but the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:

and now shalt thou be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass; because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled at their season.

but when he came out he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them, and continued speechless:

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God:

And there were in the same country shepherds out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night: and lo,

and the angel said to them, Be not affrighted; for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people,

And it was revealed to him by the holy Spirit, that he should not die before he had seen the Anointed of the Lord.

and had been a widow about eighty four years; who departed not from the temple; serving God with fastings and prayers night and day.

when they returned, the child Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem: and Joseph and his mother did not know it;

and not finding Him they returned to Jerusalem seeking for Him:

And He said to them, Why did ye so seek me? Did not ye know that I ought to be in my Father's house?

but they did not understand the word which He spake to them.

Bring forth therefore fruits becoming penitents, and do not say within yourselves, "We have Abraham for our father," for I tell you that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham.

And now the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which doth not yield good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

Now as the people were in suspense, and were all thinking in their hearts concerning John, whether he were the Christ or not,

John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but a mightier than I is coming, whose shoes I am not worthy to untie: He will baptize you with the holy Spirit, and with fire;

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, that man shall not live by bread only, but on every word of God.

And Jesus answered him, it is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And they all bare witness to Him, and wondered at the gracefulness of the words, which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

And demons also came out from many, crying out, Thou art the Messiah the Son of God. And He rebuked them, and suffered them not to say, that they knew Him to be the Christ.

And when the day was coming on, He went out and retired into a solitary place; and the people sought for Him, and came to Him, and would fain have detained Him, that He might not go from them.

And Simon answered and said unto Him, Master, we have been toiling all the night, and have caught nothing; however at thy word I will cast the net.

And when they had done this, they inclosed a multitude of fishes; and their net was breaking.

as were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Be not afraid, from henceforth thou shalt be a captor of men.

but when they could not find what way to bring him in because of the croud, they went up on the battlements of the house, and let him down from the roof with his couch, into the midst before Jesus,

And Jesus answered and said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I am not come to call the righteous,

Then He spake a parable to them, That no one putteth a piece of new cloth upon an old garment: otherwise, the new maketh a rent, and doth not match the old:

And some of the pharisees said to them, Why do ye do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read what David did, when he himself was hungry and those that were with him? how he went into the house of God,

and did take and eat the shew-bread, and gave also to his attendants, which it is not lawful for any to eat but the priests.

And in those days He went out to a mountain to pray, and He continued all night in prayer to God.

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

And He said to them by way of parable, Can a blind man guide a blind man? will they not both fall into a ditch?

the learner is not above his teacher, tho' every complete scholar will become as learned as his master.

or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother let me take out the splinter that is in thine eye, when thou thyself seest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye, and then thou wilt see distinctly how to take out the chaff that is in thy brother's eye.

For that is not a good tree which produceth bad fruit, nor is the tree bad, which produceth good fruit:

for every tree is known by it's fruit; for men do not gather figs from thorns, nor grapes from a bramble.

But why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not practise what I teach you?

he is like a man who in building an house digged deep, and laid the foundation upon a rock; and when a flood came, the torrent beat violently against that house, but could not shake it, for it was founded upon a rock.

But he that heareth and observeth not, is like a man that built an house upon the ground without any foundation, which the flood beat violently upon, and immediately it fell down, and the ruin of that house was great.

So Jesus went with them. And when He was now not far from the house, the centurion sent some of his friends to Him, saying Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof:

And when Jesus heard these things, He marvelled, and turning about, said to the multitude that followed Him, I declare unto you, I have not found so great faith, no not in Israel.

