But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

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

And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak to thee, and to show thee these glad tidings.

And the angel came to her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.

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

And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

And she spoke with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

And they said to her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

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

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

And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.

Then he took him up 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 rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

And he said to them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

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

Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him, Master, what shall we do?

And he said to them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

And the soldiers likewise asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely, and be content with your wages.

And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

And the devil said to him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered to me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it.

And Jesus answered and said to him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the son of God, cast thyself down from hence.

And Jesus answering, said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And all bore him testimony, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

And he said, Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

And he said to them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also, for therefore am I sent.

Now when he had left speaking, he said to Simon, Lanch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

And Simon answering said to him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net.

And so was also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

And when he saw their faith, he said to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering, said to them, What reason ye in your hearts?

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

And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him, Follow me.

And Jesus answering, said to them, They that are well need not a physician; but they that are sick.

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

And he said to them, Can ye make the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?

And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they who were with him;

And he said to them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose, and stood forth.

Then said Jesus to them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath-days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

And looking around upon them all, he said to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

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

When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned himself about and said to the people that followed him, I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not.

And he came and touched the bier: And they that bore him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, Arise.

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

Then Jesus answering, said to them, Go, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

And the Lord said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

And Jesus answering, said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he saith, Master, speak.

Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy 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.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.

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

And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundred-fold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said, To you it is given 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 it was told to him by certain, who said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God, and do it.

Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a boat with his disciples: and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they lanched forth.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid, wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee torment me not.

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

And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter, and they that were with him, said, Master, the multitude throng thee, and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

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

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

And all wept and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not: she is not dead, but sleepeth.

And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, nor bag, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John had risen from the dead;

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

And when the day began to decline, then came the twelve, and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country around, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

But he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy provisions for all this people.

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

They answering, said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others say, that one of the ancient prophets is risen again.

He said to them, But who say ye that I am? Peter answering, said, Christ of God.

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he said.

And Jesus answering, said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they were all wondering at all things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

And said to them, Whoever shall receive this child in my name, receiveth me; and whoever shall receive me, receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.

And Jesus said to him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us, is for us.

And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?

But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

And it came to pass, that as they were going in the way, a certain man said to him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

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

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

Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.

And Jesus said to him, No man having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Therefore said he to them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest.

And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

And he turned himself to his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see.