But the angel said to 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 behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words which shall be fulfilled in their season.

And when he came out, he could not speak to them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; for he beckoned to them, and remained speechless.

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

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

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

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

And the angel said to them, Fear not: 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 see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

And she was a widow of about eighty four years, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.

And when they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him.

And he said to them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

And they understood not the saying which he spoke to them.

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts concerning John, whether he was the Christ, or not;

John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: 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 alone, but by every word of God.

And Jesus answering, said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And all bore him testimony, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.

And demons also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them, suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

And when it was day, he departed, and went into a desert place; and the people sought him, and came to him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.

And Simon answering said to him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net.

And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net broke.

And so was also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went upon the house-top, and let him down through the tiling with his couch, into the midst before Jesus.

And Jesus answering, said to them, They that are well need not a physician; but they that are sick.

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And he spoke also a parable to them: No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old: if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new, agreeth not with the old.

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

And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they who were with him;

How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the show-bread, and gave also to them that were with him, which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out to a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

And to him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take thy coat also.

Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again.

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

And he spoke a parable to them; Can the blind lead the blind? will they not both fall into the ditch?

The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect, shall be as his master.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thy own eye?

Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thy eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thy own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thy own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

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

And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

He is like a man who built a house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that, without a foundation, built a house on the earth, against which the stream beat vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.

Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof;

When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned himself about and said to the people that followed him, I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not.

And blessed is he, to whom I shall not be a stumbling block.

For I say to you, Among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

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

They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath 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 in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known, and come abroad.

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whoever hath, to him shall be given; and whoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come near to him for the crowd.

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

And they besought him, that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared to him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

While he was yet speaking, there cometh one from the house of the ruler of the synagogue, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead: trouble not the Master.

But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be healed.

And all wept and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not: she is not dead, but sleepeth.

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

And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.

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

And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he said.

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

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him concerning that saying.

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

And Jesus said to him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us, is for us.

And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

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

And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.

And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

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

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

For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

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

And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

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

I say to you, Though 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 needeth.

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

Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

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

Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without, make that which is within also?

But woe to you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the others undone.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

And he said, Woe to you also, ye lawyers, for ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

Woe to you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye have not entered in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

And I say to you, my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

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

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.