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.

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 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.

And, behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and shall bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus.

because the Mighty One did great things for me; and Holy is His name!

And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they were calling him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

And they said to her, "There is no one of your kindred who is called by this name."

And, asking for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, "John is his name." And they all marveled.

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.

And, after these things, He went forth, and beheld a tax-collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax-office; and He said to him, "Follow Me."

"Happy are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from themselves, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion," (because many demons entered into him).

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;

and said to them, "Whosoever shall receive this child in My name, receives Me; and whosoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for he that is least among you all, the same is great."

And John, answering, said, "Master, we saw one casting out demons in Thy name; and we forbade him, because he follows not with us."

And the seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Thy name!"

Now, as they were going on their way, He entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received Him into her house.

And He said to them, "When ye pray, say, 'Father, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come.

But I say to you, ye shall in no wise see Me, until ye shall say, 'Blessed is He Who is coming in the name of the Lord!'"

And a certain poor man, Lazarus by name, had been laid at his gate, full of sores,

and, behold, a man, called by name Zacchaeus, and he was a chief tax-collector; and he was rich.

saying, "Blessed is the King Who is coming in the name of the Lord! Peace in Heaven, and glory in the highest!"

And He said, "Take heed that ye be not led astray; for many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The season has drawn near!' Go not after them.

And, before all these things, they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up into the synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and governors for My name's sake.

And ye will be hated by all for My name's sake.

And, behold, a man, Joseph by name, who was a councillor, a good and righteous man

And, behold, two of them that very day were journeying to a village, the name of which was Emmaus, distant sixty furlongs from Jerusalem.

And one of them, Cleopas by name, said to Him, "Art Thou only a Stranger in Jerusalem, and knowest not the things that came to pass there in these days?"

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.