There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end.

And blessed is she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from the Lord.

And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.

And it came to pass, while they were there, the days of her giving birth to her child were fulfilled,

and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him up in swaddling-clothes and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were shepherds in that country abiding without, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

And lo, an angel of the Lord was there by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared with great fear.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was far advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,

But of a truth I say to you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up for three years and six months, so that a great famine came upon all the land,

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.

And there was in the synagogue a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried with a loud voice,

And it came to pass as he was in one of the cities, that behold, there was a man full of leprosy, and seeing Jesus, falling upon his face, he besought him saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.

And it came to pass on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and out of Jerusalem; and the Lord's power was there to heal them.

And Levi made a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax-gatherers and others who were at table with them.

And it came to pass on another sabbath also that he entered into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Get up, and stand in the midst. And having risen up he stood there.

For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;

There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;

For there is nothing hid which shall not become manifest, nor secret which shall not be known and come to light.

and coming to him they woke him up, saying, Master, master, we perish. But he, rising up, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm.

And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain, and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into those; and he suffered them.

And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide and thence go forth.

And they all ate and were filled; and there was taken up of what had remained over and above to them in fragments twelve hand-baskets.

But I say unto you of a truth, There are some of those standing here who shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God.

But as he was saying these things, there came a cloud and overshadowed them, and they feared as they entered into the cloud:

and there was a voice out of the cloud saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; but if not it shall turn to you again.

but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.

Then he goes and takes seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first.

but there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known;

And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;

For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided; three shall be divided against two, and two against three:

And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens.

Now at the same time there were present some who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate mingled with that of their sacrifices.

And lo, there was a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bent together and wholly unable to lift her head up.

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus healed on the sabbath, answering said to the crowd, There are six days in which people ought to work; in these therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves cast out.

And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

And behold, there was a certain dropsical man before him.

And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

I say unto you, that thus there shall be joy in heaven for one repenting sinner, more than for ninety and nine righteous who have no need of repentance.

Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner.

And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.

But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout that country, and he began to be in want.

And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and he was accused to him as wasting his goods.

Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.

And there was a poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his gateway full of sores,

And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who desire to cross from there pass over unto us.

But which of you is there who, having a bondman ploughing or shepherding, when he comes in out of the field, will say, Come and lie down immediately to table?

There have not been found to return and give glory to God save this stranger.

nor shall they say, Lo here, or, Lo there; for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.

And they will say to you, Lo here, or Lo there; go not, nor follow them.

I say to you, In that night there shall be two men upon one bed; one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.

And answering they say to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God and not respecting man:

and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party.

But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.

And he said to them, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left home, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

And behold, there was a man by name called Zacchaeus, and he was chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich.

And another came, saying, My Lord, lo, there is thy mina, which I have kept laid up in a towel.

And some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, coming up to him,

There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless;

As to these things which ye are beholding, days are coming in which there shall not be left stone upon stone which shall not be thrown down.

there shall be both great earthquakes in different places, and famines and pestilences; and there shall be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

But woe to them that are with child and to them who give suck in those days, for there shall be great distress upon the land and wrath upon this people.

And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roar of the sea and rolling waves,

And he will shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

And there was also a strife among them which of them should be held to be the greatest.

And when they came to the place which is called Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, the other on the left.

And there was also an inscription written over him in Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew letters: This is the King of the Jews.

And it was about the sixth hour, and there came darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

But Peter, rising up, ran to the sepulchre, and stooping down he sees the linen clothes lying there alone, and went away home, wondering at what had happened.