There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

and lo, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, that shall be fulfilled in their season.'

And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which is Nazareth,

and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.

he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob to the ages; and of his reign there shall be no end.'

And Mary said unto the messenger, 'How shall this be, seeing a husband I do not know?'

And the messenger answering said to her, 'The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

And Mary said, 'Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away from her.

and happy is she who did believe, for there shall be a completion to the things spoken to her from the Lord.'

And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,

and his mother answering said, 'No, but he shall be called John.'

And they said unto her -- 'There is none among thy kindred who is called by this name,'

and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

and all who heard did lay them up in their hearts, saying, 'What then shall this child be?' and the hand of the Lord was with him.

As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age;

To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,

And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.

And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled --

and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city,

And the messenger said to them, 'Fear not, for lo, I bring you good news of great joy, that shall be to all the people --

And all who heard, did wonder concerning the things spoken by the shepherds unto them;

And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, then was his name called Jesus, having been so called by the messenger before his being conceived in the womb.

as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, -- 'Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'

and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit -- not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.

(and also thine own soul shall a sword pass through) -- that the reasonings of many hearts may be revealed.'

and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,

And he said unto them, 'Why is it that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?'

every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways;

Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, 'Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath?

And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, 'Teacher, what shall we do?'

And questioning him also were those warring, saying, 'And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, 'Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'

And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;

and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,

forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered,

thou, then, if thou mayest bow before me -- all shall be thine.'

And Jesus answering him said, 'Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

and he was teaching in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

And Jesus did rebuke him, saying, 'Be silenced, and come forth out of him;' and the demon having cast him into the midst, came forth from him, having hurt him nought;

And demons also were coming forth from many, crying out and saying -- 'Thou art the Christ, the Son of God;' and rebuking, he did not suffer them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.

and in like manner also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon; and Jesus said unto Simon, 'Fear not, henceforth thou shalt be catching men;'

and having stretched forth his hand, he touched him, having said, 'I will; be thou cleansed;' and immediately the leprosy went away from him.

but the more was the report going abroad concerning him, and great multitudes were coming together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities,

And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was -- to heal them.

and not having found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the house-top, through the tiles they let him down, with the little couch, into the midst before Jesus,

And that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority upon the earth to forgive sins -- (he said to the one struck with palsy) -- I say to thee, Arise, and having taken up thy little couch, be going on to thy house.'

And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, 'Be following me;'

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

'And no one doth put new wine into old skins, and if otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and itself will be poured out, and the skins will be destroyed;

but new wine into new skins is to be put, and both are preserved together;

and having come down with them, he stood upon a level spot, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea, and Jerusalem, and the maritime Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their sicknesses,

and those harassed by unclean spirits, and they were healed,

Happy those hungering now -- because ye shall be filled. 'Happy those weeping now -- because ye shall laugh.

'And to every one who is asking of thee, be giving; and from him who is taking away thy goods, be not asking again;

'But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward will be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest, because He is kind unto the ungracious and evil;

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

'And judge not, and ye may not be judged; condemn not, and ye may not be condemned; release, and ye shall be released.

'Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one perfected shall be as his teacher.

and a certain centurion's servant being ill, was about to die, who was much valued by him,

And Jesus was going on with them, and now when he is not far distant from the house the centurion sent unto him friends, saying to him, 'Sir, be not troubled, for I am not worthy that under my roof thou mayest enter;

wherefore not even myself thought I worthy to come unto thee, but say in a word, and my lad shall be healed;

for I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Be coming, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.'

And the Lord having seen her, was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, 'Be not weeping;'

and having come near, he touched the bier, and those bearing it stood still, and he said, 'Young man, to thee I say, Arise;'

and happy is he whoever may not be stumbled in me.'

And the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: 'What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?

but the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

and he said unto the woman, 'Thy faith have saved thee, be going on to peace.'

And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile:

And his disciples were questioning him, saying, 'What may this simile be?'

and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

for nothing is secret, that shall not become manifest, nor hid, that shall not be known, and become manifest.

'See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.'

For he commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man, for many times it had caught him, and he was being bound with chains and fetters -- guarded, and breaking asunder the bonds he was driven by the demons to the deserts.

And the man from whom the demons had gone forth was beseeching of him to be with him, and Jesus sent him away, saying,

and a woman, having an issue of blood for twelve years, who, having spent on physicians all her living, was not able to be healed by any,

and he said to her, 'Take courage, daughter, thy faith hath saved thee, be going on to peace.'

and Jesus having heard, answered him, saying, 'Be not afraid, only believe, and she shall be saved.'

and her spirit came back, and she arose presently, and he directed that there be given to her to eat;

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by him, and was perplexed, because it was said by certain, that John hath been raised out of the dead;

and by certain, that Elijah did appear, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;

And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida,

And he said unto them, 'Give ye them to eat;' and they said, 'We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;'

And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, 'Who do the multitudes say me to be?'

and he said to them, 'And ye -- who do ye say me to be?' and Peter answering said, 'The Christ of God.'

saying -- 'It behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and the third day to be raised.'

'For whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, of this one shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when he may come in his glory, and the Father's, and the holy messengers';

And it came to pass, in their parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, 'Master, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,' not knowing what he saith:

And Jesus answering said, 'O generation, unstedfast and perverse, till when shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring near hither thy son;'

'Lay ye to your ears these words, for the Son of Man is about to be delivered up to the hands of men.'

And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?

and said to them, 'Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all -- he shall be great.'

And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

And after these things, the Lord did appoint also other seventy, and sent them by twos before his face, to every city and place whither he himself was about to come,

and if indeed there may be there the son of peace, rest on it shall your peace; and if not so, upon you it shall turn back.