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

and Zachariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

And 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 fathers to children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

And the angel answered and said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to tell you this good news.

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

and his mercy is to generations and generations of them that fear him.

And all who heard laid them to heart, saying, What then is this child to be? For the hand of the Lord was also with him.

to grant us without fear, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, to serve him

in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

and she bore her first-born son, and wrapped him in bandages, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the khan.

And when eight days were completed, [the time] to circumcise him, his name was called Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

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

And behold, there was a man at Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

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

And his father and mother wondered at the words spoken of him.

And she coming by at that time, praised God, and spoke of him [the child] to all who expected a redemption in Jerusalem.

But supposing that he was in the company went a day's journey and sought him among their relations and acquaintances.

And not finding him they returned to Jerusalem to seek him.

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

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

And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, Son, why have you dealt thus with us? Behold, your father and I have sought you with sorrow.

Then John said to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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

And he answered and said to them, Let him that has two coats give to him that has none; and let him that has food do the same.

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

And the soldiers asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Oppress, and falsely accuse, no one; and be contented with your wages.

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

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove upon him; and there was a voice from heaven, saying, You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.

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

And Jesus answered him, It is written, that man shall not live by bread alone.

And taking him up he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

And the devil said to him, All this power will I give you, and the glory of these; for it is given to me, and I give it to whom I will.

And Jesus answered and said to him, It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him alone 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, cast yourself down from here;

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

And the devil having finished all the temptation, departed from him for a time.

And the book of Isaiah the prophet was given to him. And unrolling the book he found the place where it was written,

And folding up the book, he gave it to the minister, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were steadfastly fixed upon him.

And they all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

and they arose and cast him out of the city, and led him even to the brow of the mountain on which the city was built, to precipitate him down.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hush! and come out of him. And the demon casting him into the midst came out of him, doing him no injury.

And a report of him went abroad into every place in the country about.

And going up from the synagogue he entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a violent fever; and they asked him in her behalf.

And when the sun went down, all who had friends sick with various diseases brought them to him; and putting his hands on each one of them he cured them;

and demons also went out of many, crying and saying, You are the Son of God! And he rebuked them, and charged them not to say that they knew him to be the Christ.

And when it was day, coming out he went to a solitary place; and the multitudes sought him, and came to him, and urged him not to depart from them.

And as the multitude pressed upon him to hear the word of God, and he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,

And entering into one of the ships, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land, and sat down and taught the multitudes from the ship.

And Simon answered and said to him, Master, we have labored all night and taken nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.

And he made signs to his companions in the other ship to come and help him; and they came, and filled both ships, so that they began to sink.

For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had taken.

And bringing the ships to the land they left all and followed him.

And he was in one of the cities, and behold, a man full of leprosy; and seeing Jesus he fell on his face, and asked him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can cleanse me.

And stretching out his hand he touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed. And immediately the leprosy left him.

And he charged him to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and present an offering for your purification, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And the report concerning him went abroad extensively; and great multitudes came together to hear him, and to be cured of their diseases.

And behold, men bringing on a bed a man who was paralytic; and they sought to bring him in to place him before him.

And not finding how they could bring him in, on account of the multitude, they went up on the house, and let him down through the tiles, with his little bed, into the midst before Jesus.

And after these things he went out and saw a publican by the name of Levi, sitting at the custom house, and said to him, Follow me.

And leaving all he arose and followed him.

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

And they said to him, The disciples of John fast much and make prayers; and likewise those of the Pharisees; but yours eat and drink.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those with him?

He entered into the house of God, and took the show bread, and eat, and gave to those with him, which it was not lawful for any to eat, except the priests alone.

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him [to see] if he would perform a cure on the sabbath, that they might find [something of which] to accuse him.

And looking round upon them all he said to him, Stretch out your hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored.

he went down with them and stood on a plain; and a multitude of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be cured of their diseases;

And all the multitude sought to touch him, for a power went out from him and cured all.

to him that strikes you on the cheek, present also the other; and forbid not him who takes away your cloak to take your coat also.

Give to every one that asks; and from him who takes that which is yours, ask it not back.

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

and he hearing of Jesus, sent to him the elders of the Jews, asking him to come and cure his servant.

And having come to Jesus they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom you should do this;

And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying, Lord, trouble not yourself, for I am not fit that you should come under my roof.

And Jesus hearing these things wondered at him, and turning around said to the multitude following him, I tell you I have not found in Israel so great a faith;

And on the next day he went to a city called Nain, and a considerable number of his disciples and a great multitude went with him.

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

And this report of him went out into all Judea, and into all the region around.

And coming to him the men said, John the Baptist has sent us to you to say, Are you he that was to come, or look we for another?

But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God as to themselves, not having been baptized by him.

AND one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him; and going into the Pharisee's house he reclined.

And the Pharisee who invited him, seeing it, spoke within himself, saying, If this was a prophet he would have known who and what kind of a woman this is who touches him; for she is a sinner.

And Jesus answered and said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Teacher, say it.

A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred denarii [$70], and the other fifty [$7].

And having nothing to pay, he gave [the debt] to both. Tell me, therefore, which of them will love him most?

Simon answered and said, I suppose the one to whom he gave most. And he said to him, You have judged rightly.

And those who reclined with him said within themselves, Who is this that forgives sins also?

And he travelled in order through the cities and villages, proclaiming and preaching the good news of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with him,

And a great multitude having come together, and persons having come to him from every city, he said in a parable,

and some fell on good ground, and growing up bore fruit a hundred fold. Having said these things, he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

And his disciples asked him, What does this parable mean?

See therefore how you hear; for whoever has, to him shall be given, and whoever has not, from him shall be taken away even what he seems to have.

And his mother and brothers came to him, and were not able to approach him on account of the multitude.

And it was told him by some, saying, Your mother and your brothers stand without, wishing to see you.

And they came and awoke him, saying, Master! Master! we are perishing! And he arose, and rebuked the wind and the waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they were afraid, and wondered, saying one to another, What man then is this, that he commands the winds and the water and they obey him?

And as he went out on the land, there met him a certain man from the city who had had demons for a long time; and he wore no clothes, and remained not in a house, but in the tombs.

And seeing Jesus, he cried out, and worshipped him, and said with a loud voice, What have you to do with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? I beg of you not to torment me;

for he had commanded the impure spirit to go out of the man; for it had often seized him; and he had been bound with chains, and confined with fetters; and breaking his bonds he had been driven by the demon into solitary places.