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

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

And on coming out, he was not able to speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he was beckoning to them, and remained speechless.

And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.

to be registered with Mary who had been betrothed to him, who was with child.

And it came to pass, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said one to another, Let us go at once to Bethlehem, and see that which hath come to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us.

And when they had seen it, they made known abroad what had been told them concerning this child.

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

and it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.

And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel: of the tribe of Asher; she was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;

And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

and had completed the days, on their returning, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents did not know it,

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias the wife of his brother, and on account of all the evil deeds which Herod had done,

And it came to pass, when all the people had been baptized, and Jesus also had been baptized, and was praying, that the heaven was opened,

And when he had brought every temptation to an end, the Devil departed from him for a season.

And he came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbathday; and stood up to read.

And when the sun was setting, all who had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them, and had washed the nets.

And when he had done speaking, he said to Simon, Put out into deep water, and let down your nets for a draught.

For he and all that were with him were amazed at the draught of fishes, which they had taken;

And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.

And it came to pass on a certain day, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present that he might heal.

When he had ended all his discourse in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum.

And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What have ye gone out into the wilderness to see? the reeds shaken by the wind?

And the Pharisee who had invited him, when he saw this, said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would know who, and what sort of woman, this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.

A certain moneylender had two debtors; one owed five hundred denaries, and the other fifty.

When they had nothing to pay, he freely remitted the debt of both. Which of them, now, will love him the most?

and certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons,

And others fell upon rocky ground; and when they had sprung up they withered away, because they had no moisture.

And when he had landed, there met him a certain man out of the city who had demons, and for a long time had worn no clothes, and abode not in a house, but in the tombs.

For he was about to command the unclean spirit to come out of the man; for it had possessed him for a long time, and he had been kept bound and secured with chains and fetters; and bursting the bands, he had been driven by the demon into the wilderness.

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; because many demons had entered into him.

And they went out to see what had been done. And they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid.

And they who had seen it told them how he that was possessed by demons was made well.

And the man out of whom the demons had gone besought him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, saying,

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

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. And as he went, the multitudes thronged him.

And a woman who had had an issue of blood twelve years, and had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be cured by any one,

And the woman, seeing that she was discovered, came trembling, and falling down before him declared before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was cured immediately.

And her parents were amazed. But he charged them to tell no one what had been done.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was taking place, and was perplexed; because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead;

and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets had risen.

And the apostles returned and told him what they had done; and taking them with him, he withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida.

But the multitudes, when they knew it, followed him; and he welcomed them, and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.

And when the voice had come, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it secret, and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

And it came to pass that on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

But a certain Samaritan, as he was journeying, came where he was, and when he saw him, had compassion,

And she had a sister called Mary, who sat down at the feet of the Lord, and listened to his word.

And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, when the demon had gone out, that the dumb man spoke. And the multitudes wondered.

And when he had done speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him. And he went in and reclined at the table.

And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a figtree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.

And lo! there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bent together, and wholly unable to lift herself up.

But the ruler of the synagogue answering, being filled with indignation because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath, said to the multitude, There are six days in which it is proper to work; on those therefore come and be cured, and not on the sabbathday.

And it came to pass, when he had come into the house of one of the chief men of the Pharisees on the sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

And lo! there was a certain man before him, who had the dropsy.

And at the hour of supper he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, Come, for things are now ready.

He said also, A certain man had two sons.

And when he had spent all, there arose a great famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

And he said also to the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused to him as wasting his goods.

But the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye might say to this sycaminetree, Be plucked up by the roots, and planted in the sea! and it would obey you.

Then Peter said, Lo! we left what we had, and followed thee.

And Jesus stopped, and ordered him to be brought to him. And when he had come near, he asked him,

And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what each had gained by trading.

And when he had thus spoken, he went forward, going up to Jerusalem.

And as he was drawing near, just at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen;

In the resurrection then, of which of them is the woman the wife? for the seven had her for a wife.

For all these out of their abundance cast in to the offerings; but she out of her penury cast in all the living that she had.

And they went and found as he had said to them; and they made ready the passover.

And when the hour had come, he placed himself at table, and the apostles with him.

Then Jesus said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and elders who had come to him, Ye have come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs;

And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and had sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

And the Lord turned and looked upon Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, that he had said to him, Before a cock crows this day, thou wilt thrice deny me.

Now Herod, when he saw Jesus, was very glad; for he had been wishing to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him.

And Herod and Pilate on that day became friends with each other; for they had before been at enmity.

And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

who, for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, had been cast into prison.

And he released him who for sedition and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

And when they had led him away, they laid hold on one Simon a Cyrenaean, coming out of the country, and laid on him the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

And when they had come to the place which is called the Skull, they there crucified him, and the malefactors; one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

And all the multitudes that had come together to that sight, when they had seen the things which were done, returned, beating their breasts.

And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock; wherein no one had yet lain.

And the women also, who had come with him from Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.

Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.

And they were conversing together about all those things which had taken place.

they did not find his body, and came, saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.

And some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it to be as the women had said; but him they saw not.

And they told what had happened on the way, and how he became known to them in the breaking of the bread.