that you might know the certainty of the things in which you have been instructed.

And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

And Zachariah said to the angel: By what sign shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife is advanced in years.

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

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

Now the time for Elizabeth to be delivered had fully come; and she gave birth to a son.

And they said to her: There is no one among your relatives that is called by this name.

And they made signs to his father, to know what he wished him to be called.

and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swathing-clothes, and laid him in the stable, because there was no place for them in the inn.

And it came to pass, that, after the angels had gone away into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

Now, Lord, thou dost let thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word,

And when they had kept the full number of days, and had set out to return, the child Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew it not.

And he said to them: Why did you seek for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?

And now also the ax is lying at the root of the trees; therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

And he said to them: Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

son of Kenan, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,

And he said: Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

and to no one of them was Elijah sent, but to Sarepta, a city of Sidon, to a woman that was a widow.

And many lepers were in Israel, in the time of Elisha the prophet; and no one of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.

saying: Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Nazarene? Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

Demons also came out of many, crying out and saying: Thou art the Christ, the Son of God. And he rebuked them, and did not permit them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

And he charged him to tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and make offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, that it may be a testimony to them.

And finding no way by which they could bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up on the top of the house, and, through the tiling, let him down, with his bed, into the midst before Jesus.

But that you may know that the Son of man on the earth has power to forgive sins, (he said to the paralytic,) I say to you, Arise, and take up your bed, and go to your house.

And Jesus answered arid said to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

And he spoke also a parable to them: No one patches an old garment with a piece taken from a new garment. If so, the new tears it, and the patch from the new suits not the old.

And no one puts new wine into old bottles; if so, the new wine will burst the bottles, and it will be spilled,. and the bottles will be destroyed.

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

And no one, after drinking old wine, immediately desires new; for he says: The old is better.

But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had the withered hand: Rise, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose, and stood.

Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.

Alas for you that are full! for you shall be hungry. Alas for you that laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep.

And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, and said to him: Lord, give thyself no trouble; for I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof.

and blessed is he who shall find no cause of offense in me.

For I say to you, Among those born of women, there is no prophet greater than John the Immerser. But the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

And, behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that he reclined at table in the house of the Pharisee, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon: Do you see this woman? I entered your house, you gave me no water for my feet; but she has washed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

You gave me no kiss; but she, from the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

And some fell upon the rock; and when it had sprung up, it withered, because it had no moisture.

He replied: To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that when they see, they may not see, and when they hear, they may not understand.

Those on the rock are they that, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who, for awhile, believe, and in time of temptation apostatize.

That which fell among thorns are those who hear, and so conduct them selves, that they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

No one when he has lighted a lamp, covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a divan, but sets it on a lamp-stand, that they who come in may see the light.

And when he came out upon the land, there met him a certain man from the city, who had been possessed with demons for a long time, and who wore no clothes, and dwelt in no house, but in the tombs.

And a woman that had been afflicted with an issue of blood for twelve years, who had spent her whole living upon physicians, and could be cured by no one,

And when he came to the house, he permitted no one to go in but Peter and James and John, and the father and the mother of the child.

And her parents were amazed. But he charged them to tell no one what had been done.

But the multitudes knew it, and followed him; and he received them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.

And he strictly charged them and commanded them to tell this to no one,

And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it secret, and told no one, in those days, any of the things which they had seen.

But he turned and rebuked them, and said: You know not of what spirit you are.

Jesus said to him: No one that puts his hand to the plow, and looks back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Carry no purse, nor bag, nor sandals; and salute no one on the road.

Even the dust of your city, which cleaves to us, we do wipe off against you; yet know this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you.

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

If, then, you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

And when the multitudes were crowded together, he began to say: This is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, and no sign shall be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

No one, when he has lighted a lamp, puts it in a secret place, nor under the measure, but upon the lamp-stand, that those who come in may see the light.

If, therefore, your whole body is light, having no part dark, the whole shall be light, as when a lamp, by its brightness, gives you light.

And the Lord said to him: Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and the plate; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

Alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you are like graves that are not seen; and men that walk over them know it not.

But I say to you, my friends, Fear not them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

And he reasoned within himself, saying: What shall I do? for I have no place in which I can store my fruits.

Sell what you have, and be charitable. Make for yourselves purses that do not become old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near, and no moth corrupts.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

And that servant who knew his lord's will, but made no preparation, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. To whomever much has been given, of him shall much be required; and to whom men have intrusted much, of him will they ask the more.

Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I toll you, No; but rather dissension.

Hypocrites, you know how to judge of the face of the earth, and of the heavens; but how is it that you do not judge of this time?

I tell you, No; but unless you repent, you shall all likewise perish.

I tell you, No; but unless you repent, you shall all likewise perish.

When once the master of the house has risen, and closed the door, and you begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open for us, and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not, whence you are;

And he shall say, I tell you, I know you not, whence you are; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.

and you shall be blessed; for they have no power to repay you; but you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.

And he sent his servant at the hour of supper, to say to those who had been invited, Come, for all things are now ready.

I say to you, That thus there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety-nine just persons, who need no repentance.

And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods which the swine did eat. And no one gave to him.

and am no longer worthy to be called your son: make me as one of your hired servants.

But his son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.

And he called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer act as steward.

No servant can serve two masters; for he will either hate the one, and love the other; or he will cleave to the one, and despise the other. You can not serve God and riches.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that, in your lifetime, you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus his evil things. But now he is comforted, and you are tormented.

And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, till the day in which Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God, as a little child, shall in no way enter into it.

You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery; Do not kill; Do not steal; Do not bear false testimony; Honor your father and your mother.

And he said to them: Verily I say to you, There is no one that has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

And it came to pass, that, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded those servants to be called, to whom he had given the money, that he might know what each had gained by trading.

Then he said to him: Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was a hard man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.

saying: Go into the opposite village, in which, when you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever sat. Loose him, and bring him.

And when he was now near the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and to praise God, with a loud voice, for all the mighty deeds which they had seen,

saying: Hadst thou known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which were for thy peace! But now, they are hid from thy eyes.

And they answered, that they knew not whence it was.

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him, the same hour; (and yet they feared the people;) for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.

And they asked him, saying: Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and do not regard the person of any, but teach the way of God in truth.

and the third took her; and in like manner also the seven; and they left no children, and died.

For they can die no more; for they are like the angels, and are the sons of God, being the sons of the resurrection.

But when you shall see Jerusalem besieged by armies, then know that its desolation is near.

when they now put forth leaves, you see, and know of yourselves that summer is near.

So likewise, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near.