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

But it came to pass during his service as a priest in the course of his division in the presence of God,

And he will turn back many of the sons of Israel to Lord their God.

And having answered, the agent said to him, I am Gabriel who stand in the presence of God. And I was sent to speak to thee, and to announce these good news to thee.

Now in the sixth month the agent Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

And the agent said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou have found favor with God.

This man will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.

And having answered, the agent said to her, Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee. Therefore also the holy thing that is begotten will be called the Son of God.

For no word from God will be impossible.

and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

He filled those who are hungry with good things, and those who are rich he sent away empty.

And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue, and he spoke, praising God.

Blessed is Lord, the God of Israel, because he came to help, and made ransom for his people.

because of the bowels of mercy of our God, by which the dayspring from on high came to help us,

And the agent said to them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good-news of great joy that will be to all the people,

And suddenly there came to be with the agent a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill among men.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they heard and saw, as it was told to them.

he also received it into his arms, and praised God, and said,

And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom. And the grace of God was upon it.

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and men.

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God became in John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And all flesh will see the salvation of God.

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

And even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore not making good fruit is cut down, and cast into fire.

Indeed therefore, also exhorting the people with many other things, he preached the good-news.

the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

And the devil said to him, If thou are the Son of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.

And Jesus answered, saying to him, It is written, Man will not live on bread alone, but on every saying of God.

And having answered, Jesus said to him, Go thee behind me, Satan. It is written, Thou shall worship Lord thy God, and him only shall thou serve.

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and he said to him, If thou are the Son of God, cast thyself down from here,

And having answered, Jesus said to him, It is said, Thou shall not challenge Lord thy God.

The Spirit of Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach good-news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to sent forth in deliv

Oh no! What is with us and with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Did thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou are, the Holy man of God.

And also demons came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou are the Christ, the Son of God. And rebuking them, he did not allow them to speak, because they knew him to be the Christ.

But he said to them, I must preach the good-news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this.

Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him to hear the word of God, and having stood still, he was beside the lake of Gennesaret.

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

And immediately having risen up before them, after taking up that on which he lay, he departed to his house glorifying God.

And amazement gripped all, and they glorified God. And they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.

how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the loaves of the presentation, and also gave to those who were with him, which is not permitted to eat, except the priests alone?

Then Jesus said to them, I will question you. What? Is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm, to save life, or to kill?

And he happened in these days to go out onto the mountain to pray, and he was continuing all night in prayer to God.

And having lifted up his eyes on his disciples, he said, Blessed are the poor, because the kingdom of God is what belongs to you.

But I say to you, to those who hear, love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.

To him who strikes thee on the cheek offer the other also, and from him who takes away thy cloak, also do not withhold thy coat.

And if ye do good to those who do good to you, what credit is for you? For even sinners do the same.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, despairing nothing, and your reward will be great. And ye will be sons of the Most High, because he is good toward the ungrateful and bad.

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

For a good tree is not producing corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree producing good fruit.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good, and the bad man out of the bad treasure of his heart brings forth the bad, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, an only begotten son who died was being carried out for his mother. And she was a widow, and a considerable crowd of the city were with her.

And fear seized all. And they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised among us, and, God came to help his people.

And having answered, Jesus said to them, After going, report to John the things that ye saw and heard: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor are preached good-new

For I say to you, among men born of women there is not one prophet greater than John the immerser, yet the smaller in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And all the people having heard, and the tax collectors who were immersed the immersion of John, justified God.

But the Pharisees and the lawyers who were not immersed by him, rejected the purpose of God for themselves.

And it came to pass that he traveled through, by city and village in succession, announcing and preaching the good-news of the kingdom of God, and the twelve men with him,

And another fell on the good ground, and having grown it produced fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he called out, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the others in parables, so that seeing they would not see, and hearing they would not understand.

Now the parable is this. The seed is the word of God.

But those in the good ground, these are those who in an good and right heart, having heard the word, hold it firm, and bring forth fruit in perseverance.

But having answered, he said to them, My mother and my brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.

And when he saw Jesus, having cried out, he fell down before him. And in a great voice he said, What is with me and with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

Return to thy house, and relate everything God did for thee. And he departed, proclaiming throughout the whole city how many things Jesus did for him.

And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal those who were incapacitated.

And having departed, they passed through the villages, preaching the good-news, and healing everywhere.

But the multitudes having known, they followed him. And having received them, he spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and he cured those who had need of healing.

And he said to them, But ye, who say ye that I am? And having answered, Peter said, The Christ of God.

But I tell you truly, there are some of those who stand here, who will, no, not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

And it came to pass, as they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here, and we could make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah, not knowing what he was sayi

And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while all were wondering at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

But Jesus said to him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but thou, after departing, proclaim the kingdom of God.

But Jesus said to him, No man, having put his hand to a plow, and looking to things behind, is fit for the kingdom of God.

And heal the weak in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you.

Even the dust that clings on us from your city, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know ye this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you.

And having answered, he said, Thou shall love Lord thy God from thy whole heart, and from thy whole soul, and from thy whole strength, and from thy whole mind, and thy neighbor as thyself.

but one thing is necessary, and Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more the Father from heaven will give Holy Spirit to those who ask him?

But if by a finger of God I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

But he said, Blessed rather, are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.

But woe to you Pharisees! Because ye tithe mint and rue and every plant, and pass by justice and the love of God. It is necessary to do these things, and not to neglect those things.

Because of this also the wisdom of God said, I will send to them prophets and apostles. And some of them they will kill and persecute,

Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.

And I say to you, every man who will confess in me before men, the Son of man will also confess in him before the agents of God,

but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the agents of God.

But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be?

So is he who stores up for himself, and is not being rich toward God.

Consider the ravens, because they do not sow, nor do they reap, for which there is no storehouse nor barn, and God feeds them. How much ye are worth more than the birds.

And if God so clothes the grass in the field, which today is, and tomorrow being cast into the oven, how much more you, O ye of little faith?

However, seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.

the lord of that bondman will arrive in a day that he does not expect, and in an hour that he is not aware, and will cut him in two, and will place his portion with the unbelieving.

And he said to the vine workman, Behold, three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none. Cut it down, why also waste the ground?

Although surely it should bear fruit, and if not, in the coming year thou will cut it down.

And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

And he said, What is the kingdom of God like, and to what will I compare it?

And again he said, To what will I compare the kingdom of God?

Compete to enter in by the narrow gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye will see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you being thrust out.

And they will arrive from the east and west, and from the north and south, and will sit down in the kingdom of God.