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

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

Now it came to pass, that, while he was doing priestly service in the order of his course before God,

And Zacharias, seeing him, was troubled; and fear fell upon him.

But the angel said to him, "Fear not, Zacharias; because your supplication was heard; and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

And the angel, answering, said to him, "I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak to you, and to proclaim these glad tidings to you.

And, having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he kept making signs to them, and remained dumb.

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, the name of which was Nazareth,

to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

But she was troubled at the saying, and was deliberating as to what kind of salutation this might be.

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

And it came to pass that, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit:

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

And her neighbors and kindred heard that the Lord was magnifying His mercy together with her; and they rejoiced with her.

And his mouth was instantly opened, and his tongue loosed, and he was speaking, blessing God.

and all who heard laid them up in their heart, saying, "What, then, shall this child be!" For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.

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

And the child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

(This enrolment first was made, when Quirinius was governor of Syria).

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

and she brought forth her Son, the Firstborn, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

because there was born to-day, in the city of David, a Saviour, Who is Christ the Lord.

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

But Mary was closely keeping all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they heard and saw, as it was spoken to them.

And, when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising Him, His name was called Jesus??hich was so called by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

He was saying, therefore, to the multitudes coming forth to be immersed by him, "Broods of vipers! who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Therefore, indeed, exhorting them as to many and various things, he was proclaiming the good news to the people;

Now it came to pass, when all the people were immersed, that as Jesus also was immersed, and was praying, Heaven was opened,

And Jesus Himself, when beginning His ministry, was about thirty years old, being, as was supposed, the Son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was being led in the Spirit in the wilderness

And there was given to Him a book of the prophet Isaiah; and, opening the book, He found the place where it had been written,

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

and to no one of them was Elijah sent, except to Zarephath in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.

"And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and no one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian."

but He, passing through their midst, was going His way.

And He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee; and He was teaching them on the sabbath;

and they were astonished at His teaching, because His word was with authority.

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

And there was going forth a report concerning Him into every place of the region round about.

And, rising up, He went out of the synagogue into the house of Simon. And the mother-in-law of Simon was afflicted with a great fever; and they besought Him concerning her.

And, standing over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and, immediately rising up, she was ministering to them.

And, as the sun was setting, all, as many as had any ailing with divers diseases, brought them to Him; and He, laying His hands on each one of them, was healing them.

And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, "Thou art the Son of God." And, rebuking them, He was not suffering them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.

And He said to them, "It is needful that I proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God to the other cities also; because for this I was sent forth."

And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

Now it came to pass, as the multitude was pressing upon Him, and hearing the word of God, that He was standing by the lake Gennesaret;

And, entering into one of the boats, which was Simon's, He asked him to put out a little from the land; and, having taken a seat, He was teaching the multitudes out of the boat.

And it came to pass, while He was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy; and, when he saw Jesus, falling on his face, he besought Him, saying, "Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean."

But the report concerning Him was going abroad the more; and many multitudes were coming together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities.

And He was wont to retire into the deserts, and pray.

And it came to pass, on one of the days, that He was teaching; and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present with Him to heal.

And, behold, men bearing on a couch a man who was a paralytic, and they were seeking to bring him in, and place him before Him.

And, immediately rising up before them, having taken up that on which he was lying, he departed to his house, glorifying God.

And Levi made a great reception for Him in his house; and there was a great multitude of tax-collectors and of others who were reclining at table with them.

And it came to pass on a sabbath, that He was going through grainfields; and His disciples were plucking and eating the heads of grain, rubbing them with their hands.

And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Did ye never read this that David did, when he was hungry, and those with him;

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

And, looking round upon them all, He said to him, "Stretch forth your hand." And he did so, and his hand was restored.

And it came to pass in those days, that He went out into the mountain to pray; and He was spending the whole night in prayer to God.

and all the multitude were seeking to touch Him; because power was coming forth from Him, and was healing them all.

he is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; and, a flood coming, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it; because it was well built.

But he who heard and did not, is like a man who built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream broke, and straightway it collapsed; and the ruin of that house was great."

And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, being ill, was about to die.

And Jesus was going with them. And now, when He was not far distant from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, "Lord, trouble not Thyself; for I am not worthy that Thou shouldest come under my roof.

And, as He came near to the gate of the city, behold, also there was being carried out one dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd of the city was with her.

And, seeing her, the Lord was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, "Weep not."

And fear seized on all; and they were glorifying God, saying, "A great prophet was raised up among us," and "God did visit His people."

And Wisdom was justified by all her children."

And one of the Pharisees was asking Him to eat with him; and, having entered into the Pharisee's house, He reclined at table.

And, behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and, learning that He was reclining at table in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster cruse of perfume;

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that He was passing through by city and village, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God; and the twelve were with Him;

And, when a large multitude was coming together, and those from city after city were coming to Him, He spake through a parable:

"The sower went forth to sow his seed. And in his sowing some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

And another fell upon the rock; and, springing up, it was withered because of not having moisture.

And another fell into the good ground; and, growing, it produced fruit, a hundredfold." Saying these things, He was crying aloud, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

And it was reported to Him, "Thy mother and Thy brothers have been standing without, wishing to see Thee."

For He was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man; for many times had it seized him, and he was bound with chains and fetters, kept under guard; and, bursting the bonds, he was driven by the demon into the deserts.

And there was there a herd of many swine in the mountains; and they besought Him that He would permit them to enter into them. And He permitted them.

And those who saw it reported to them how the demon-possessed man was delivered.

And the man, from whom the demons had gone forth, was begging Him that he might be with Him; but He sent him away, saying,

And, behold, there came a man whose name was Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue; and, falling down near Jesus' feet, he was beseeching Him to come into his house;

because he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying! But, as He was going away, the multitudes were thronging.

And the woman, seeing that she was not concealed, came trembling; and, falling down before Him, reported before all the people for what cause she touched Him, and how she was instantly healed.

Now Herod, the tetrarch, heard of all the things that were taking place; and he was thoroughly perplexed, because it was said by some that John was raised from the dead;

And Herod said, "John I beheaded; but Who is This concerning Whom I hear such things?" And he was seeking to see Him.

But the multitudes, perceiving it, followed Him; and, having welcomed them, He was speaking to them concerning the Kingdom of God, and those having need of cure He healed.

And they ate, and were all filled. And there was taken up that which remained to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

And it came to pass, as He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He asked them, saying, "Who do the multitudes say that I am?"

And it came to pass, as He was praying, that the appearance of His countenance was altered, and His raiment became white and dazzling.

who, appearing in glory, were speaking of His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

And it came to pass, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good that we are here; and let us make three tents; one for Thee, one for Moses, and one for Elijah;" not knowing what he was saying.

Now, while he was saying these things, there came a cloud, and it was overshadowing them; and they feared, as they entered into the cloud.

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

And, while he was yet coming, the demon thrust him down, and greatly convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

And they were all amazed at the Majesty of God! And while all were marvelling at all the things which He was doing, He said to His disciples,

But they did not understand this saying; and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him concerning this saying.

And they did not receive Him, because His face was as if He were going to Jerusalem.

Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others; and sent them away, two and two, before His face, into every city and place, whither He Himself was about to come.

And He said to them, "I was beholding Satan fallen as lightning out of the heavens.