In the days of Herod, the king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah. And his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren. And both were advanced in their days.

according to the custom of the priests, it was his lot to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

And an angel of the Lord appeared to him as he was standing on the right of the altar of incense.

And seeing this, Zacharias was troubled, and fear fell on him.

And when he came out, he could not speak to them. And they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, and remained speechless.

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.

And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what kind of greeting this might be.

And behold, your cousin Elizabeth also conceived a son in her old age. And this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

And it happened as Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

And the time was fulfilled to Elizabeth for her to bear. And she bore a son.

And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosened. And he spoke and praised God.

And all those who heard laid them up in their hearts, saying, What kind of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

And the child grew and became strong in spirit and was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel.

(This taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

And Joseph also went up from Galilee to be taxed (out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David).

And she brought forth her son, the First-born, and wrapped Him, and laid Him in a manger-- because there was no room for them in the inn.

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

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as was spoken to them.

And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, His name was called JESUS, the name called by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him.

And it happened to him, being instructed by the Holy Spirit, he was not to see death before he would see the Christ of the Lord.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in many days, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity.

And she was a widow of eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, serving God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom. And the grace of God was on Him.

And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the Feast.

And He went with them and came to Nazareth, and He was subject to them. But His mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts concerning John, lest perhaps he was the Christ,

And it happened in the baptizing of all the people, Jesus also being baptized, and praying, and the heaven was opened.

And Jesus Himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) son of Joseph, son of of Heli,

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness

forty days, being tempted by the Devil. And in those days He ate nothing. And they being ended, He afterward was hungry.

And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And, as His custom was, He went in to the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And unrolling the book, He found the place where it was written,

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

But Elijah was not sent to any of them, except to Zarephath, a city of Sidon, to a woman, a widow.

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

And they rose up and thrust Him outside the city, and led Him up to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, in order to throw Him down.

And they were astonished at His doctrine, for His word was with authority.

And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon and cried out with a loud voice,

And rising up from the synagogue, He entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was being seized with a great fever. And they asked Him for her.

And He said to them, I must proclaim the gospel, the kingdom of God, to other cities, because I was sent on this mission,

And He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, He asked him to thrust out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the people out of the boat.

And doing this, they enclosed a great multitude of fish. And their net was being torn.

And it happened, as He was in a certain city, behold, a man full of leprosy! And seeing Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, Lord, if You will, You can cleanse me.

But He was drawing back in the wilderness, and praying.

And it happened on one of the days, even He was teaching. And Pharisees and teachers of the Law were sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was there, for the curing of them.

And behold, men carrying, on a cot, a man who was paralyzed. And they sought to bring him in and to lay him before Him.

And Levi made a great feast in his own house for Him. And there was a great company of tax-collectors and of others who were reclining with them.

And answering, Jesus said to them, Have you not read this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him;

And it happened, also on another sabbath, that He entered into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man whose right hand was withered.

And looking around on them all, He said to the man, Stretch out your hand! And he did so. And his hand was restored whole like the other.

And it happened in those days that He went out into a mountain to pray, and He was spending the night in prayer to God.

And when it was day, He called His disciples. And He chose twelve of them, whom He also named apostles:

Matthew and Thomas; James the son of Alpheus, and Simon who was called Zelotes;

He is like a man who built a house and dug deep and laid the foundation on a rock; and a flood occurring, the stream burst against that house and could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.

But he who hears and does not perform, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, on which the stream burst, and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.

And a certain servant of a centurion who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die.

And coming to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that he was worthy, he for whom You give this;

And drawing near the gate of the city, even behold, one having died was being carried out, an only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a considerable crowd of the city was with her.

And the one who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He delivered him to his mother.

And she stood behind Him, weeping at His feet, and she began to wash His feet with tears and wipe them with the hair of her head. And she ardently kissed His feet and anointed them with the ointment.

There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, the one fell by the roadside and was trampled; and the birds of the air devoured it.

And it was told to Him by some, who said, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside desiring to see You.

And they came to Him and awakened Him, saying, Master, Master, we are perishing! Then being aroused, He rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm.

(For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had seized him. And he had been kept bound in chains and in fetters, and he broke the bands and was driven into the deserted places by the demons.)

And there was there a herd of many pigs feeding on the mountain. And they begged Him that He would allow them to enter into them. And He allowed them.

Also those who saw it told them how the demon-possessed one was healed.

And behold, a man named Jairus came, and he was a synagogue-ruler. And he fell down at Jesus' feet and begged Him that He would come into his house.

came behind Him and touched the border of His garment. And instantly her flow of blood was staunched.

And seeing that she was not hidden, the woman came trembling. And falling down before Him, she declared to Him before all the people why she had touched Him, and how she was instantly healed.

He was still speaking when someone came from the synagogue-ruler, saying to him, Your daughter is dead, do not trouble the Teacher.

And they ridiculed, knowing that she was dead.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things happening by Him. And he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead;

And they ate and were all filled. And there was taken up twelve hand baskets full of fragments of that left over to them.

And it happened as He was alone praying, the disciples were with Him. And He asked them, saying, Whom do the crowds say that I am?

And as He prayed, the appearance of His countenance was altered, and His clothing was dazzling white.

who appeared in glory and spoke of His exodus, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

And as he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them. And they feared as they entered into the cloud.

And when the voice occurred, Jesus was found alone. And they were silent, and told no one in those days anything which they had seen.

And as he was still coming, the demon violently convulsed and tore him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the child and delivered him again to his father.

But they did not understand this, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it. And they feared to ask Him of this word.

And they did not receive Him, because His face was going toward Jerusalem.

And after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, And He sent them two and two before His face into every city and place where He was about to come.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit and said, I thank You, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the sophisticated and cunning, and have revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing before You.

But a certain traveling Samaritan came upon him, and seeing him, he was filled with pity.

Then which of these three, do you think, was neighbor to him who fell among the robbers?

But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she came to Him and said, Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.

And it happened as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught His disciples.

And He was casting out a demon, and it was dumb. And it happened as the demon was going out, the dumb one spoke. And the people marveled.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.

And when the Pharisee saw it, he was amazed that He had not first washed before dinner.

so that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

Consider the lilies, how they grow; they do not toil, they do not spin. And yet I say to you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.

And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bowed together and was not able to be completely erect.

And He laid His hands on her. And instantly she was made erect, and she glorified God.