And the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son; and you shall call his name John.

And Zachariah said to the angel, By what shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years.

And the angel answered and said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to tell you this good news.

And coming in to her, he said, Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you!

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

And Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?

And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow you; and on that account the holy child shall be called the Son of God.

And Mary said, Behold, I am the servant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

and cried with a loud voice, and said, Blessed are you among women! and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,

as he said to our fathers, to Abraham and his posterity forever.

And his mother answered and said, No; but he shall be called John.

And they said to her, There is no one of your relations who is called by this name;

as he said by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old;

And the angel said to them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good news of a great joy, which shall be for all people.

And when the angels had departed from them to heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us go now to Bethlehem, and see this thing which has occurred, which the Lord has made known to us.

and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.

he also took it in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against,

And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, Son, why have you dealt thus with us? Behold, your father and I have sought you with sorrow.

And he said to them, Why did you seek me? did you not know that I must be in [the courts] of my father?

Then John said to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And he answered and said to them, Let him that has two coats give to him that has none; and let him that has food do the same.

And publicans, also, came to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

And he said to them, Do nothing more than is appointed for you.

And the soldiers asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Oppress, and falsely accuse, no one; and be contented with your wages.

And the devil said to him, If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.

And the devil said to him, All this power will I give you, and the glory of these; for it is given to me, and I give it to whom I will.

And Jesus answered and said to him, It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him alone shall you serve.

And he brought him to Jerusalem and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here;

And Jesus answered and said to him, It is said, You shall not try the Lord your God.

And he said to them, To-day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

And they all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

And he said to them, You will undoubtedly tell me this proverb; Physician, cure yourself; things which we heard were done in Capernaum, do also here in your own country.

And he said, I tell you truly, that no prophet is acceptable in his own country.

But he said to them, I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God in the other cities also, because for this am I sent;

And when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Put out into the deep water, and let down your nets for a draught.

And Simon answered and said to him, Master, we have labored all night and taken nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.

So also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from this time you shall take men.

And seeing their faith, he said, Man, your sins are forgiven you.

And Jesus knowing their thoughts answered and said to them, Why do you reason in your minds?

But that you may know that the Son of man has power on the earth to forgive sins, he said to the paralytic, I tell you, arise, and take up your little bed, and go to your house.

And after these things he went out and saw a publican by the name of Levi, sitting at the custom house, and said to him, Follow me.

And Jesus answered and said to them, The well need not a physician, but the ill.

And they said to him, The disciples of John fast much and make prayers; and likewise those of the Pharisees; but yours eat and drink.

And he said to them, Can you make the children of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them?

And some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what is not lawful on the sabbath?

And Jesus answered and said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those with him?

And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man having the withered hand, Arise, and stand in the midst. And he arose and stood.

And Jesus said to them, I will ask you whether it is lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do evil? to save a life or to destroy?

And looking round upon them all he said to him, Stretch out your hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored.

And he lifted up his eyes upon his disciples and said, Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

And Jesus hearing these things wondered at him, and turning around said to the multitude following him, I tell you I have not found in Israel so great a faith;

And seeing her, the Lord had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not.

And approaching he touched the bier, and those who bore it stopped. And he said, Young man, I tell you, arise!

And coming to him the men said, John the Baptist has sent us to you to say, Are you he that was to come, or look we for another?

And Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the good news preached to them;

And when the messengers of John had gone away, he said to the multitudes concerning John, What went you out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with a wind?

[And he said], To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? and what are they like?

And Jesus answered and said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Teacher, say it.

Simon answered and said, I suppose the one to whom he gave most. And he said to him, You have judged rightly.

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I came into your house; you gave me no water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hairs.

And he said to her, Your sins are forgiven.

And those who reclined with him said within themselves, Who is this that forgives sins also?

And he said to the woman, Your faith has saved you; go in peace.

And a great multitude having come together, and persons having come to him from every city, he said in a parable,

and some fell on good ground, and growing up bore fruit a hundred fold. Having said these things, he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said, It is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to others in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and perform it.

AND on one of those days both he and his disciples went into the ship; and he said to them, Let us cross over to the other side of the lake. And they set sail;

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they were afraid, and wondered, saying one to another, What man then is this, that he commands the winds and the water and they obey him?

And seeing Jesus, he cried out, and worshipped him, and said with a loud voice, What have you to do with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? I beg of you not to torment me;

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion; because many demons had entered into him.

And Jesus said, Who touched me? And all denying, Peter and those with him said, Master, the multitudes press upon and throng you, and do you say, Who touched me?

And Jesus said, Some one touched me; for I perceived a power going from me.

And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has cured you; go in peace.

While he was yet speaking some one came from the synagogue ruler's house and said to him, Your daughter has died; trouble not the teacher.

And all wept and lamented her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.

And he said to them, Take for the way neither a staff nor a provision sack, nor bread, nor silver, and have not two coats apiece.

And Herod the tetrarch heard all things which were done, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was raised from the dead,

And Herod said, John I beheaded; but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

And the day began to decline; and the twelve came and said to him, Dismiss the multitude, that they may go to the villages and farms around, and lodge, and find provisions; for we are here in a solitary place.

And he said to them, Give them something to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we go and buy provisions for all this multitude;

for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them recline in companies of fifty each;

And they answered and said, John the Baptist; and some Elijah, and others that one of the old prophets has arisen.

And he said to them, Who do you say that I am? And Peter answered and said, The Christ of God.

And he said to all, If any one wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And when they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said.

And when he had said this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were afraid when they entered into the cloud.

And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you, and suffer you! Bring your son hither.

And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. And while all wondered at all things which he did, he said to his disciples,

and said to them, Whoever receives this little child in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives him that sent me. For he that is least among you all, he shall be the greatest.

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he follows not with us.

And Jesus said to him, Forbid him not; for whoever is not against us is for us.

And his disciples James and John seeing it, said, Lord, do you wish us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?

And as they were traveling on the way, one said to him, I will follow you wherever you go.

And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven places of shelter; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.

And he said to another, Follow me. And he said, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.

But he said to him, Let the dead bury their dead, but do you go and proclaim abroad the kingdom of God.