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

And it came to pass, as he discharged his priestly office in the order of his periodical ministration before God,

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord, their God.

And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to proclaim these glad tidings to thee.

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, the name of which was Nazareth,

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father;

And the angel answering said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee; wherefore also the Holy One that shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God.

For there is nothing impossible with God.

and my spirit hath exulted in God my Saviour:

He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

Instantly then his mouth was opened, and his tongue loosed, and he burst out in praises to God.

Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel; for he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people;

through the bowels of mercy of our God; with which he hath visited us, as the dawn of the morning from on high,

And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

Glory in the highest heavens to God! and upon earth, peace! towards men complacence.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things which they had heard and seen, exactly as had been told them.

and he took him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

And the child grew, and became endued with great powers of spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.

when Annas and Caiaphas were high-priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness;

and all flesh shall see the salvation of God."

Produce then fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say in yourselves, We have a father, even Abraham; for I say unto you, That God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

But now is the ax laid even to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that produceth not good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

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

And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf.

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

And Jesus answering him, said, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and to him alone shalt thou pay divine honour."

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a wing of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thy self down from hence:

And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."

saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, Jesus the Nazarean? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.

And devils also went out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Messiah the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was the Messiah.

AND it came to pass, as the multitude were thronging upon him, in order to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret:

And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?

And instantly he rose up before them, took up that on which he had lain, and went away to his house, giving glory to God.

And an extacy of admiration seized upon them all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with awe, saying, We have seen wondrously strange things to-day.

how he entered into the house of God, and took the loaves of shew-bread, and did eat, and gave also to those who were with him; which it was not lawful for any to eat, but the priests alone?

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you a question; Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath-day, or to do evil? to preserve life or to destroy it?

Now it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray and continued all night in an oratory of God.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you;

To him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer the other also; and from him who would take from thee thy cloak, withhold not thy coat also.

And if ye do good to them who do good to you, what thanks have ye? do not even sinners the same thing?

But love your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for nothing in return: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Most High; for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the wicked.

give, and there shall be given unto you; good measure pressed down, and shook, and running over, shall they give into your lap. For with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured back to you again.

For there is no good tree which produceth fruit of a bad quality; neither doth a tree of a bad sort produce good fruit.

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, produceth what is good; and a wicked man, from the evil treasure in his heart, produceth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

And as he drew near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carrying out, an only son to his mother, and she a widow; and a great concourse of the city was with her.

And fear fell on all, and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us, and that God hath looked down with mercy on his people.

And all the people when they heard it, and the publicans, glorified God, being baptised with the baptism of John.

But the Pharisees and teachers of the law rejected the counsel of God towards themselves, not being baptised by him.

AND it came to pass afterwards, that he went through every city and village, preaching and publishing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God, and the twelve with him.

And some fell on good ground, and shooting up, produced fruit an hundred fold. So saying, he cried, He that hath 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 rest in parables: that seeing they may not perceive, and hearing may not comprehend.

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

But that on the good ground are they who having heard the word, retain it in a heart excellent and good, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Then he answered and said to them, My mother and my brethren are they, who hear the word of God, and practise it.

But when he saw Jesus, roaring out, he fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God Most High? I pray thee, torment me not.

Return to thy house, and declare what things God hath done for thee. And he went away, and published through the whole city what things Jesus had done for him.

And a woman, who had a flux of blood, for twelve years, who had spent all her substance on physicians, and could not get a cure from any;

Then he said unto her, Be of good cheer, daughter, thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace.

And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

But when the multitudes knew it, they followed him and receiving them, he spake to them concerning the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of a cure.

And he said to them, But who do ye say that I am? Then Peter answering said, The Messiah of God.

And I tell you of a certainty, there are some of those who stand here, who shall not taste death, till they see the kingdom of God.

And they were all struck with amazement at the mighty power of God. And while they were all wondering at the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

And Jesus said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead, but go thou, preach the kingdom of God.

But Jesus said unto him, No man laying his hand on the plough, and looking to the things left behind, is fit for the kingdom of God.

and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

Even the dust of your city, which sticks to us, we shake off against you: nevertheless this know, that the kingdom of God is come near to you.

In the same hour Jesus exulted in spirit, and said, I ascribe glory to thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes: be it so, O Father! since such is thy good pleasure.

And he answering said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and with all thy understanding, and thy neighbour as thyself."

Then Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who, when they had both stripped him, and covered him with wounds, got off, leaving him half dead.

But of one thing there is need: and Mary hath made her election of that good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.

If ye then, evil as ye are, know how to give good gifts to your children; how much more shall your Father, who is in heaven, give his Holy Spirit to those who ask him?

But if with the finger of God I cast out devils, then, verily the kingdom of God is come unto you.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and observe it.

But wo to you, Pharisees, because ye tithe mint, and rue, and every herb, and pass by judgment and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not to have omitted the other.

Therefore also the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall kill, and shall persecute:

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, yet not one of them is forgotten before God?

But I tell you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

but he that disowns me before men, shall be disowned before the angels of God.

And he said, I will do this; I will take down my barns, and build them larger, and collect there all my crops, and my good things!

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast a multitude of good things in store for many years, be at ease, eat, drink, and be merry!

But God said to him, Thou fool! this night shall they demand thy life from thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Just such is every one who heapeth up treasure for self, and is not rich towards God.

Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn; yet God feedeth them: how much are ye more excellent than the birds?

If God then so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is thrown into the furnace; how much more you, O ye of little faith?

But seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be given you over.

But if that servant say in his heart, My master will be a long while ere he comes; and shall begin to beat the men and maid-servants, and to eat and to drink, and to get drunk;

the master of that servant will come in a day when he doth not expect him, and at an hour which he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and give him his portion with the unfaithful.

Then said he to the vine-dresser, Lo! for three years have I come, expecting fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it render the ground thus useless?

perhaps it may then produce fruit: but if it does not, afterwards thou shalt cut it down.

And he laid his hands upon her: and instantly she became erect, and glorified God.

Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I compare it?

And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

Exert all your powers to enter through the strait gate: for many, I tell you, will seek to enter, but will not be able.

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

Then one of those who sat at table hearing these things, said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

Salt is good: but if the salt become insipid, by what shall it be seasoned?