Thus has the Lord dealt with me in the days in which he has looked with regard upon me, to take away my reproach among men.

And behold, Elizabeth your kinswoman, even she has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren;

for he has looked upon the lowly condition of his handmaid. For, behold, from this time, all generations shall call me blessed;

for He that is Mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name:

He has done mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in the understanding of their hearts.

He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things, but the rich he has sent empty away.

He has helped Israel his servant, (as he spoke to our fathers,)

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he has visited and redeemed his people;

and he has raised up for us, in the house of David his servant, a horn of salvation,

through the tender mercies of our God; by which the dawn from on high has visited us,

And it came to pass, that, after the angels had gone away into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

Therefore he said to the multitudes that came out to be immersed by him: Generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

He answered and said to them: He that has two coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the broken hearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind; to set free the oppressed;

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

But that you may know that the Son of man on the earth has power to forgive sins, (he said to the paralytic,) I say to you, Arise, and take up your bed, and go to your house.

for he loves our nation, and of his own accord has built us a synagogue.

And fear seized on all; and they glorified God, saying: A great prophet has arisen among us; and, God has visited his people.

And the men came to him and said: John the Immerser has sent us to thee, and says, Art thou he that was to come, or must we look for another?

For John the Immerser came, neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.

The Son of man has come, eating and drinking, and you say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners.

And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon: Do you see this woman? I entered your house, you gave me no water for my feet; but she has washed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

You gave me no kiss; but she, from the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

You did not anoint my head with oil; but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

But he said to the woman: Your faith has saved you; go in peace.

And other seed fell into good ground, and sprung up, and produced fruit a hundred-fold. When he had said these things, he cried: He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

No one when he has lighted a lamp, covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a divan, but sets it on a lamp-stand, that they who come in may see the light.

Take heed, therefore, how you hear; for whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, even that which he seems to have shall be taken from him.

Return to your house, and tell what things God has done for you. And he went away, proclaiming through the whole city what Jesus had done for him.

But Jesus said: Some one touched me; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me.

And he said to her: Take courage, daughter; your faith has saved you; go in peace.

They answered and said: John the Immerser; but some, Elijah; and others, that some prophet of ancient times has risen again.

And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.

and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them: The kingdom of God has come near to you.

Even the dust of your city, which cleaves to us, we do wipe off against you; yet know this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you.

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to hades.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes; even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.

But Martha made herself busy with much serving; and she came to him, and said: Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Bid her, therefore, that she help me.

one thing is needful; and Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken from her.

for a friend of mine, who is on a journey, has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

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

"When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, I will return to my house out of which I came.

No one, when he has lighted a lamp, puts it in a secret place, nor under the measure, but upon the lamp-stand, that those who come in may see the light.

that the blood of all the prophets, which has been shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

But I will show you whom you shall fear: Fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him.

Of a truth, I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he has.

but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. To whomever much has been given, of him shall much be required; and to whom men have intrusted much, of him will they ask the more.

And ought not this woman, who is a daughter of Abra ham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?

When once the master of the house has risen, and closed the door, and you begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open for us, and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not, whence you are;

then, you will begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down, and count the cost, whether he has the means to finish it?

Lest, when he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all that see it begin to deride him,

So, then, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has, can not be my disciple.

It is fit neither for earth, nor for manure; but they cast it out. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

What man of you that has a hundred sheep, and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after that which is lost, till he find it?

Or, what woman that has ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and search carefully till she find it?

And he said to him, Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him in health.

But as soon as this your son has come, Who has eaten up your estate with harlots, you have killed for him the fatted calf.

Which of you that has a servant plowing, or feeding a flock, will say to him immediately, when he comes in from the field, Go and recline at table?

And he said to him: Arise, and go; your faith has saved you.

And he said to them: Verily I say to you, There is no one that has left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

And Jesus said to him: Receive your sight; your faith has saved you.

And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying: He has gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

And Jesus said to him: To-day has salvation come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.

For the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

And the first came and said: Lord, your pound has gained ten pounds.

And the second came and said: Lord, your pound has gained five pounds.

And he said to those who stood by: Take from him the pound, and give it to him that has ten pounds.

And they said to him: Lord, he has ten pounds.

For I say to you, To every one that has, it shall be given; but from him that has not, even that which he has shall be taken away.

And if any one ask you why you loose him, thus shall you say to him: The Lord has need of him.

They replied: The Lord has need of him.

And he looked on them and said: What, then, does this mean, which is written, The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner?

Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? They answered and said: Caesar's.

And certain of the scribes answered and said: Teacher, thou hast answered well.

And he said: Of a truth, I say to you, that this poor widow has thrown in more than they all.

For all these, from their abundance, have thrown in among the gifts of God; but she, from her poverty, has thrown in all the living that she had.

for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine till the kingdom of God has come.

and I appoint to you a kingdom, as my Father has appointed to me,

And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded you apostles for himself, that he may sift you as wheat.

Then he said to them: But now, he that has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a bag; and he that has no sword, let him sell his mantle and buy one.

nor indeed did Herod; for I sent you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

He said to them the third time: Why, what evil has he done? I have found nothing in him worthy of death. I will, therefore, chastise him, and release him.

And we justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.

He is not here, but he has risen; remember that he spoke to you while he was yet in Galilee,

And they constrained him, saying: Remain with us, for it is near the evening, and the day has declined. And he went in to remain with them.

and saying: The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon.

See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see me have.