In the days of Herod the king of Judea, there was a certain priest by the name of Zachariah, of the class of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be an accomplishment of the words spoken to her by the Lord.

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

In those days there went out an ordinance from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of all the world.

And while they were there the days for her delivery were completed;

and she bore her first-born son, and wrapped him in bandages, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the khan.

And there were shepherds in that country staying in the fields and watching their flock by night.

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

And behold, there was a man at Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

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

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove upon him; and there was a voice from heaven, saying, You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.

I also tell you of a truth, that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven was shut up three years and six months, so that there was a great famine over 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 a man in the synagogue having a spirit of an impure demon; and he cried with a loud voice,

And Levi made a great feast for him at his house; and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others who reclined with them.

And on another sabbath he went into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man there whose right hand was withered.

For there is no good tree which bears bad fruit, nor, again, a bad tree which bears good fruit.

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid the foundation on the rock; and when there was a flood, the stream beat against that house and could not shake it, because it was built on a rock.

I tell you, that among those born of women there is no greater prophet than John; but the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

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

And they came and awoke him, saying, Master! Master! we are perishing! And he arose, and rebuked the wind and the waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm.

And as he went out on the land, there met him a certain man from the city who had had demons for a long time; and he wore no clothes, and remained not in a house, but in the tombs.

And there was a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain, and they besought him to permit them to enter into them; and be permitted them.

And into whatever house you enter, there remain and thence depart.

And they eat and were all filled; and there was taken up what remained over to them, twelve traveling-baskets of fragments.

And I tell you of a truth, there are some of those standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.

And there was a voice from the cloud, saying, This is my chosen Son; hear him.

And there arose a debate among them, which of them should be the greatest.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you.

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

And what father is there of you, who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? or if he asks also for a fish, will for a fish give him a serpent?

Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more evil than itself; and they come and dwell there; and the last condition of that man is worse than the first.

for there is nothing concealed that shall not be revealed, nor hid that shall not be known.

And he said, I will do this; I will take down my storehouses and build greater; and there will I bring together all my produce and my goods;

for where your treasury is, there will your heart be also.

For from this time there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two shall be divided against three;

And he also said to the multitudes, When you see a cloud rise in the west you immediately say, There comes a shower; and it is so.

And when the south wind blows you say, There will be heat; and there is.

and behold, there was a woman who had been subject to a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent down, and was not able to lift herself up at all.

And the synagogue ruler answered, being angry because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath, and said to the multitude, There are six days in which you ought to work; in them, therefore, come and be cured, and not on the sabbath.

And some one said to him, Lord, are there few who are saved? And he said to them,

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

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

And behold, there was a man before him having the dropsy.

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you commanded, and yet there is room.

So, I tell you, there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that changes his mind, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need a change of mind.

So, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner that changes his mind.

And not many days after, the youngest son, collecting all his property, went abroad to a distant country; and there wasted his property, living intemperately.

And when he had spent all, there was a severe famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

AND he also said to the disciples, There was a certain rich man that had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his property.

There was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day.

And besides all this, there is a great chasm fixed between us and you, so that those wishing to pass from hence to you cannot, neither can they pass from thence to us.

And Jesus answered and said to him, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

There are not found returning to give glory to God any but this stranger.

neither shall they say, Behold here! or, there! for behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

And they shall say to you, Behold there! behold here! go not away, nor follow them.

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

saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city, who feared not God and regarded not man.

And there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Give me judgment against my adversary.

And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? There is none good but one, God.

And he said to them, I tell you truly, that there is no one who has left a house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, on account of the kingdom of God,

And behold, there was a man called Zaccheus, and he was chief publican, and was rich.

And some of the Sadducees came forward, who deny that there is a resurrection, and asked him,

There were, therefore, seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died childless;

And he saw also a certain poor widow cast in there two lepta [4 mills].

And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when then shall these things be? and what sign [shall there be], when these things are about to occur?

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

But woe to those with child, and having children at the breast in those days; for there shall be great distress on the earth, and wrath against this people.

And there shall be signs in the sun, and moon, and stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity [at] the roaring of the sea and waves,

And he will show you a large upper room furnished; there prepare.

And there was a contention among them as to which of them should be the greatest.

And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women; and they bewailed and lamented him.

And when they arrived at the place called Cranium, there they crucified him, and the criminals; one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

And there was an inscription over him; THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And it was now about the sixth hour [noon]; and there was a darkness over all the land till the ninth hour [3 P.M.].