Even as they who were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word from the beginning, delivered them to us:

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

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

And the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.

And behold, thou shalt be deaf, and not able to speak, till the day that these things are done, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

And when the days of his ministration were accomplished, he went to his own house.

And happy is she that believed; for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

in remembrance of his mercy, As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them, and all these things were noised abroad, in all the hill-country of Judea.

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began: That we should be saved from our enemies,

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,

The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

That he would grant us, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies,

to serve him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

Thro' the tender mercy of our God, whereby the Day-spring from on high hath visited us,

To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.

And while they were there, the days were fulfilled, that she should be delivered.

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

And lo an angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid.

And when the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us go to Bethlehem, and see this thing which is done, which the Lord hath made known to us.

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

And when eight days were fulfilled, to circumcise the child, his name was called Jesus, which was named of the angel, before he was conceived in the womb.

And when the days of purification were fulfilled according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord:

openeth the womb shall be holy to the Lord) And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the Law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.

And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

And she coming in at that hour, gave thanks to the Lord, and spake of him to all that were waiting for redemption in Jerusalem.

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year, at the feast of the passover.

And all that heard him were astonished, at his understanding and answers.

And seeing him they were amazed. And his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou done thus to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and say not within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father; for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

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 pay.

And as the people were in expectation, and all mused in their hearts of John,

whether he were not the Christ, John answered saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water, but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

Now while all the people were baptizing, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized,

the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, The son of Jose, the son of Eleazar,

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

And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up; and as his custom was; he went into the synagogue on the sabbath, and stood up to read.

he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

To publish the acceptable year of the Lord.

And having closed the book, he gave it again to the servant, and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

And he said to them, This day is the scripture fulfilled in your ears.

I tell you of a truth, Many widows were in Israel, in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, while a great famine was thro' all the land.

And many lepers were in Israel, in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet none of them was healed, but Naaman the Syrian.

And all in the synagogue hearing these things, were filled with fury,

And they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What word is this, that with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out!

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

When he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

And they beckoned to their partners, who were in the other boat, to come and help them; and they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

For astonishment seized him, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes,

which they had taken, And in like manner also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

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

And seeing their faith, he said to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

Who can forgive sins but God only? And Jesus knowing their thoughts, answered and said to them, Why reason ye in your hearts?

Which is easier? To say, Thy sins are forgiven thee? Or to say, Rise up and walk?

And they were all amazed and glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

And Jesus answering said to them, They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

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

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read, even this, what David did, when he hungered, and they that were with him?

How he went into the house of God, and took and ate the shew-bread, and gave also to them that were with him, which it is not lawful to eat, but for the priests only?

And he arose and stood forth. Then said Jesus to them, I will ask you, Which is lawful on the sabbath, To do good, or to do evil?

To save life, or to kill? And looking round upon them all, he said to him, Stretch forth thy hand; and he did so: and his hand was restored as the other.

And they were filled with madness, and talked one with another, what they should do to Jesus.

And they that were vexed with unclean spirits; and they were healed.

And lifting up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Happy are ye poor: for your's is the kingdom of God.

Happy are ye that hunger now; for ye shall be satisfied: happy are ye that weep now; for ye shall laugh.

Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and shall separate you from their company, and shall revile you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy; for behold your reward is great in heaven; for in like manner did their fathers to the prophets.

But wo to you that are rich; for ye have your consolation.

Wo to you that are full; for ye shall hunger: wo to you that laugh now; for ye shall mourn and weep.

But I say to you that hear, Love your enemies; do good to them that hate you,

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

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

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

Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, thou thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine own eye. Thou hypocrite, cast first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

For he loveth our nation, and hath himself built us a synagogue.

calling to him two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?

And the men being come to him, said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?

And in that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues, and of evil spirits, and to many that were blind he gave sight.

And he answering said to them, Go and tell John the things ye have seen and heard: the blind see; the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed; the deaf hear; the dead are raised; to the poor the gospel is preached.

And when the messengers of John were departed, he said to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see?

A reed shaken by the wind? But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold they that are splendidly apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings palaces.

For I say to you, among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

To whom then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

But the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known, who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.

Wherefore I say to thee, Those many sins of her's are forgiven; therefore she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth little.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven. And they that sat at table with him said within themselves,

And afterward he went through every city and village preaching and publishing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with him.

and while he sowed, some fell by the way-side; and it was trodden down, and the birds 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.

Those on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. But they have no root, who for a while believe; but in time of temptation fall away.

That which fell among thorns are they, who, having heard, go forth, and are choked with cares, and riches, and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But that on the good ground are they, who, having heard the word, keep it in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with perseverance.

No man having lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they who come in may see the light.

And he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are these who hear the word of God and keep it.

And as they sailed, he fell asleep. And there came down a storm of wind on the lake, and they were filled with water, and were in danger.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? But they were afraid and wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this? For he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him.