There was, in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest, named Zachariah, of the class of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Eliza beth.

And the angel came into her presence, and said: Hail, graciously accepted: the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.

And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary; for you have found favor with God.

And the angel answered and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for which reason, also, that which is begotten, being holy, shall be called the Son of God.

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;

And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe in her womb leaped for joy.

And blessed is she who believed; for there shall be a fulfillment of the things which were spoken to her from the Lord.

And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had showed great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

And they said to her: There is no one among your relatives that is called by this name.

And it came to pass while they were there, that the days for her to be delivered were completed;

and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swathing-clothes, and laid him in the stable, because there was no place for them in the inn.

But Mary kept all these things in her mind, and pondered them in her heart.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the 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 she came in at that hour, and gave thanks to Lord, and spoke of him to all that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

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

And he said to them: You will assuredly apply to me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself. Whatever things we have heard were done in Capernaum, do also here in your country.

And he arose and went out of the synagogue into the house of Simon. And Simon's mother-in-law was confined with a violent fever: and they besought him in her behalf.

And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and it left her: and she arose immediately, and ministered to them.

And it came to pass while the multitude was pressing on him to hear the word of God, and he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,

But his fame went abroad the more; and many multitudes came together to hear, and to be cured by him of their infirmities.

And he came down with them, and stood in a plain; and with him stood a multitude of his disciples, and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases,

But I say to you that hear: Love your enemies; do good to them that hate you;

And when he came near the gate of tho city, behold, they were carrying out a dead man, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her: Weep not.

And in that very hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and bestowed sight on many that were blind.

And Jesus answered and said to them: Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them;

Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children.

and stood behind at his feet, weeping; and she began to wash his feet with her tears; and she wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.

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.

Wherefore, I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much. But he to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

And he said to her: Your sins are forgiven.

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.

He replied: To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that when they see, they may not see, and when they hear, they may not understand.

those by the way side are they that hear; then comes the devil and takes the word from their heart, lest they should believe and be saved.

Those on the rock are they that, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who, for awhile, believe, and in time of temptation apostatize.

That which fell among thorns are those who hear, and so conduct them selves, that they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

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

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.

But he answered and said to them: My mother and my brothers are they that hear the word of God and do it.

And a woman that had been afflicted with an issue of blood for twelve years, who had spent her whole living upon physicians, and could be cured by no one,

came behind, and touched the fringe of his mantle; and her issue of blood immediately ceased.

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

And all were weeping and lamenting her. Bat he said: Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.

But he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, and said: Child, arise.

And her spirit returned, and she arose immediately. And he commanded that food should be given her.

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

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

And the day began to decline; and the twelve came and said to him: Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and the country round about, and lodge, and find food; for we are here in a desert place.

But I say to you, of a truth, there are some of these who stand here that shall not taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.

And it came to pass, that, as they were withdrawing from him, Peter said to Jesus: Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for thee, one for Moses, and one for. Elijah, not knowing what he said.

And there came a voice from the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son; hear him.

And in that house remain, eating and drinking what they have to give; for the laborer is worthy of his hire; go not from house to house.

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.

For I say to you, that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear.

And it came to pass, as they continued their journey, that he entered a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

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.

But Jesus answered and said to her: Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things:

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

And it came to pass, that, when he said these things, a certain woman from among the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the breasts that thou didst suck.

And he said: Yes, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them; for she came from the most distant parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and lo, something greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it; for they repented in accordance with the preaching of Jonah; and lo. something greater than Jonah is here.

for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what you ought to say.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

Be you, therefore, ready also; for at an hour when you think not, the Son of man comes.

the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he looks not for him, and at an hour which he knows not; and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.

The father shall be at variance with the son, and the son with the father; the mother with the daughter, and the daughter with the mother; the mother-in-law with her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law.

And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said to her: Woman, you are released from your infirmity.

And he laid his hands on her; and she immediately stood erect, and glorified God.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent to thee: how often have I desired to gather thy children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you refused.

But when you are invited, go and recline in the last place, that when he that invited you shall come, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then you shall have honor in the presence of those who recline with you.

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

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

And all the publicans and the sinners came near to him to hear him.

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

And he called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer act as steward.

Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is divorced, commits adultery.

Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.

nor shall it be said, Lo here! or Lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is among you.

And they shall say to you, Lo here! or Lo there! go not after them, nor follow them.

yet, because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

And the Lord said: Hear what the unjust judge says;

But when the vine-dressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him, the same hour; (and yet they feared the people;) for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.

and the third took her; and in like manner also the seven; and they left no children, and died.

Therefore, in the resurrection, of which of them shall she be the wife? for the seven had her as a wife.

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.

But when you hear of wars, and tumults, be not terrified; for these things must first take place; but the end comes not immediately.

Yet a hair of your head shall not perish.

And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, in order to hear him.

And when the hour had come, he reclined at table, and the twelve apostles with him.

And they said: Lord, behold, here are two swords. He said to them: It is enough.

While I was daily with you in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the authority of darkness.

And about one hour after, another confidently affirmed, saying: Of a truth, this man also was with him; for he is a Galilean.

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land till the ninth hour.

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

And they arose the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven, and those who were with them, assembled,