In the days of Herod king of Judaea there was a priest called Zechariah, who belonged to the division of Abijah; he had a wife who belonged to the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazaret,

to a maiden who was betrothed to a man called Joseph, belonging to the house of David. The maiden's name was Mary.

He will be great, he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father;

The angel answered her, "The holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the Most High will overshadow you; hence what is born will be called holy, Son of God.

Look, there is your kinswoman Elizabeth! Even she has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is now in her sixth month;

she called out with a loud cry, "Blessed among women are you, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

but the mother told them, "No, the child is to be called John."

They said to her, "None of your family is called by that name."

Then they made signs to the father, to find out what he wanted the child to be called,

And you, my child, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go in front of the Lord to make his ways ready,

and as Joseph belonged to the house and family of David he went up from Galilee to Judaea, from the town of Nazaret to David's town called Bethlehem,

Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Symeon, an upright and devout man, who was on the outlook for the Consolation of Israel. The holy Spirit was upon him;

On going outside after this he noticed a taxgatherer called Levi sitting at the tax-office and said to him, "Follow me";

Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon (who was called 'the Zealot'),

It was shortly afterwards that he made his way to a town called Nain, accompanied by his disciples and a large crowd.

and by some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses, Mary called Magdalene (out of whom seven daemons had been driven),

some other seed fell on sound soil, and springing up bore a crop, a hundredfold." When he said this he called out, "He who has an ear, let him listen to this."

A man called Jairus came, who was a president of the synagogue, and falling at the feet of Jesus entreated him to come to his house,

But he took her hand and called to her, "Rise, little girl."

Then the apostles came back and described all they had done to Jesus. He took them and retired in private to a town called Bethsaida,

In the course of their journey he entered a certain village, and a woman called Martha welcomed him to her house.

She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the feet of the Lord to listen to his talk.

Jesus noticed her and called to her, "Woman, you are released from your weakness."

I don't deserve to be called your son any more; only make me like one of your hired men."'

The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I don't deserve to be called your son any more.'

Outside his door lay a poor man called Lazarus; he was a mass of ulcers,

so he called out, 'Father Abraham, take pity on me, send Lazarus to dip his fingertip in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in these flames.'

but Jesus called for the infants. "Let the children come to me," he said, "do not stop them: the Realm of God belongs to such as these.

there was a man called Zacchaeus, the head of the taxgatherers, a wealthy man,

He first called his ten servants, giving them each a five-pound note, and telling them, 'Trade with this till I come back.'

However he secured the royal power and came home. Then he ordered the servants to be called who had been given the money, that he might find out what business they had done.

When he was near Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Olive-Orchard, he despatched two of his disciples,

By day he taught in the temple, but at night he went outside the city and passed the night on the hill called the Olive-Orchard.

Now the feast of unleavened bread which is called the passover was near.

and Satan entered Judas called Iscariot, a member of the twelve,

While he was still speaking, there came a mob headed by the man called Judas, one of the twelve. He approached in order to kiss Jesus,

and when they came to the place called The Skull they crucified him there along with the criminals, one at his right and one at his left.

Now there was a man called Joseph, a member of council but a good and just man

That very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus about seven miles from Jerusalem.

and one of them, called Cleopas, answered him, "Are you a lone stranger in Jerusalem, not to know what has been happening there?"