but the angel said unto 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 unto the angel, Whereby 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, that stand in the presence of God, and I am sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee this good news:

And when the angel came in to the room to her, he said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured; the Lord is with thee;

blessed art thou among women! and when she saw him, she was confused at what he said, and pondered in her mind what sort of salutation this could be.

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

Then said Mary to the angel, How can this be, since I am a virgin?

And the angel answered and said unto her, The holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee, and therefore thine holy offspring shall be called the Son of God: and lo,

Then Mary said, Behold the servant of the Lord, may it be unto me according to thy word. So the angel departed from her.

and she cried out 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 my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour;

but his mother said, No, but he shall be called John:

and they said to her, There is none of thy relations of this name.

and the angel said to them, Be not affrighted; for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people,

And when the angels went from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us go to Bethlehem, and see this which hath been told us, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

and blessed God, and said, "Now, Lord, thou dismissest thy servant in peace, according to thy word;

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed 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 didst thou deal thus with us? behold, thy father and I with grief have been seeking for thee.

And He said to them, Why did ye so seek me? Did not ye know that I ought to be in my Father's house?

Therefore said he to the multitudes that came to be baptised by him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And there came publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

And He said unto them, Exact no more than what is appointed you.

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

John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but a mightier than I is coming, whose shoes I am not worthy to untie: He will baptize you with the holy Spirit, and with fire;

And the devil said to Him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.

and said to Him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for it is committed to me, and I give it to whomsoever I will.

And Jesus answering him said with indignation, 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 battlement of the temple, and said to Him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence;

And Jesus answered him, it is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And He said unto them, this day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

And they all bare witness to Him, and wondered at the gracefulness of the words, which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

And He said unto them, No doubt ye will apply to me this proverb, "Physician, cure thyself, and do here in thy own country what we have heard were done at Capernaum."

But, said He, indeed I must tell you, that no prophet is well received in his own country.

And they were all amazed, and said one to another, What a speech is this? for with authority and power He commandeth the impure spirits, and they come out!

But He said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

And when He had done speaking, He said to Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

And Simon answered and said unto Him, Master, we have been toiling all the night, and have caught nothing; however at thy word I will cast the net.

as were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Be not afraid, from henceforth thou shalt be a captor of men.

And He charged him to tell no one: but go, said He, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

who seeing their faith said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

but Jesus knowing their thoughts, answered and said unto them, What are ye disputing in your hearts?

After these things He went out and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the custom-house, and said to him, Follow me:

And Jesus answered and said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I am not come to call the righteous,

And they said unto Him, Why do the disciples of John frequently fast and pray, and likewise those of the pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

And He said unto them, Can ye make those of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

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

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read what David did, when he himself was hungry and those that were with him? how he went into the house of God,

And He said unto them, the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.

But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man that had the withered hand, Rise, and stand in the midst: and he rose up and stood forth.

Then said Jesus unto 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 let it be lost?

And looking round upon them all, He said to the man, Stretch out thine hand: and he did so, and his hand was made as sound as the other.

And lifting up his eyes on his disciples He said, Blessed are ye though poor; for the kingdom of God is yours.

And He said to them by way of parable, Can a blind man guide a blind man? will they not both fall into a ditch?

And when Jesus heard these things, He marvelled, and turning about, said to the multitude that followed Him, I declare unto you, I have not found so great faith, no not in Israel.

And when the Lord saw her, He was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Do not weep.

And He came up and touched the bier, (and the bearers stopped,) and He said, Young man, I say unto thee, arise.

And the men came to Him, and said, John the baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou He that was to come, or are we to expect another?

And Jesus answering said unto them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard: that the blind recover sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them,

But when the pharisee that invited Him saw it, he said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of a woman this is that toucheth Him; for she is a notorious sinner.

And Jesus said unto him, Simon, I have something to say to thee: (and he replied, Master, say on.)

And Simon answered, I suppose he to whom he forgave most. And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged:

and turning to the woman, He said to Simon, Dost thou see this woman? I came into thine house, and thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she has bathed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

And He said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

And they that sat at table with Him, said within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

But He said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace.

But some fell on good ground, and sprang up and yielded fruit an hundred-fold. And as He said these things He cried out, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

And He said, To you it is granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but I speak to others in parables, that in seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

And He answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God and do it.

And it came to pass on one of the days that He went into a ship, Himself and his disciples, and He said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake.

And He said unto them, Where is your faith? But they were struck with awe and amazement, and said one to another, who is this? for He commandeth even the winds and the sea, and they obey Him.

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

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

And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied it, Peter, and those that were with him, said, Sir, the multitudes throng and press thee, and dost thou ask, Who was it that touched me?

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

And He said unto her, Daughter, be comforted, thy faith has healed thee, go in peace.)

While He was yet speaking, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's, and said to Him, Thy daughter is dead, trouble not the Master.

And they were all weeping and bewailing her: but He said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

And He said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; nor two coats a piece.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things that were done by Him; and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was risen from the dead;

And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? and he wanted to see Him.

And when the day began to decline, the twelve came and said to Him, Dismiss the people, that they may go into the villages and country-places round about, and bait, and get food: for here we are in a desert place.

But He said unto them, Do ye give them food. And they said, We have but five loaves and two fishes: unless 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 in companies by fifty.

They answering said, John the baptist: but others say Elias: and others, that some ancient prophet is risen again.

And He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answered and said, The Christ the Son of God.

And He said unto them all, if any one is willing to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me:

And as they were departing from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, let us make three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

Then Jesus answered and said, O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring thy son hither.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God: but while they were all wondering at the things which Jesus did, He said to his disciples,

And Jesus knowing the thought of their heart, took a child and set him by Him, and said unto them,

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

And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not; for he, that is not against us, is for us.

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

But He turned and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what spirit ye are of:

And as they were going by the way, there was one said to Him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest:

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

but Jesus said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their dead; but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee, but allow me first to go and take my leave of my family.

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 He said unto them, The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few: pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that He would send out workmen to his harvest.