Since many took in hand to draw up an account concerning the matters which have been borne out among us,

even as those who from the beginning delivered to us, becoming eye-witnesses and ministers of the Word,

And an angel of the Lord appeared to him as he was standing on the right of the altar of incense.

But the angel said to him, Do not fear, Zacharias. For your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in her days.

And as soon as the days of his service were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.

And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, one receiving grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.

And behold, your cousin Elizabeth also conceived a son in her old age. And this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

And it happened as Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

And from where is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

For lo, as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

And blessed is she who believes, for there shall be a perfecting of those things which were told her from the Lord.

For the Mighty One has done great things for me; and holy is His name.

And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.

as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.

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

And they made signs to his father as to how he would have him called.

And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.

Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people

and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,

as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from eternity;

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

that He would grant to us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear

through the tender mercy of our God; by which the Dayspring from on high has visited us,

And Joseph also went up from Galilee to be taxed (out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David).

For to you is born today, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

And this is a sign to you. You will find the babe wrapped, lying in a manger.

And it happened as the angels departed from them into Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Indeed, let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing which has happened, which the Lord made known to us.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as was spoken to them.

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord)

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him.

And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And as the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do according to the custom of the Law concerning Him,

And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, Behold, this One is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against

And fulfilling the days, as they returned, the boy Jesus stayed in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know.

And seeing Him, they were amazed. And His mother said to Him, Child, why have you done so to us? Behold, your father and I have looked for you, greatly distressed.

as it is written in the book of the Words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.

Therefore bring forth fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father. For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts concerning John, lest perhaps he was the Christ,

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but He who is mightier than I comes, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose. He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge His floor and will gather the wheat into His storehouse. But He will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.

And Jesus Himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) son of Joseph, son of of Heli,

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

And Jesus answered and said to him, Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve."

For it is written, "He shall give His angels charge over You, to keep You;

And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And, as His custom was, He went in to the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And unrolling the book, He found the place where it was written,

"The Spirit of the Lord is on Me; because of this He has anointed Me to proclaim the Gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and new sight to the blind, to set at liberty those having been crushed,

And He began to say to them, Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your ears.

And all bore witness to Him and wondered at the gracious words which came out of His mouth. And they said, Is this not Joseph's son?

And He said, Truly I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his native-place.

saying, Let us alone! What is to us and to You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know You, who You are, the Holy One of God.

And they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, What a word is this! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.

And the sun sinking, all, as many as had sick ones with different kinds of diseases brought them to Him. And laying hands on each of them, He healed them.

And as He stopped speaking, He said to Simon, Launch out into the deep and let your nets down for a haul.

And it happened, as He was in a certain city, behold, a man full of leprosy! And seeing Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, Lord, if You will, You can cleanse me.

And He commanded him, Tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, except God alone?

Which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Rise up and walk?

But He said to them, Can you make the sons of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them?

Also no one having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, The old is better.

And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

how he went into the house of God and took the showbread, and ate (and also gave to those who were with him) which it is not lawful to eat, except for the priests alone?

And He said to them, The Son of Man is Lord also of the sabbath.

And it happened, also on another sabbath, that He entered into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man whose right hand was withered.

Then Jesus said to them, I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil, to save life, or to destroy it?

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

And lifting up His eyes to His disciples, He said, Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall cut you off, and when they shall reproach you and shall cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy. For behold, your reward is great in Heaven. For so their fathers did according to these things to the prophets.

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you.

And as you desire that men should do to you, you do also to them likewise.

And if you lend to those of whom you hope to receive, what thanks do you have? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return. And your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest. For He is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.

Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

The disciple is not above his master, but everyone who is perfect shall be like his master.

And why do you look at the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but do not see the beam that is in your own eye?

Or how can you say to your brother, Brother, let me pull out the splinter in your eye, when you yourself do not see the beam that is in your own eye? Hypocrite! First cast out the beam out of your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to pull out the splinter that is in your brother's eye.

For every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

Whoever comes to Me and hears My Words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like.

He is like a man who built a house and dug deep and laid the foundation on a rock; and a flood occurring, the stream burst against that house and could not shake it; for it was founded on a rock.

But he who hears and does not perform, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, on which the stream burst, and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.

for, they said, He loves our nation, and he has built us a synagogue.

And fear came on all. And they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has risen up among us; and, God has visited His people.

And coming to Him, the men said, John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying, Are You He who should come, or do we look for another?

And answering, Jesus said to them, Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the gospel is proclaimed to the poor.

And blessed is he who shall not be offended in Me.

This is he of whom it is written, "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You."

For I say to you, Among those who are born of woman there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist. But he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

But seeing this, the Pharisee who had invited Him, spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, for she is a sinner.

Therefore I say to you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, he loves little.

And those reclining with Him began to say within themselves, Who is this who even forgives sins?

A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, the one fell by the roadside and was trampled; and the birds of the air devoured it.

And He said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God. But to others I speak in parables, so that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand.

And the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God.

For nothing is secret that shall not be revealed; nor secret which shall not be known and come to be revealed.

And it happened on a certain day that He went into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they put out to sea.

But as they sailed, He fell asleep. And a storm of wind came onto the lake. And they were being filled with water and were in jeopardy.