For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither 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 an old man, and my wife far advanced in years.

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 she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

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

And he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

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

And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

For with God nothing will be impossible.

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

And blessed is she that believed that there will be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

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

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

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

And all they that had heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child will this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people.

As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began:

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

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest, for thou shalt 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 day-spring from on high hath visited us,

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

And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

And so it was, that while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

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 this shall be a sign to you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger.

And all they that heard it, wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, who was so named by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that is the first born of his mother shall be called holy to the Lord)

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 he came by the spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

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

(And a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

But they, supposing him to be in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their relations and acquaintance.

And he said to them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not 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 made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him, Master, what shall we do?

And the soldiers likewise asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, neither 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 began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli,

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

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

And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.

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

If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

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

And it came to pass, that as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret.

And saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: Be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

But so much the more a fame of him went abroad: and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

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

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.

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

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles will perish.

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

And he came down with them, and stood in the plain; and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

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

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

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

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.

Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee; but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

And he came and touched the bier: And they that bore him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, Arise.

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

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

But wisdom is justified by all her children.

And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

And when many people were collected, and had come to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable:

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

Those by the way side, are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

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.

And it was told to him by certain, who said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For often it had caught him, and he was kept bound with chains, and in fetters: and he broke the bands, and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.)

They also who saw it, told them by what means he that was possessed by the demons was healed.

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

And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed by any,

And he said to her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

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

And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that 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 ancient prophets had risen again.

But he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy provisions for all this people.

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down 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 put to death, and be raised the third day.

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

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

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

Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men.

Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

And Jesus perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,

And said to them, Whoever shall receive this child in my name, receiveth me; and whoever shall receive me, receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

Carry neither purse, nor sack, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.