For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drink wine nor strong drink. And he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in her days.

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 she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what kind of greeting this might be.

He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God shall give Him the throne of His father David.

And He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end.

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

And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come on you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you. Therefore also that Holy One which will be born of you shall be called Son of God.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

And Mary said, Behold the servant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

And blessed is she who believes, for there shall be a perfecting of those things which were told her from the Lord.

And his mother answered and said, No, but he shall be called John.

And they said to her, There is none of your kindred that is called by this name.

And all those who heard laid them up in their hearts, saying, What kind of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from eternity;

that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest, for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

to give knowledge of salvation to His people by the remission of their sins,

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

And it happened in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

And all went to be registered, each to his own city.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee to be taxed (out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David).

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 all those who heard marveled about the things spoken to them by the shepherds.

And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, His name was called JESUS, the name called by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord)

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 he came by the Spirit into the temple. And as the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do according to the custom of the Law concerning Him,

And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken by him.

(yea, a sword shall pierce through your own soul also), so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

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

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

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low, and the crooked shall be straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth.

Then he said to the crowd that came forth to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And tax-collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

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.

But Herod the tetrarch (being reproved by him on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done)

And Jesus Himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) son of Joseph, son of of Heli,

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness

forty days, being tempted by the Devil. And in those days He ate nothing. And they being ended, He afterward was hungry.

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

Therefore if you will worship me, all shall be yours.

And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

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 it happened that the crowd pressed on Him to hear the Word of God, He stood by the lake of Gennesaret.

And He saw two boats standing by the lake. But the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

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 stretching out the hand, He touched him, saying, I will! Be clean! And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

But the word about Him spread even more. And great crowds were coming to hear, and to be healed from their infirmities by Him.

And it happened on one of the days, even He was teaching. And Pharisees and teachers of the Law were sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was there, for the curing of them.

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.

But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast in those days.

And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Else the new wine will burst the wineskins and be spilled, and the wineskin will perish.

But new wine must be put into new wineskins, and both are preserved together.

And coming down with them, He stood on a level place. And a crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon (who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases) were there;

also those tormented by unclean spirits; and they were healed.

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return. And your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest. For He is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.

Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

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

Give, and it shall be given to you, good measure pressed down and shaken together and running over, they shall give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you measure, it shall be measured to you again.

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

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.

Therefore neither did I think myself worthy to come to You; but say a word, and my servant will be healed.

And He came and touched the bier. And the ones who bore him stood still. And He said, Young man, I say to you, Arise!

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

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

But wisdom has been justified by all her children.

And they having nothing to pay, he freely forgave both. Then which of them do you say will love him most?

And a great crowd coming together, and those in each city coming to Him, He spoke by a parable:

A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, the one fell by the roadside and was trampled; and the birds of the air devoured it.

And His disciples asked Him, saying, What might this parable be?

Those by the roadside are the ones who hear; then the Devil comes and takes the Word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

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 it was told to Him by some, who said, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside desiring to see You.

(For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had seized him. And he had been kept bound in chains and in fetters, and he broke the bands and was driven into the deserted places by the demons.)

And the man out of whom the demons had gone out begged Him, desiring to be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

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 He said to her, Daughter, be comforted. Your faith has saved you; go in peace.

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

And He put them all out. And He took her by the hand and called, saying, Little girl, arise!

And her spirit came again, and she arose immediately. And He commanded that food be given her to eat.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things happening by Him. And he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead;

and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets had risen again.

But He said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.

(For they were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, Make them recline by fifties in a company.

saying, The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

For whoever shall be ashamed of Me and of My Words, the Son of Man shall be ashamed of him when He shall come in His own and in His Father's glory, and that of the holy angels.

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 answering, Jesus said, O unbelieving generation, one having been perverted, how long shall I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here.

Let these words sink down into your ears. For the Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of men.

And an argument came in among them, who might be the greater of them.

And He said to them, Whoever shall receive this child in My name receives Me. And whoever shall receive Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all, he shall be great.

Carry neither purse nor bag nor sandals. And greet no one by the way.

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.

Even the dust of your city which clings to us, we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.

But I say to you that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.