 Peter Heals a Man . .148 57 Wicked Men Kill Stephen . .150 58 Simon and the Priesthood . .152 59 Saul Learns about Jesus . .154 60 Peter Brings Tabitha Back to Life . .156 61 Paul and Silas in Prison . .158 62 Paul Obeys the Holy Ghost . .161 63 Paul Finishes His Mission . .162 After the New Testament . .167 Words to Know . .171 Places to Know . .176 Map 1: The Holy Land in New Testament Times . .176 Map 2: Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus . .177 Other Places to Know . .178 People to Know . .179 Photographs of the Holy Land . .180 New Testament Time Line . .184 Sources Some of the information in this book is taken from the nonscriptural sources cited below. Bible Dictionary in the Latter-day Saint edition of the King James Version of the Bible (1979) James E. Talmage, Jesus the Christ, 3rd edition (1916) Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, sel. Joseph Fielding Smith (1976) To the Reader New Testament Stories has been written especially for you. These stories are taken from a book that is sacred. As you read these stories, remember they are about real people who lived long ago. Read the stories over and over until you know them well. You will also want to read them from the Bible. Under most of the pictures, you will see references that tell you where to find that story in the Bible or other books. Have your father, mother, teacher, or a friend help you find the story in the scriptures. If you do not know what a word means, look it up in the “Words to Know” section at the back of the book. If you want to learn more about a place, look it up in.