But the angel said to him, Do not fear, Zacharias. For your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

And behold, you shall be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things shall be performed, because you did not believe my words which shall be fulfilled in their time.

And when he came out, he could not speak to them. And they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, and remained speechless.

And the angel said to her, Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

Then Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I do not know a man?

And in the same country there were shepherds living in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And the angel said to them, Do not fear. For behold, I give to you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

And it happened to him, being instructed by the Holy Spirit, he was not to see death before he would see the Christ of the Lord.

And she was a widow of eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, serving God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And fulfilling the days, as they returned, the boy Jesus stayed in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know.

And when they did not find Him, they turned back to Jerusalem, seeking Him.

And He said to them, Why did you look for Me? Do you not know that I must be about My Father's business?

And they did not understand the word which He spoke to them.

Therefore bring forth fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

And the soldiers also asked of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do not forcibly extort anyone, nor accuse any falsely. And be content with your wages.

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but He who is mightier than I comes, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose. He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written that "man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word of God."

And Jesus answering said to him, It has been said, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

And all bore witness to Him and wondered at the gracious words which came out of His mouth. And they said, Is this not Joseph's son?

But Elijah was not sent to any of them, except to Zarephath, a city of Sidon, to a woman, a widow.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be quiet and come out of him! And when the demon had thrown him into the midst, he came out of him, not harming him.

And also demons came out of many, crying out and saying, You are the Christ, the Son of God! And rebuking them, He did not allow them to speak; for they knew Him to be the Christ.

And day coming on, going out, He went into a deserted place. And the crowds looked for Him and came to Him, and held Him fast, not to pass away from them.

And answering, Simon said to Him, Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing. Yet at Your word I will let down the net.

And doing this, they enclosed a great multitude of fish. And their net was being torn.

and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Do not fear, from now on you will be taking men alive.

And not finding a way by which they might bring him in through the crowd, going up on the housetop, they let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst, before Jesus.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Those who are sound do not need a physician, but those who are sick.

I did not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners.

And He also spoke a parable to them: No one puts a piece of a new garment on an old garment. Otherwise, both the new will tear, and the old does not match the piece from the new.

And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

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

how he went into the house of God and took the showbread, and ate (and also gave to those who were with him) which it is not lawful to eat, except for the priests alone?

And it happened in those days that He went out into a mountain to pray, and He was spending the night in prayer to God.

And to him who strikes you on the one cheek, also offer the other. And to him who takes away your garment, do not forbid your tunic also.

Give to everyone who asks of you, and from him who takes away your goods, do not ask them again.

Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.

And He spoke a parable to them: Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch?

The disciple is not above his master, but everyone who is perfect shall be like his master.

And why do you look at the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but do not see the beam that is in your own eye?

Or how can you say to your brother, Brother, let me pull out the splinter in your eye, when you yourself do not see the beam that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First cast out the beam out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to pull out the splinter that is in your brother's eye.

For a good tree does not bring forth corrupt fruit, neither does a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

And why do you call Me Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say?

He is like a man who built a house and dug deep and laid the foundation on a rock; and a flood occurring, the stream burst against that house and could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.

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

Then Jesus went with them. But He being yet not far off from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, Lord, do not trouble Yourself. For I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof.

And hearing these things, Jesus marveled at him. And turning to the crowd following Him, He said, I say to you, I have not found such faith, no, not in Israel.

And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, Do not weep.

And blessed is he who shall not be offended in Me.

For I say to you, Among those who are born of woman there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist. But he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, not being baptized by him.

They are like children sitting in a market and calling to one another, and saying, We have played the flute to you, and you have not danced; we have mourned to you, and you did not weep.

You gave Me no kiss, but this woman, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.

You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with ointment.

And He said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God. But to others I speak in parables, so that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand.

And those which fell among thorns are the ones who, when they have heard, go forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of life, and do not bear to maturity.

For nothing is secret that shall not be revealed; nor secret which shall not be known and come to be revealed.

Therefore be careful how you hear. For whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, from him shall be taken even that which he seems to have.

And His mother and His brothers came to Him. And they could not come near Him because of the crowd.

And seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him and said with a loud voice, What is to me and to You, Jesus, Son of God the Most High? I beseech You, Do not torment me!

And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss.

And a woman who had a flow of blood twelve years (who had spent all her living on physicians, and could not be healed by any)

And seeing that she was not hidden, the woman came trembling. And falling down before Him, she declared to Him before all the people why she had touched Him, and how she was instantly healed.

He was still speaking when someone came from the synagogue-ruler, saying to him, Your daughter is dead, do not trouble the Teacher.

But when Jesus heard, He answered Him, saying, Do not fear, only believe and she shall be healed.

And all were weeping and bewailing her. But He said, Do not weep; she has not died, but sleeps.

And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

But knowing this, the crowds followed Him. And He received them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and He healed those who had need of healing.

But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste of death until they see the kingdom of God.

And in their parting from Him, it happened that Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three tabernacles, one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said.

And I begged Your disciples to cast him out, and they could not.

But they did not understand this, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it. And they feared to ask Him of this word.

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in Your name. And we prevented him, because he does not follow us.

And Jesus said to him, Do not prevent him, for he who is not against us is for us.

And they did not receive Him, because His face was going toward Jerusalem.

But He turned and rebuked them and said, You do not know of what spirit you are.

For the Son of Man has not come to destroy men's lives, but to save. And they went to another village.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest on it. If not, it shall return to you,

And remain in the same house, eating and drinking the things shared by them; for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Do not move from house to house.

And into whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, going out into the streets say,

Yet do not rejoice in this, that the evil spirits are subject to you, rather rejoice because your names are written in Heaven.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen them, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard them.

But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she came to Him and said, Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.

But one thing is needful, and Mary has chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

And he answering from inside may say, Do not trouble me. The door is now shut and my children are in bed with me. I cannot rise and give to you.

I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needs.

He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

Therefore take heed that the light in you is not darkness.

And when the Pharisee saw it, he was amazed that He had not first washed before dinner.

Fools! Did not He who made the outside also make the inside?

But woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over judgment and the love of God. You ought to have done these, and not to leave the other undone.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like unseen tombs and the men walking above are not aware of them.

And He said, Woe to you also, lawyers! For you load men with burdens grievous to be carried, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Woe to you, lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and you have hindered those who were entering in.

For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, nor anything hidden that shall not be known.

And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? And not one of them is forgotten before God.