Between Matthew and Luke there is a discrepancy of fully nine years. If Jesus was born in the days of Herod he was born at least three years before the beginning of the Christian era: if he was born in the time of Cyrenius he was born at least six years after the beginning of the Christian era. 2. Where was Jesus born, in a house, or in a manger? "And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother" (Matt. ii, 11). "And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in a manger" (Luke ii, 16). 3. What did his parents do with him? "When he [Joseph] arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt; and was there until the death of Herod" (Matt. ii, 14, 15). "And when the days of her [Mary's] purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.... And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth" (Luke ii, 22, 39). 4. What were the names of the twelve apostles? "Now the names of the twelve Apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot" (Matt. x, 2-4). "He chose twelve, whom also he named apostles: Simon (whom he also named Peter), and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot" (Luke vi, 13-16). 5. Whom did Jesus call from the receipt of custom? "He saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith unto him, Follow me" (Matt. ix, 9). "He went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me" (Luke v, 27). 6. When Jesus sent out his Apostles, did he command them to provide themselves with staves? "And he commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money" (Mark vi, 8). "And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money" (Luke ix, 3). 7. What did Jesus' neighbors say of him? "Is not this the carpenter?" (Mark vi, 3). "Is not this the carpenter's son?" (Matt. xiii, 55.) 8. Was it one man or two men possessed with devils who came out of the tombs? "There met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit" (Mark v, 2). "There met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs" (Matt. viii, 28). 9. As Jesus was going to Jerusalem, how many blind men sat by the wayside?