but the angel said to Zacharias, don't be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard: and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, whom you shall name John:

But Zacharias said to the angel, by what sign shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife is of a great age.

but when he came out, he could not speak to them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; for he intimated it to them by signs, and continued dumb.

you shall be now pregnant, and be delivered of a son, whom you shall name JESUS.

he shall be great, he shall be the son of the most high. the Lord God shall give him the throne of his father David.

the angel answered her, "the holy spirit shall descend upon thee, and the power of the most high shall over-shadow thee: wherefore thy holy offspring shall be called the son of God.

even your cousin Elizabeth, as old as she is, is become pregnant with a son: she, who was stiled barren, is now in her sixth month;

Soon after this, Mary departed, and made an expeditious journey to a city of Juda, in the mountains:

When Elizabeth had gone her full time, she was delivered of a son.

through the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun has visited us from on high,

and by this sign shall you know him; you will find the babe swathed, lying in a manger.

As soon as the angels retired back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, let us go to Bethlehem, to see the fact, of which the Lord inform'd us.

when they had seen him, they divulged what the angel had told them concerning this child.

glorifying and praising God, for having heard and seen every thing exactly as the angel inform'd them.

to him it was revealed by the holy spirit, that he should not die till he had seen the Messiah of the Lord.

when Joseph and his mother saw him, great was their surprize: and his mother said to him, son, why did you leave us thus? your father and I have been looking for you with great concern.

under the pontificate of Annas and Caiaphas, JOHN, the son of Zacharias, received his divine commission in the wilderness.

and the holy spirit descended upon him in a corporeal form like a dove. and a voice came from heaven, which said, thou art my beloved son, in thee I am well pleased.

Jesus was then about thirty years of age, being, as was suppos'd, the son of Joseph,

son of Heli, son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Janna, son of Joseph,

son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Naum, son of Esli, son of Nagge,

son of Maath, son of Mattathias, son of Semi, son of Joseph, son of Juda, son of Joanna,

son of Rhesa, son of Zorobabel, son of Salathiel,

son of Neri, son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmodam, son of Er,

son of Jose, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Simeon,

son of Juda, son of Joseph, son of Jonan, son of Eliakim,

son of Melea, son of Menan, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David,

son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Booz, son of Salmon,

son of Naasson, son of Aminadab, son of Aram, son of Esrom, son of Phares, son of Juda,

son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Thara, son of Nachor, son of Saruch,

son of Ragau, son of Phalec, son of Heber, son of Sala,

son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad, son of Sem, son of Noe, son of Lamech, son of Mathusala,

son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Maleleel,

son of Cainan, son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, the son of God.

then the devil said to him; if you are the son of God, command this stone to become bread.

next, the devil brought him to Jerusalem, and setting him on the battlements of the temple, said to him, if you be the son of God, throw your self down from this height,

They all applauded him, and were surprized, that what he said, was delivered with so much grace. but they objected, is not this the son of Joseph?

As soon as the sun was set, all sorts of diseased persons were brought before him by their friends, and he healed them all, by laying his hands upon them.

many were dispossess'd of the demons, who cried aloud, you are the Messiah, the son of God. but he rebuked them, and would not suffer them to declare, that they knew him to be the Messiah.

but that ye may know, that the son of man hath power to forgive sins, rise, said he, to the paralytick, 'tis I command you, take up your bed, and go home.

at this they were all seized with astonishment, and gave thanks to God, crying out with great reverence, what a wonderful instance of power have we seen this day!

the son of man, said he, may dispense even with the sabbath.

Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon surnamed the Zelot,

blessed are you, when men shall hate you, discard you, reproach you, and treat you as infamous, for your attachment to the son of man.

as he drew near the gate of the city, there was a dead man just then carrying out to be buried, who was his mother's only son, and she a widow: and many people of the town came with her.

John was soon inform'd of these transactions by his disciples,

then he gave them this answer, go, and tell John what you have seen, and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the gospel is proclaim'd to the poor.

the son of man appears indifferent to any kind of meat or drink: yet you say, he is a glutton and a tipler, a friend of publicans and loose people.

now the meaning of the parable is this: the seed sown signifies the word of God.

upon seeing Jesus, he set up a great cry, fell down before him, and roar'd out, what business have you with me, Jesus son of the most high God? I beseech you torment me not.

but there being a numerous herd of swine feeding on the mountain, they desired he would permit them to enter into the swine, which he granted.

accordingly the demons quitted the man, and enter'd into the swine: immediately the herd ran headlong down a precipice into the lake, and were drowned.

if any refuse to entertain you, when you leave that city, shake off the dust from your feet, as a sign of their being abandon'd.

