There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom."

Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord."

They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name."

It happened, while they were there, that the day had come that she should give birth.

She brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in bands of cloth, and placed him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.

There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

For there is born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Messiah, the Lord.

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

At that time there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.

There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian."

In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he shouted with a loud voice,

It happened, while he was in one of the cities, look, there was a man full of leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and begged him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."

It happened on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal.

Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.

It also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught. There was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

For there is no good tree that brings forth rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that brings forth good fruit.

"For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John, yet he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he."

Now there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain, and they begged him that he would allow them to enter into those. He allowed them.

And suddenly there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus' feet, and pleaded with him to come into his house,

Into whatever house you enter, stay there, and depart from there.

But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here, who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Kingdom of God."

There arose an argument among them about which of them was the greatest.

If a peaceful person is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

Then he goes, and takes seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first."

And when he left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him;

But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.

He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

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

For from now on, there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

When a south wind blows, you say, 'There will be a scorching heat,' and it happens.

I tell you, you will by no means get out of there, until you have paid the very last penny."

Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

And just then there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up.

The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."

There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves being thrown outside.

And note this, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last."

"The servant said, 'Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.'

I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting."

Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.

He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

"Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.

Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'

But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say, when he comes in from the field, 'Come immediately and sit down at the table,'

Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this stranger?"

neither will they say, 'Look, here.' or, 'Look, there.' for the Kingdom of God is within you."

And they will tell you, 'Look, there.' or 'Look, here.' Do not go away, nor follow after them,

I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will be left.

There will be two grinding grain together. One will be taken, and the other will be left."

37 They, answering, asked him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there will the vultures also be gathered together."

saying, "There was a judge in a certain city who did not fear God, and did not respect man.

He said to them, "Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the Kingdom of God's sake,

There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.

Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.

There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.

"As for these things which you see, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down."

There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days. For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.

There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves;

He will show you a large, furnished upper room. Make preparations there."

There arose also a contention among them, which of them was considered to be greatest.

There were also others, two criminals, led with him to be put to death.

When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.

One of the criminals who hung there insulted him, saying, "Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us."

One of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things which have happened there in these days?"