There was in the days of Herod king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

but the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:

And as soon as Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the child leaped in her womb, and Elisabeth was filled with the holy Spirit:

He hath wrought powerfully with his arm; He hath confounded those that were proud in the imagination of their heart.

and her neighbours and kindred heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they congratulated her;

And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saying, What a child will this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

and all that heard it, were amazed at the things which were related to them by the shepherds.

But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering them in her heart.

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

And all that heard Him were astonished at his understanding and his answers.

Then He went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis,

But Herod the tetrarch being reproved by him on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the wicked things which Herod did,

And He said unto them, No doubt ye will apply to me this proverb, "Physician, cure thyself, and do here in thy own country what we have heard were done at Capernaum."

And all the synagogue were filled with rage, when they heard these things,

but Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst of the assembly, and came out of him, having done him no hurt.

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

and having heard of Jesus, he sent unto Him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that He would come and heal his servant.

And when Jesus heard these things, He marvelled, and turning about, said to the multitude that followed Him, I declare unto you, I have not found so great faith, no not in Israel.

And Jesus answering said unto them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard: that the blind recover sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them,

---and all the people that heard him, even the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John;

and Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who assisted Him with their substance.

And that which fell among thorns, are those who when they have heard the word go away and are choked with the cares and riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

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

but as there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain, they intreated Him that He would suffer them to enter into them, and He permitted them.

So the demons went out of the man and entred into the swine: and the herd ran violently down the hill into the lake and were drowned.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things that were done by Him; and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was risen from the dead;

And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? and he wanted to see Him.

And Jesus knowing the thought of their heart, took a child and set him by Him, and said unto them,

Behold I give you power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the might of the enemy; and nothing shall at all hurt you.

And he answered, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind: and thy neighbor as thyself.

Therefore whatsoever ye have said in darkness shall be heard in the light: and what ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed on the house-tops.

for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

But if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and begin to beat the men and maid-servants, and drink, and to be drunken:

At the same time came some of the pharisees, and said to Him, Go out and depart hence, for Herod intends to kill thee.

But his elder son was out in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing:

And the pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things; and derided Him.

But when Jesus heard these things He said unto him, Thou yet wantest one thing, Sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

But when he heard this, he was very sorrowful; for he was very rich.

And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?

He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard this they said, God forbid.

and a servant-maid seeing him as he sat by the fire, and looking hard at him, said, This fellow was also with Him:

Now when Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked, if the man were a Galilean:

and understanding that He was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also at Jerusalem at that time.

And Herod, when he saw Jesus, was very glad; for he had of a long time been desirous to see Him, because he had heard much of Him, and he hoped to see some miracle wrought by Him.

But Herod with his soldiers set Him at nought and insulted Him, and put on Him a gaudy robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.

And on that same day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other: for before they were at enmity one with the other.

nor Herod neither; for I sent you to him, and behold nothing worthy of death is proved upon Him.

And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered and said to Him, Art thou only a sojourner at Jerusalem, and hast not heard of the things which have been done there within these few days?

And He said unto them, O people void of understanding and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.

And He disappeared from them. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, as He was talking with us by the way, and while He was opening to us the scriptures?