the son of man must suffer many indignities: be rejected by the rulers, the chief priests, and Scribes: be put to death: and the third day be raised again.

for whoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my doctrine, of him shall the son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in the glory of his father, and of the holy angels.

two persons of a glorious form were seen talking with him; they were Moses, and Elias,

from whence a voice issued out, saying, "this is my beloved son, obey him."

and before the sound was gone, Jesus was left alone: this they kept secret, and for some time did not acquaint any one in the least with what they had seen.

when one of the company cry'd out, master, I beseech you, cast your eyes upon my son, for he is my only child:

then said Jesus, O incredulous, and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring hither your son.

give attention to what I now say, namely, that the son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men.

for the son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. and they went to another village.

Jesus answered him, foxes have their kennels, and birds of the air their nests, but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.

the management of every thing is committed to me by my father: no one knows what character the son is invested with, except the father; nor who the father is, except the son, and he to whom the son shall please to reveal it.

One day Jesus had been praying in a certain place, and as soon as he had done, one of his disciples said to him, instruct us about prayer, as John the baptist instructed his disciples.

what father among you would give his son a stone, when he asketh for bread? or if for a fish, instead of a fish would he give him a serpent?

At another time Jesus was casting out a demon, that was dumb: and as soon as the demon was gone out, the dumb man spoke: and the people wondred.

others, to try him, desir'd he would show some miraculous sign in the heaven.

but Jesus perceiving their suspicions, said to them, every kingdom divided against itself will soon be desolate: one family divided against another, falls to ruin.

for as the case of Jonas was a miraculous instance to the Ninevites, so shall the son of man be to this generation.

moreover I declare unto you, whoever shall acknowledge me before men, him shall the son of man also own before the angels of God.

and whoever shall cast a reflection upon the son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but as for him, that shall blaspheme the holy spirit, it shall not be forgiven.

imitate those servants who stand waiting for their master's return from the wedding, to let him in as soon as he comes to the door.

be ye therefore likewise prepar'd; for the son of man will come, when you least expect him.

the father will be at variance with his son, and the son with the father: the mother with the daughter, and the daughter with the mother: the mother-in-law with the daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law with the mother-in-law.

you will soon find your aboad become desolate. I declare unto you, you shall not see me till the time, when you will say, "blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord."

a little while after the younger son turn'd all he had into money, and travell'd into a foreign country, where he squander'd away his fortune in luxurious living.

and he was reduced to want, which forc'd him to make his application to one of the inhabitants there, who sent him to his farm to look after his swine.

for he would have been contented to have liv'd upon the carruways, with which they usually fed the swine: but nobody would supply him.

I am no longer worthy to be called your son: treat me as one of your hir'd servants.

then the son said to him, father, I have sinned against heaven, and against you, I am no longer worthy to be called your son.

for this son of mine was dead, and is come to life: he was lost, and is found again. and then they began their feast.

In the mean time his elder son was in the country. at his return, when he came near home, he heard the musick and dancing:

whereas this son of yours, who has eat up his fortune among a pack of loose creatures, is no sooner come but you must kill the fatted calf for him.

son, said he to him, you shall continue to be with me, and all that I have shall be thine.

but Abraham said, son, remember you had your enjoyments, when you were alive, and Lazarus his misfortunes: but now he has his consolation, and you your torments.

as soon as he perceiv'd them, he said to them, go shew yourselves to the priests. and on the way they found themselves cured.

At length he said to his disciples, the time will come, when ye will wish to see the son of man appear, and shall not see him.

for as the lightning flashes from one extremity of the sky to the other, so shall the appearance of the son of man be.

the same thing shall happen in the son of man's time as did in Noah's days.

even thus shall it be in the day when the son of man shall appear.

I tell you, he will speedily avenge them. however, when the son of man comes, how few of the faithful will he find in the land?

Afterwards Jesus took the twelve aside, and said to them, now we are going to Jerusalem where all that the prophets have writ concerning the son of man shall be accomplished.

then he cry'd out, Jesus son of David, have pity on me.

those who led the way bid him hold his tongue. but he bawl'd out the louder, son of David have pity on me.

as soon as Jesus came at the place, he look'd up, and seeing him, Zaccheus, said he, make haste down; for I intend to dine at your house to-day.

then said Jesus, speaking of him, this day is salvation come to this family, since he is now become a true son of Abraham.

for the son of man is come to seek, and to save that which was lost.

for I was in fear of you, knowing you to be a hard master, who exact what you never gave, and reap where you have never sown.

Just as he advanc'd to the declivity of the mountain of Olives, the whole troop of disciples began to express their joy in loud acclamations, praising God, for the many miracles they had seen.