And an angel of the Lord appeared to him standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

And Zacharias was agitated greatly at the sight, and fear fell upon him.

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

And he shall go forth before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to convert the hearts of fathers with their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people ready for the Lord.

And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to proclaim these glad tidings to thee.

And when she saw him, she was greatly agitated at his address: and reasoned in herself what kind of salutation this could be.

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

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

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

And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

And all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, Well! what a child will this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

to give us, that we, secure from fear, rescued from the hands of our enemies, should serve him,

in righteousness and holiness before him, all the days of our life.

to be enregistered with Mary, the wife espoused to him, who was big with child.

And she brought forth a son, her first-born, and wrapped him in swaddling-clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And when the days of her purification were accomplished according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

And, behold, there was a man at Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

And it had been divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, till he had seen the Lord's Messiah.

And he came by the spirit into the temple; just as the parents were bringing in the child Jesus, that they might do according to what was the custom of the law concerning him;

and he took him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

And Joseph and his mother were amazed at the things spoken concerning him.

and at the very same moment coming up, she also in turn confessed the Lord, and spake of him to all who were expecting redemption in Jerusalem.

And the child grew, and became endued with great powers of spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey; and they sought him among their relations and acquaintances;

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

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

And all who heard him, were in a transport of admiration, at his understanding and answers.

And when they saw him, they were struck with surprise; and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou behaved to us in this manner? lo! thy father and I have been seeking thee in anguish of heart.

He said, therefore, to the multitudes who came out to be baptised by him, Ye broods of vipers, who hath warned you to fly from the approaching wrath?

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

And he answering said to them, He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath provisions, let him do in like manner.

Then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised, and they said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

And the military men also asked him, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Extort nothing by force; nor turn informers; and be content with your pay.

Now Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him, on account of Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the other wicked actions which he had done,

and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily form, like a dove, upon him, and a voice came from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

And the devil said to him, If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become a loaf.

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

And the devil taking him up into an exceeding high mountain, displayed before him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time:

and the devil said unto him, I will give thee all this authority, and the glory of these; for to me it is delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I give it.

And Jesus answering him, said, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and to him alone shalt thou pay divine honour."

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a wing of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thy self down from hence:

And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."

And when the devil had closed all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and a report went out into all the region round about concerning him.

And there was given to him the book of the prophet Isaiah: and unrolling the volume, he found the passage where it is written,

And rolling up the volume, he gave it to the attendant officer, and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were attentively fixed on him.

And all concurred in their testimony to him, and marvelled at the gracious words which proceeded from his mouth. And they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

and rising up, dragged him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill, on which their city was built, in order to cast him down headlong:

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Stop thy mouth, and come out of him. And the devil throwing him down into the midst, came out of him, doing him no injury.

And the fame of him went forth into all the adjacent region.

Then rising up out of the synagogue, he came into the house of Simon: and Simon's mother-in-law was seized with a violent fever, and they besought him on her behalf.

So when the sun was set, all who had any indisposed with various diseases, brought them to him; and laying his hands severally on each of them, he cured them.

And as the day was coming on, he went forth and departed into a desert place: and the multitude sought him out, and came to him, and would have detained him that he should not leave them.

AND it came to pass, as the multitude were thronging upon him, in order to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret:

Then he went on board one of the vessels, which was Simon's, and desired him to put off a little from the land: and sitting down, he taught the multitudes out of the vessel.

And Simon answering, said unto him, Sir, we have been toiling all night, and have taken nothing: but at thy command I will shoot the net.

For amazement had seized on him, and on all who were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had taken:

And when they had brought their vessels on shore, they left all, and followed him.

And it came to pass as he was just at one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy! and seeing Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

And he stretching out his hand touched him, saying, I will: be thou cleansed. And instantly the leprosy departed from him.

And he commanded him to tell no man: but go shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy purification, as Moses enjoined, for a testimony unto them.

Now the discourse concerning him more and more spread through the country: and vast multitudes came together to hear him, and to be cured by him of their disorders.

And behold, men carried on a couch a man who was a paralytic; and sought to bring him into the house, and to place him before him.

And not discovering by what means they could introduce him, because of the crowd, they went up to the roof, and through the tiling let him down with his little couch into the midst, before Jesus.

And seeing their faith, he saith to him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

And after these things he went out, and saw a farmer of the taxes, named Levi, sitting at the custom-house: and he said unto him, Follow me.

And leaving all behind, he rose, and followed him.

And Levi made him a great entertainment at his house and there was a great number of publicans and others, sitting at table with them.

Then said they unto him, Why do the disciples of John observe frequent fasts, and make prayers; but thine are eating and drinking?

And Jesus answering said to them; Have ye never read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him?

how he entered into the house of God, and took the loaves of shew-bread, and did eat, and gave also to those who were with him; which it was not lawful for any to eat, but the priests alone?

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

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

And coming down with them, he stood on a level spot: and the crowd of his disciples, and a vast multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

And all the multitude strove to touch him, for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.

To him that smiteth thee on the cheek, offer the other also; and from him who would take from thee thy cloak, withhold not thy coat also.

And give to every one that asketh thee; and from him who would take thy goods, demand them not again.

And the servant of a certain centurion, who was very valuable to him, being seized with an illness, was ready to die.

But when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, entreating him that he would come and preserve the life of his servant.

And when they came to Jesus, they entreated him importunately, saying, He is a worthy man on whom thou wilt confer this favour:

Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion dispatched towards him friends, saying to him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not deserving that thou shouldest enter beneath my roof.

Then Jesus, on hearing these things, respected him highly, and turning to the multitude which was following him, he said, I tell you, I have not found such faith, even in Israel.

And it came to pass the next day, that he went into a city called Nain; and a considerable number of his disciples went with him, and a vast multitude.

And the dead man sat up, and began to speak: and he delivered him to his mother.

And this account respecting him went abroad through all Judea, and all the region adjacent.

Then the men came to him, saying, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or are we to expect another?

But the Pharisees and teachers of the law rejected the counsel of God towards themselves, not being baptised by him.

Then one of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to table.

and standing at his feet behind him, began to water his feet with her tears, and to wipe them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the perfumed balm.

And when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said within himself, If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what kind of a woman this is that toucheth him; for she is a notorious sinner.

And Jesus addressing himself to him said, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he said, Master, speak freely.

But having nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Tell me, which of these, then, will love him most?

And Simon answering said, I suppose, he to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast judged rightly.

And they who sat at table with him began to say in themselves, Who is this, who even forgives sins?

AND it came to pass afterwards, that he went through every city and village, preaching and publishing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God, and the twelve with him.

Now when a vast multitude was collected, even those who came to him out of every city, he spake by a parable.

And some fell on good ground, and shooting up, produced fruit an hundred fold. So saying, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Then his disciples asked him, saying. What might this parable mean?

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, even what he seemeth to have shall be taken away from.

Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come near him because of the crowd.