And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren. And both were advanced in their days.

And when he came out, he could not speak to them. And they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, and remained speechless.

And after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived and hid herself five months, saying,

And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard how the Lord had magnified His mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her.

that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as was spoken to them.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in many days, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity.

And when they had finished all things according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

But Herod the tetrarch (being reproved by him on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done)

And when the Devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him for a time.

And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And, as His custom was, He went in to the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.

And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon and cried out with a loud voice,

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be quiet and come out of him! And when the demon had thrown him into the midst, he came out of him, not harming him.

And the sun sinking, all, as many as had sick ones with different kinds of diseases brought them to Him. And laying hands on each of them, He healed them.

And He saw two boats standing by the lake. But the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.

For he and all who were with him were astonished at the haul of fish which they had taken,

And it happened on one of the days, even He was teaching. And Pharisees and teachers of the Law were sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was there, for the curing of them.

But He knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up and stand in the middle. And he arose and stood.

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall cut you off, and when they shall reproach you and shall cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

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

And when He had ended all His words in the ears of the people, He entered into Capernaum.

And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, Do not weep.

And when the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the people concerning John. What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

And she stood behind Him, weeping at His feet, and she began to wash His feet with tears and wipe them with the hair of her head. And she ardently kissed His feet and anointed them with the ointment.

But seeing this, the Pharisee who had invited Him, spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, for she is a sinner.

There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

And He turned to the woman and said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, yet you gave Me no water for My feet. But she has washed My feet with tears, and has wiped them with the hair of her head.

You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with ointment.

and also certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities; Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven demons,

And other fell on good ground and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundredfold. And when He had said these things, He cried, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

And He going out onto land, He met a certain man out of the city, who had had demons a long time, and put on no clothes, nor stayed in a house, but among the tombs.

(For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had seized him. And he had been kept bound in chains and in fetters, and he broke the bands and was driven into the deserted places by the demons.)

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your 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 departed sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

And the man out of whom the demons had gone out begged Him, desiring to be with Him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

Return to your own house and declare what God has done to you. And he went his way and proclaimed throughout all the city what great things Jesus had done to him.

And it happened when Jesus had returned, the people received Him. For they were all waiting for Him.

For he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay dying. But as He went, the people thronged Him.

And a woman who had a flow of blood twelve years (who had spent all her living on physicians, and could not be healed by any)

And seeing that she was not hidden, the woman came trembling. And falling down before Him, she declared to Him before all the people why she had touched Him, and how she was instantly healed.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things happening by Him. And he 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 again.

And returning, the apostles told Him all that they had done. And He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place of a city called Bethsaida.

But knowing this, the crowds followed Him. And He received them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and He healed those who had need of healing.

And when the voice occurred, Jesus was found alone. And they were silent, and told no one in those days anything which they had seen.

And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented a long while ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word.

Therefore take heed that the light in you is not darkness.

And when the Pharisee saw it, he was amazed that He had not first washed before dinner.

In the meantime, when there had gathered together an innumerable crowd of people, so as to trample on one another, He began to say to His disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore do not fear, you are of more value than many sparrows.

And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through.

And when you see the south wind blow, you say, There will be heat; and it occurs.

And some were present at the same time reporting to Him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

He also spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard. And he came and sought fruit on it, and found none.

And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bowed together and was not able to be completely erect.

And answering, the synagogue ruler, being angry because Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, said to the crowd, There are six days in which it is right to work. Therefore in them come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

And when He had said these things, all His adversaries were ashamed. And all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.

It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.

If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.

And when she has found it, she calls her friends and her neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.

And He said, A certain man had two sons.

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land. And he began to be in want.

And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

And He also said to His disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward. And he was accused to him, that he had wasted his goods.

And the unjust steward's lord commended him because he had done wisely. For the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

No servant can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

Take heed to yourselves. If your brother trespasses against you, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive him.

And the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this sycamine tree, Be rooted up and be planted in the sea! And it would obey you.

And Jesus stood and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him,

And when he had received his kingdom and had returned, then it happened that he commanded these servants to be called to him; the ones to whom he had given the silver; so that he might know what each had gained by trading.

And he said to him, I will judge you out of your own mouth, wicked servant! You knew that I was a harsh man, taking up what I had not laid down and reaping what I did not sow.

And going, those who were sent found as He had said to them.

And when He had come near, even now at the descent of the Mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,

saying, If you had known, even you, even at least in this day of yours, the things for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

And He looked at them and said, What then is this which is written, "The Stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the Head of the corner?

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on Him the same hour. And they feared the people, for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.

Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be? For the seven had her as a wife.

For all these have cast in to the offerings of God from their abundance, but out of her poverty she has cast in all the living she had.

And He said, Take heed that you are not deceived, for many shall come in My name, saying, I AM! Also, The time has come! Do not go after them.

But there shall not a hair of your head perish.

And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts are weighed down with headaches and drinking and anxieties of this life; and that day should suddenly come on you;

And they went and found it as He had said to them. And they prepared the passover.

And when He rose up from prayer and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping because of sorrow.

And Jesus said to the chief priests and commanders of the temple, and the elders, who had come to Him, Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and staves?

And the Lord turned and looked on Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, Before the cock crows, you shall deny Me three times.

And seeing Jesus, Herod greatly rejoiced, for he had desired to see Him for a long time, because he had heard many things about Him. And he hoped to see some miracle done by Him.

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

And he released to them the one who had been thrown into prison for sedition and murder, for whom they had asked. But he delivered up Jesus to their will.

And crying with a loud voice, Jesus said, Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit. And when He had said this, He breathed out the spirit.

And when the centurion saw what had been done, he glorified God, saying, Truly this Man was righteous.

And he took it down and wrapped it in linen. And he laid it in a tomb that had been cut in the stone, in which no man had before been laid.

And on the first of the sabbaths, while still very early, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

And Peter arose and ran to the tomb, and stooping down he saw the linens lying alone. And he went away wondering to himself at what had happened.

And they talked to each other of all these things which had happened.

But we had trusted that He was the One who was about to redeem Israel. And besides all this, today is the third day since these things were done.

and when they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that He was alive.

And some of those with us went to the tomb and found it even as the women had said. But they did not see Him.

And in the way they related the things happening, and how He had been known by them in breaking of the loaf.