even as they were delivered to us by those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and became ministers of the word,

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his very birth.

And lo! thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, until the day when these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their season.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

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

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will be called the Son of God.

For nothing will be impossible with God.

And Mary said, Lo, the handmaid of the Lord! May it be to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.

Now Elizabeths full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

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

And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.

And all that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel! for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets of old,

And thou, child, shalt be called a prophet of the Most High; for thou shalt go in advance before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be registered.

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

to be registered with Mary who had been betrothed to him, who was with child.

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

And the angel said to them, Fear not; for lo! I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to the whole people;

And this shall be the sign to you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swathingclothes, [lying] in a manger.

And all who heard wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.

And when eight days were completed for him to be circumcised, his name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

as it is written in the law of the Lord: "Every firstborn male shall be called holy to the Lord,"

and it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.

a light to enlighten the gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel.

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against;

yea, a sword will pierce through thine own soul,that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

but, supposing him to be in the company, went a days journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance;

And he said to them, Why is it that ye have been seeking me? Did ye not know that I must be about my Fathers business?

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

He said therefore to the multitudes that came forth to be baptized by him, Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

And already also is the axe lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that beareth not good fruit is to be cut down, and cast into the fire.

And there came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what must we do?

And soldiers also asked him, saying, And what must we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no one, accuse no one falsely, and be content with your wages.

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias the wife of his brother, and on account of all the evil deeds which Herod had done,

forty days, tempted by the Devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.

If thou then wilt worship me, it shall all be thine.

And he taught in their synagogues, honored by all.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst, and came out of him, having done him no hurt.

And it came to pass, as the multitude was pressing upon him and hearing the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,

and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them, and had washed the nets.

And he put forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy left him.

But so much the more went abroad the report concerning him; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities.

And it came to pass on a certain day, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present that he might heal.

And he spoke also a parable to them: No one taketh a patch from a new garment and putteth it upon an old one; for then both the new garment would be rent, and the patch from the new garment would not match with the old.

And no one putteth new wine into old skins; for the new wine would burst the skins, and would itself run out, and the skins would be spoilt.

But new wine must be put into new skins.

And he came down with them, and stood on a level place with a great multitude of his disciples, and a great crowd of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases.

Blessed are ye that hunger now; for ye will be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now; for ye will laugh.

But love your enemies, and do good and lend, despairing of no one; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the unthankful and wicked.

Be merciful, as your Father is merciful.

And judge not, and ye will not be judged; and condemn not, and ye will not be condemned; forgive, and ye will be forgiven;

give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will men give into your bosom; for with what measure ye mete, it will be measured to you in return.

A disciple is not above his teacher; but every one when fully instructed will be as his teacher.

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

on which account I did not think myself worthy to come to thee; but command with a word, and let my servant be healed.

And he came up, and touched the bier; and they who bore it stood still; and he said, Young man, I say to thee, Rise.

And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What have ye gone out into the wilderness to see? the reeds shaken by the wind?

And all the people when they heard him, and the publicans, acknowledged God as righteous by being baptized with the baptism of John.

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

But wisdom is acknowledged by all her children.

When they had nothing to pay, he freely remitted the debt of both. Which of them, now, will love him the most?

And a great multitude collecting together, and people from the cities going out to him, he spoke by a parable:

A sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside; and they were trodden down, and the birds of the air devoured them.

Those by the wayside are they that hear; then cometh the Devil and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

For nothing is secret, that will not be made manifest; nor hidden, that will not be known, and come to light.

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

For he was about to command the unclean spirit to come out of the man; for it had possessed him for a long time, and he had been kept bound and secured with chains and fetters; and bursting the bands, he had been driven by the demon into the wilderness.

And they who had seen it told them how he that was possessed by demons was made well.

And the man out of whom the demons had gone besought him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, saying,

And a woman who had had an issue of blood twelve years, and had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be cured by any one,

But Jesus hearing this, answered him, Fear not; only believe, and she will be made well.

And her spirit returned, and she immediately arose. And he ordered food to be given to her.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was taking place, and 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.

But he said to them, Do ye give them food. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we ourselves should go and buy food for l all these people.

saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, and rise again on the third day.

For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed, when be cometh in his glory, and that of his Father, and of the holy angels.

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

And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring thy son hither.

As for you, let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men.

And Jesus knowing the reasoning of their heart, took a child and set him by his side,

Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; salute no one by the way.

And into whatever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; if not, it shall return to you.

And I tell you, that it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.

But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you.

And thou, Capernaum! shalt thou be exalted to heaven? thou shalt be brought down to the underworld.

Lo! I have given you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the might of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

All things were delivered to me by my Father; and no one knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom it is the will of the Son to reveal him.

And by chance a certain priest was going down on that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

And in like manner also a Levite, having arrived at the place, came and saw, and passed by on the other side.

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

And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come;

give us day by day our daily bread;

And I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and ye will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, the door will be opened.