But the messenger said unto him - Do not fear, Zachariah! Inasmuch as thy supplication hath been hearkened to, - and, thy wife Elizabeth, shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name, John;

Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

And, happy, is she who hath believed, that there shall be a perfecting of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!

And Mary said, "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour;

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

According as he hath spoken by mouth of his holy ancient prophets, -

That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

That there hath been born unto you, this day, a saviour, - Who is Christ the Lord - in the city of David!

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, -- 'Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'

and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit -- not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.

as it hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths;

Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

And he said to them, Exact no more than hath been ordered you.

which hath his fan in his hand, and will purge his floor, and will gather the corn into his barn: But the chaff will he burn with fire that never shall be quenched."

And Jesus answered him, saying, 'It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'

And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

And Jesus answering him said, 'Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

for it hath been written -- To His messengers He will give charge concerning thee, to guard over thee,

And Jesus answering said to him -- 'It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

And he came to Nazareth, where he hath been brought up, and he went in, according to his custom, on the sabbath-day, to the synagogue, and stood up to read;

and there was given over to him a roll of Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded the roll, he found the place where it hath been written:

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.

And lo, men bearing upon a couch a man, who hath been struck with palsy, and they were seeking to bring him in, and to place before him,

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

But, he that hath heard and not done, is like unto a man having built a house upon the earth, without a foundation, - against which the stream burst, and, straightway, it fell in; and it came to pass, that, the crash of that house, was, great.

For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.

When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?

this is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

The Son of Man hath come, eating and drinking, and ye say - Lo! a man, gluttonous and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners.

And yet wisdom hath been justified by all her children.

And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

For which cause, I say unto thee - Her many sins, have been forgiven, because she hath loved, much: but, he to whom little is forgiven, little, loveth.

And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said, 'To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

And Jesus said, Who touched me? And when all denied, Peter, and those who were with him, said, Master, the multitudes throng and press thee, and sayest thou, Who hath touched me?

And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

While he is yet speaking, there doth come a certain one from the chief of the synagogue's house, saying to him -- 'Thy daughter hath died, harass not the Teacher;'

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by him, and was perplexed, because it was said by certain, that John hath been raised out of the dead;

And they, answering, said John the Immerser; But some, Elijah, and others, that, some prophet of the ancients, hath arisen.

For what doth a man profit, who hath gained the whole world, but hath lost, or been made to forfeit, himself?

and see, a spirit taketh him, and suddenly he crieth, and he teareth him that he foameth again, and with much pain departeth he from him, when he hath rent him:

And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

But Jesus said unto him, No one, that hath put his hand to the plough and looketh back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

and heal the ailing in it, and say to them, The reign of God hath come nigh to you.

And the dust that hath cleaved to us, from your city, we do wipe off against you, but this know ye, that the reign of God hath come nigh to you;

In the self-same hour, exulted he in the Holy Spirit, and said - I openly give praise unto thee, Father! Lord of heaven and earth! in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes, - Yea, O Father! that, so, hath it become, a delight, before thee.

And he said unto him, 'In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?'

But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

forasmuch as, a friend of mine, hath come off a journey unto me, and I have not what I can set before him;

and he from within answering may say, Do not give me trouble, already the door hath been shut, and my children with me are in the bed, I am not able, having risen, to give to thee.

And, if, even Satan, against himself hath become divided, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye are saying that, in Beelzebul, am I casting out the demons.

But, if, with the finger of God, I, am casting out the demons, then doubtless unawares hath come upon you, the kingdom of God.

No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

For this cause, the Wisdom of God hath said - I will send forth, unto them, prophets and apostles, - and, some from among them, will they slay, and, some persecute:

That the blood of all the prophets which hath been shed from the foundation of the world, may be sought out, from this generation, -

But, nothing, hath been, covered up, which shall not be uncovered, and hidden, which shall not be made known.

But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

Are not, five sparrows, sold for two farthings? and, not one from among them, hath been forgotten before God.

and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God,

And every one that shall speak a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but to him that hath blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.

But, he, said unto him - Man! who hath appointed me a judge or divider over you?

And he said to them, Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for even when one hath great abundance, his life doth not depend upon his possessions.

for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father hath known that ye have need of these things;

Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

but he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few. And from every one to whom much hath been given, will much be required; and to whom much hath been entrusted, of him will the more be demanded.

Fire, came I to cast upon the earth, - and what can I wish, if, already, it hath been, kindled?

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee.

'And the servant said, Sir, it hath been done as thou didst command, and still there is room.

If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

For, who from among you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, - whether he hath sufficient for completion;

Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

Salt is good: but if the salt hath lost its savor, with what shall it be seasoned?