And an angel of the Lord appeared to him as he was standing on the right of the altar of incense.

And seeing this, Zacharias was troubled, and fear fell on him.

But the angel said to him, Do not fear, Zacharias. 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 to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

And answering, the angel said to him, I am Gabriel, who stands before God. And I am sent to speak to you and to show you these glad tidings.

And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what kind of greeting this might be.

He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God shall give Him the throne of His father David.

And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.

And they made signs to his father as to how he would have him called.

And all those who heard laid them up in their hearts, saying, What kind of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

that He would grant to us, that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear

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

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

And when the days of her purification according to the Law of Moses were fulfilled, 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, waiting for the Consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was on him.

And it happened to him, being instructed by the Holy Spirit, he was not to see death before he would see the Christ of the Lord.

And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And as the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do according to the custom of the Law concerning Him,

even he received Him in his arms and blessed God, and said,

And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken by him.

And she coming in at that instant gave thanks to the Lord and spoke of Him to all those in Jerusalem eagerly expecting redemption.

And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom. And the grace of God was on Him.

But they, supposing Him to have been in the company, went a day's journey. And they looked for Him among the kinsfolk and acquaintances.

And when they did not find Him, they turned back to Jerusalem, seeking Him.

And it happened that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them.

And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers.

And seeing Him, they were amazed. And His mother said to Him, Child, why have you done so to us? Behold, your father and I have looked for you, greatly distressed.

Then he said to the crowd that came forth to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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

He answered and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. And he who has food, let him do likewise.

And tax-collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

And the soldiers also asked of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do not forcibly extort anyone, nor accuse any falsely. And be content with your wages.

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 the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily shape, like a dove on Him. And a voice came from Heaven, which said, You are My Son, the Beloved; I am delighted in You.

And the Devil said to Him, If you are the Son of God, speak to this stone that it might become bread.

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

And the Devil, leading Him up into a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

And the Devil said to Him, All this power I will give you, and the glory of them; for it has been delivered to me. And I give it to whomever I will.

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

And he brought Him to Jerusalem and sat Him on a pinnacle of the temple and said to Him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here.

And Jesus answering said to him, It has been said, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

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

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee. And a report went out throughout all the neighborhood concerning Him.

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And unrolling the book, He found the place where it was written,

And rolling up the book, returning it to the attendant, He sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on Him.

And all bore witness to Him and wondered at the gracious words which came out of His mouth. And they said, Is this not Joseph's son?

And they rose up and thrust Him outside the city, and led Him up to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, in order to throw Him down.

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 a report about Him went out into every place of the neighborhood.

And rising up from the synagogue, He entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was being seized with a great fever. And they asked Him for her.

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 also demons came out of many, crying out and saying, You are the Christ, the Son of God! And rebuking them, He did not allow them to speak; for they knew Him to be the Christ.

And day coming on, going out, He went into a deserted place. And the crowds looked for Him and came to Him, and held Him fast, not to pass away from them.

And it happened that the crowd pressed on Him to hear the Word of God, He stood by the lake of Gennesaret.

And He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, He asked him to thrust out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the people out of the boat.

And answering, Simon said to Him, Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing. Yet at Your word I will let down the net.

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

And bringing their boats onto land, forsaking all things, they followed Him.

And it happened, as He was in a certain city, behold, a man full of leprosy! And seeing Jesus, he fell on his face and begged Him, saying, Lord, if You will, You can cleanse me.

And stretching out the hand, He touched him, saying, I will! Be clean! And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

And He commanded him, Tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

But the word about Him spread even more. And great crowds were coming to hear, and to be healed from their infirmities by Him.

And behold, men carrying, on a cot, a man who was paralyzed. And they sought to bring him in and to lay him before Him.

And not finding a way by which they might bring him in through the crowd, going up on the housetop, they let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst, before Jesus.

And seeing their faith, He said to him, Man, your sins are forgiven you.

And after these things He went out and saw a tax-collector named Levi, sitting at the tax-office. And He said to him, Follow Me.

And leaving all, he rose up and followed Him.

And Levi made a great feast in his own house for Him. And there was a great company of tax-collectors and of others who were reclining with them.

And they said to Him, Why do John's disciples fast often and make prayers, and also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?

And answering, Jesus said to them, Have you not read this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him;

how he went into the house of God and took the showbread, and ate (and also gave to those who were with him) which it is not lawful to eat, except for the priests alone?

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him to see if He would heal on the sabbath day, so that they might find an accusation against Him.

And coming down with them, He stood on a level place. And a crowd of His disciples, and a great 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) were there;

And all the crowd sought to touch Him, for power went out of Him and healed them all.

And to him who strikes you on the one cheek, also offer the other. And to him who takes away your garment, do not forbid your tunic also.

Give to everyone who asks of you, and from him who takes away your goods, do not ask them again.

And a certain servant of a centurion who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die.

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent the elders of the Jews to Him, begging Him that He would come and heal his servant.

And coming to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that he was worthy, he for whom You give this;

Then Jesus went with them. But He being yet not far off from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, Lord, do not trouble Yourself. For I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof.

And hearing these things, Jesus marveled at him. And turning to the crowd following Him, He said, I say to you, I have not found such faith, no, not in Israel.

And it happened on the next day, He went into a city called Nain. And many of His disciples and a great crowd went with Him.

And He came and touched the bier. And the ones who bore him stood still. And He said, Young man, I say to you, Arise!

And the one who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He delivered him to his mother.

And this report of Him went out in all Judea, and in all the neighborhood.

And coming to Him, the men said, John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying, Are You He who should come, or do we look for another?

And all the people and the tax-collectors who heard Him justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, not being baptized by him.

And one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And going into the Pharisee's house, He reclined.

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.

And answering, Jesus said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Teacher, speak.

And they having nothing to pay, he freely forgave both. Then which of them do you say will love him most?

And answering, Simon said, I suppose that one to whom he forgave most. And He said to him, You have judged rightly.

And those reclining with Him began to say within themselves, Who is this who even forgives sins?

And it happened afterwards, He traveled in every city and village, proclaiming and announcing the gospel 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 of their possessions.

And a great crowd coming together, and those in each city coming to Him, He spoke by a parable:

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 His disciples asked Him, saying, What might this parable be?

Therefore be careful how you hear. For whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, from him shall be taken even that which he seems to have.