There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest, Zacharias by name, of the course of Abija; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

for he will be great before the Lord; and he will drink no wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

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

And, behold, you shall be silent, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass; because you did not believe my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season."

But she was troubled at the saying, and was deliberating as to what kind of salutation this might be.

He shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His father David;

and He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of His Kingdom there shall be no end."

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

And the angel, answering, said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; wherefore also the Holy Thing that is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

because no word from God shall be without power."

And Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; may it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

And happy is she who believed, because there shall be a fulfillment of the things spoken to her from the Lord!"

And his mother, answering, said; "No; but he shall be called John."

And they said to her, "There is no one of your kindred who is called by this name."

And they were making signs to his father, what he wished him to be called.

and all who heard laid them up in their heart, saying, "What, then, shall this child be!" For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.

"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He visited, and wrought redemption for His people;

"And you also, child, shall be called 'Prophet of the Most High;' for you shall go before the face of the Lord, to prepare His ways;

Now it came to pass, in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the inhabited earth should be enrolled.

And all were going to be enrolled, each to his own city.

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

And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were greatly frightened.

And the angel said to them, "Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which, indeed, shall be to all the people;

And all who heard wondered at the things spoken to them by the shepherds.

And, when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising Him, His name was called Jesus??hich was so called by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

(as it has been written in the law of the Lord??Every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord"");

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough ways smooth;

He was saying, therefore, to the multitudes coming forth to be immersed by him, "Broods of vipers! who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

And there came also tax-collectors to be immersed, and they said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"

And soldiers also were questioning him, saying, "And what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do violence to no one, neither accuse any one falsely, and be content with your wages."

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

forty days, being tempted by the Devil. And He ate nothing in those days; and, when they were completed, He hungered.

If Thou, therefore, wilt worship before me, it shall all be Thine."

And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

And Jesus rebuked it, saying, "Be silent, and come out from him." And the demon, hurling him into the midst, came out from him, having injured him naught.

And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, "Thou art the Son of God." And, rebuking them, He was not suffering them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.

Now it came to pass, as the multitude was pressing upon Him, and hearing the word of God, that He was standing by the lake Gennesaret;

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

And, stretching forth His hand, He touched him, saying, "I am willing; be made clean." And straightway the leprosy departed from him.

But the report concerning Him was going abroad the more; and many multitudes were coming together to hear, and to be healed 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 had come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present with Him to heal.

And, not finding by what means they might bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the housetop, they let him down through the tiles with the couch, into the midst, before Jesus.

And, after these things, He went forth, and beheld a tax-collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax-office; and He said to him, "Follow Me."

But the days will come; and, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then they will fast in those days."

"And no one puts new wine into old wine-skins; else the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be poured out, and the skins will perish.

But new wine must be put into fresh skins.

and, descending with them, He stood upon a level place; and a large multitude of His disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, were present, who came to hear Him, and to be healed of their diseases;

"Happy, ye who are hungering now; because ye will be filled. "Happy, ye who are weeping now; because ye shall laugh.

"But love your enemies; and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; because He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

"Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

"And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. "Release, and ye shall be released.

"Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will they give into your bosom; for with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."

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

for each tree is known by its own fruit; for they do not gather figs of thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

Wherefore, neither thought I myself worthy to come to Thee; but speak with a word, and let my boy be healed;

And, going forward, He touched the bier; and those bearing it stood still; and He said, "Young man, I say to you, Arise!"

And, the messengers of John having gone away, He began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye forth into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God as to themselves, not having been immersed by him.

And Wisdom was justified by all her children."

And, they having nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them, therefore, will love him the more?"

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that He was passing through by city and village, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God; and the twelve were with Him;

"The sower went forth to sow his seed. And in his sowing some fell by the wayside; and it was trodden down, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.

And His disciples were asking Him, what this parable might be.

And those by the wayside are those who heard; then the Devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart; lest, having believed, they should be saved.

for nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; nor hidden, that shall not be known, and become manifest.

Take heed, therefore, how ye hear; for whosoever has, to him shall be given; and whosoever has not, even what he seems to have shall be taken from him."

For He was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man; for many times had it seized him, and he was bound with chains and fetters, kept under guard; and, bursting the bonds, he was driven by the demon into the deserts.

And the whole multitude of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked Him to depart from them; because they were being constrained by great fear. And He, entering into a boat, returned.

And the man, from whom the demons had gone forth, was begging Him that he might be with Him; but He sent him away, saying,

And a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who could not be cured,

But Jesus, hearing it, answered him, "Fear not; only believe; and she shall be made whole!"

But He, taking her by the hand, called, saying, "Maiden, arise."

And her spirit returned to her, and she rose up instantly; and He commanded that something should be given to her to eat.

Now Herod, the tetrarch, heard of all the things that were taking place; and he was thoroughly perplexed, because it was said by some that John was raised from the dead;

and by some that Elijah appeared; and, by others, that a certain ancient prophet arose.

But He said to them, "Give ye them to eat." And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless we, going, should buy food for all this people." (For they were about five thousand men).

saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and high priests, and scribes; and be killed, and on the third day be raised up."

For whosoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when He cometh in His glory, and in that of the Father, and of the holy angels.

And Jesus answering, said, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring your son here."

And, while he was yet coming, the demon thrust him down, and greatly convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

"Put ye these words into your ears; for the Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men."

And there entered a reasoning among them, as to which of them should be greatest.

Now Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their heart, taking a child, placed it by Himself,

Carry no purse, nor wallet, nor sandals; and salute no one by the way.

And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house.'

And, if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; but, if not, it will return to you.

And in the same house abide, eating and drinking the things supplied by them; for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

I say to you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.

But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.

And you, Capernaum, shall you be exalted to Heaven? You shall be thrust down to Hades!

"All things were delivered up 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 whomsoever the Son purposeth to reveal Him."

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, tempting Him, saying, "Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?"

And by chance, a certain priest was going down that way; and, seeing him, he passed by on the opposite side.

And, in like manner, a Levite also, coming to the place, and seeing him, passed by on the opposite side.

Now, as they were going on their way, He entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received Him into her house.

but of one thing there is need; for Mary chose the good part, which, indeed, shall not be taken away from her."

And He said to them, "When ye pray, say, 'Father, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come.

Give us day by day our daily bread;

And I say to you, ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you:

for every one who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened.