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

Why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she brought forth a son.

It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zechariah, after the name of the father.

All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, "What then will this child be?" The hand of the Lord was with him.

to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,

And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to make ready his ways,

The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

Now it happened in those days, that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.

It happened, while they were there, that the day had come that she should give birth.

When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Messiah.

He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the requirement of the Law,

and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, "Look, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

The child was growing, and was becoming strong, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came, and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.

John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?"

When the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the One who is to come, or should we look for another?'"

When he came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter in with him, except Peter, John, James, the father of the child, and her mother.

But he, taking her by the hand, called, saying, "Child, arise."

But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we should go and buy food for all these people."

And suddenly a man from the crowd called out, saying, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.

But they did not understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a little child, and set him by his side,

and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great."

It came to pass, when the days were near that he should be taken up, he intently set his face to go to Jerusalem,

But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.

He said to the disciples, "It is impossible that no occasions of stumbling should come, but woe to him through whom they come.

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

Truly, I tell you, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."

Those who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he shouted all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me."

They asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.

Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.