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.

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

Now it happened, while he was performing the priest's office before God in the order of his division,

according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

The angel answered him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good news.

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

to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be.

And look, Elizabeth, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

It happened, when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, that the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she brought forth a son.

His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, "What then will this child be?" The hand of the Lord was with him.

His father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

This was the first enrollment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Joseph also went up from Galilee, 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 of David;

to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him, being pregnant.

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.

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

They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.

When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.

When eight days were fulfilled to circumcise him, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

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,

The child was growing, and was becoming strong, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

When he was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the feast,

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

As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Messiah,

Now it happened, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying. The sky was opened,

Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Eli,

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

for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. When they were completed, he was hungry.

He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.

The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the scroll, and found the place where it was written,

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.

Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

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

They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.

He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,

and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

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

He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him for her.

When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

Demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, "You are the Son of God." Rebuking them, he did not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Messiah.

When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place, and the crowds looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he would not go away from them.

And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

Now it happened, while the crowd pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

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

When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.

For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had caught;

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.

Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

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.

Now it happened on a Sabbath that he was going through the grain fields. His disciples plucked the heads of grain, and ate, rubbing them in their hands.

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

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.

He looked around at them all, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did, and his hand was restored.

When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:

Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Simon, who was called the Zealot;

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

A certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death.

Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.

Those who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant was well.

Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, just then a man who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.

He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

And suddenly, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of ointment.

and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;

"The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it.

It was told him by some saying, "Your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to see you."

So they came to him, and awoke him, saying, "Master, master, we are dying." And he awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and it was calm.

For Jesus was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For the unclean spirit had often seized the man. He was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bands apart, he was driven by the demon into the desert.

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.

Those who saw it told them how he who had been possessed by demons was healed.

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,

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went, the crowds pressed against him.

When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared to him in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

They were ridiculing him, knowing that she was dead.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done; and he was very perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,

It happened, as he was praying alone, that the disciples were with him, and he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

As he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became white and dazzling.

who appeared in glory, and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

When the voice came, Jesus was found alone. They were silent, and told no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.

While he was still coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him violently. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

But they did not understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

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

They did not receive him, because he was traveling with his face set towards Jerusalem.

Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy-two others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every city and place, where he was about to come.

In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight."

Jesus answered, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion,

But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."

He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. It happened, when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds marveled.

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, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.