And thou wilt have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice for his birth.

And Zachariah said to the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in years.

And lo! Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren.

And they made signs to his father, how he would have him named.

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

and she was a widow eightyfour years old, who never left the temple, worshipping with fastings and prayers night and day.

And when he was twelve years old, and they went up, after the custom of the feast,

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

And when it was day, he went out, and betook himself to a desert place; and the multitudes went in search of him; and they came to him, and would have prevented him from leaving them.

And it came to pass, when he was in one of the cities, lo! a man full of leprosy; and seeing Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.

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.

And no one, having drunk old wine, desireth new; for he saith, The old is good.

And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also in like manner to them.

How canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me take out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself perceivest not the beam in thine own eye? Hypocrite! first cast the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to take out the mote that is in thy brothers eye.

And the Pharisee who had invited him, when he saw this, said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would know who, and what sort of woman, this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.

And others fell upon good ground, and sprung up, and bore fruit, a hundredfold. While saying these things, he cried aloud, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

But he took hold of her hand, and called aloud, saying, Maiden, arise!

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

And they answering said, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets hath risen.

And the disciples James and John, on seeing it, said, Lord, wilt thou have us bid fire come down from heaven, and consume them?

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

Sell what ye have, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses which wax not old, treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, nor moth destroyeth.

And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

I tell thee, Thou wilt not come out thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this man; and then thou wilt begin with shame to take the lowest place.

But when thou art invited, go and recline in the lowest place, that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher. Then wilt thou have honor in the presence of all who are at table with thee.

But he was angry, and would not go in; and his father came out, and entreated him.

But he said, Nay, father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the dead, they would repent.

But the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye might say to this sycaminetree, Be plucked up by the roots, and planted in the sea! and it would obey you.

And he would not for some time. But afterward he said within himself, Though I neither fear God, nor regard man,

But the publican, standing afar off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven; but smote his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner!

And while they were hearing these things, he proceeded and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear.

But as for those enemies of mine, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them here, and slay them before me.

And they said to him, Where wilt thou that we make it ready?

And they who were about him, seeing what would follow, said, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

And the Lord turned and looked upon Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, that he had said to him, Before a cock crows this day, thou wilt thrice deny me.

And they drew near to the village whither they were going; and he made as though he would go further.