And when the Lord saw her, He was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Do not weep.

and happy is he who shall not be offended at any thing in me.

a reed shaken by the wind? but what did ye go out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that are dressed in fine clothes and live delicately, are in palaces, not in deserts: but what went ye out to see?

for I tell you that among the sons of men there is not a greater prophet than John the baptist: (though the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he:)

but the pharisees indeed and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God within themselves, and were not baptized by him.---

and to what are they like? they are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling to one another, and saying, "We have played pleasant tunes to you, and ye have not danced; we have sung mournful ones and ye have not wept:"

and they not being able to pay him, he freely forgave them both: tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

Thou gavest me not the respect of a kiss; but this woman, ever since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

Thou didst not anoint my head with common oil, but she hath anointed even my feet with sweet ointment.

And He said, To you it is granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but I speak to others in parables, that in seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

(For there is nothing secret, that shall not be made manifest: nor any thing concealed, which shall not be made known and come to light.)

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever improveth what he hath, to him shall more be given; and whosoever hath not, even what he seemeth to have shall be taken from him.

Now his mother and his brethren came to Him, and could not come at Him for the croud:

But when he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down to Him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

And they besought Him that He would not command them to go into the abyss:

but could not be healed by any, came close behind Him and touched the hem of his garment, and immediately her flux was stopt.

And when the woman saw that she was not concealed, she came trembling, and fell down to Him, and declared before all the people, for what reason she had touched Him, and how she was healed immediately.

While He was yet speaking, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's, and said to Him, Thy daughter is dead, trouble not the Master.

But Jesus hearing it, answered saying, Fear not, only believe, and she shall be recovered.

And they were all weeping and bewailing her: but He said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

And whosoever will not receive you, when ye depart from that city, shake off the very dust from your feet, for a testimony against them.

But when the people knew it they followed Him; and He received them, and spake to them concerning the kingdom of God, and healed those that had need of a cure.

And I assure you, there be some of those who stand here, that shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.

And as they were departing from Him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, let us make three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

And I prayed thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not, and they were afraid to ask Him concerning it.

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he followeth not thee with us.

And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not; for he, that is not against us, is for us.

But they would not entertain Him, because his face was towards Jerusalem.

But He turned and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what spirit ye are of:

for the Son of man came not to destroy mens lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

and Jesus answered him, The foxes have holes, and the fowls of heaven their nests, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

and if there be a child of peace there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall return upon yourselves.

Go not from house to house. And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you;

But into whatever city ye come, and they receive you not, go out into the streets of it and say,

However rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

for many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and did not see them; and to hear what ye hear, but did not hear them.

But Martha, being perplexed about much serving, came to Him and said, Lord, dost thou not regard it, that my sister has left me to serve alone? speak to her therefore that she may help me.

And Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."

and he from within shall answer and say, Do not be troublesome; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed, I cannot rise to give thee.

I tell you, tho' he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend: yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he wants.

He, that is not with me, is against me; and he, that gathereth not with me, scattereth.

And when the pharisee saw it he wondered that He did not wash first, before dinner.

Senseless creatures! Did not He who made the outside, make also that which is within? give alms rather according to your ability:

But wo unto you pharisees, who tithe even your mint, and rue, and all your herbs, and pass by judgement and the love of God: these ought ye to practise and not to omit the others.

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye are like graves that do not appear, and those that walk over them are not aware of them.

And He said, Wo unto you also, ye interpreters of the law, for ye load men with insupportable burthens, and ye yourselves touch not the burthens with one of your fingers.

Wo unto you interpreters of the law; for ye have taken away the key of knowledge, ye entered not in yourselves, and those that were entering in, ye hindered.

which shall not be discovered; nor hidden which shall not be known.

Now I say unto you, my friends, Be not afraid of them, that can only kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.

Are not five sparrows sold for two assaries, and not one of them is forgotten before God.

Nay the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Be not therefore afraid; ye are of more worth than many sparrows.

And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it may be forgiven him; but unto him, that blasphemeth the holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven.

And when they bring you before the synagogues, and magistrates, and powers, be not solicitous how or what defence to make, or what to say:

And He said unto them, See to it that ye beware of covetousness; for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of his possessions.

and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do? for I have not room to lay up my corn.

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?