And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.

And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.

But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient, by the wisdom of the just, in order to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.

And the angel answered and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and I am sent to speak to you, and to announce to you this good news.

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;

and his mercy is from generation to generation upon those who fear him.

And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they called him by the name of his father, Zachariah.

And they made signs to his father, to know what he wished him to be called.

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

that he would grant to us, that being delivered from the hands of our enemies, we might serve him without fear,

in holiness and righteousness before him, all our days.

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.

And when eight days were completed for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus, as it had been called by the angel, before he was conceived in the womb.

And when the days for their purification were completed according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord,

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon. And this man was just and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was upon him:

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

And he came by the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,

he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and said:

And Joseph and his mother wondered at the things which were spoken of him.

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 the child grew, and became strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

But supposing that he was in the company, they went a day's journey; and they sought for him among their relatives and acquaintance;

and not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem in search of him.

And it came to pass, after three days, that they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

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

And when they saw him they were amazed. And his mother said to him: Child, why have you acted thus toward us? Be hold, your father and I have sought for you in sorrow.

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?

And the multitudes asked him, saying: What, then, shall we do?

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.

And the publicans also came to be immersed, and they said to him: Teacher, what shall we do?

And soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Take nothing from any one by extortion, nor by false accusation, and be content with your pay.

But Herod the tetrarch having been reproved by him on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and for all the wicked deeds which Herod did,

and the Holy Spirit descended upon him, in a bodily form, like a dove; and there came a voice from heaven, which said: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I delight.

And the devil said to him: If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.

And Jesus answered him, and said: It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

And the devil took him up into a high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, in a moment of time.

And the devil said to him: I will give you all the authority and glory of these, for it is delivered to me; and to whomever I will, I give it.

And Jesus answered and said to him: Get behind me, Satan; it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him: If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from this place;

And Jesus answered and said to him: It is said, You shall not put the Lord your God to the proof.

And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a time.

And the volume of Isaiah the prophet was given to him: and when he had unrolled the volume, he found the place where it was written:

And he rolled up the volume, and save it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all that were in the synagogue were earnestly fixed upon him.

And all extolled him; and they wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth, and said: Is not this the son of Joseph?

and arose, and drove him out of the city, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying: Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him into the midst, and came out of him, and hurt him not.

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 when the sun had gone down, all that had any sick with various diseases, brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and cured them.

And when it was day, he went out and departed into a desert place; and the multitudes sought for him, and came to him and endeavored to detain him, that he should not go away from 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,

And he entered one of the ships, which was Simon s, and requested him to push out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the multitude from the ship.

And Simon answered and said to him: Master, we have toiled all night and have caught nothing; but at thy command, I will let down the net.

For amazement at the draught of fishes which they had caught had seized upon him and all that were with him;

And when they had brought their ships to the land, they left all and followed him.

And it came to pass, that he was in one of their cities; and behold, a man full of leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and besought him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

And stretching out his hand, he touched him, and said: I will; be clean. And immediately his leprosy departed from him.

And he charged him to tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and make offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, that it may be a testimony to them.

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

And behold, men brought, on a bed, a man who was a paralytic. And they sought how they might bring him in, and lay him before him.

And finding no way by which they could bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up on the top of the house, and, through the tiling, let him down, with his bed, into the midst before Jesus.

And when he saw their faith, he said to him: Man, your sins are forgiven you.

And after these tilings, he went out and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him: Follow me.

And leaving all, he arose and followed him.

And Levi made him a great feast at his own house; and there was a great multitude of publicans and others, who reclined at table with them.

And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?

And Jesus answered and said to them: Have you not read even that which David did, when he was hungry him self, and those who were with him,

that he entered the house of God, and took the loaves of the presence, and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful, except for the priests alone, to eat?

And the scribes and Pharisees watched closely, whether he would heal on the sabbath-day, that they might find an accusation against him.

And looking round upon them all, he said to him: Stretch forth your hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored like the other.

And when it was day, he called to him his disciples; and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:

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,

And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for power went forth from him, and healed them all.

To him that strikes you on one cheek, offer also the other; and from him that takes away your mantle, withhold not your coat.

Give to every one that asks of you; and of him that takes away your goods, ask them not again.

And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and about to die.

But when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, and besought him to come and save his servant.

And they came to Jesus, and besought him earnestly, saying: He is worthy for whom thou shouldst do this;

And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, and said to him: Lord, give thyself no trouble; for I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof.

And when Jesus heard these things, he was filled with admiration for him; and, turning to the multitude that followed, he said: I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

And it came to pass, the next day, that he was going to a city called Nain; and many of his disciples and a great multitude followed him.

And he that had been dead, sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.

And this report concerning him went abroad into all Judea and all the neighboring region.

And the disciples of John told him of all these things.

And John called to him two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus, and said: Art thou he that was to come, or must we look for another?

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?

And all the people, and the publicans that heard him, vindicated God, by being immersed with the immersion of John;

but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God in regard to themselves, by not being immersed by him.

And one of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee, and reclined at table.

But when the Pharisee who had invited him, saw it, he said within himself: This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who, and what sort of woman this is that touches him; for she is a sinner.

And Jesus answered and said to him: Simon, I have some thing to say to you. He replied: Teacher, say on.

A certain creditor had two debtors; the one owed him five hundred denarii, the other, fifty.

But as they had nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them, then, will love him the more?

Simon answered and said: I suppose he to whom he forgave the more. He said to him: You have decided correctly.

And those who reclined at table with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that also forgives sins?

And it came to pass afterward, that he went through every city and village, preaching, and making known the good news of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with him;

and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him from their means.

And when a great multitude had assembled, and they were coming to him from every city, he spoke by a parable:

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.

And the disciples asked him, saying: What does this parable mean?