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

And when Zacharias saw him, he was startled and struck with fear:

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

And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to prepare for the Lord a people well-disposed.

And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and I am sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee this good news:

blessed art thou among women! and when she saw him, she was confused at what he said, and pondered in her mind what sort of salutation this could be.

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 name is holy, and his mercy is on them that fear Him, unto all generations.

and on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child: and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father:

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

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

to grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him,

and she brought forth her son, the first-born, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, 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 before the Lord:

And there was a man at Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and he was a just and a religious man, who expected the consolation of Israel; and the holy Spirit was upon him.

And it was revealed to him by the holy Spirit, that he should not die before he had seen the Anointed of the Lord.

And he came by the influence of the Spirit into the temple, as his parents brought in the child Jesus to do concerning Him according to the custom of the law:

and he took Him into his arms,

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

And coming in at the very same time, gave thanks unto the Lord, and spake of Him to all that were looking 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 Him to be in the company, went a day's journey, and then sought for Him among their kindred and acquaintance:

and not finding Him they returned to Jerusalem seeking for Him:

and after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, attending to 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, Son, why didst thou deal thus with us? behold, thy father and I with grief have been seeking for thee.

Therefore said he to the multitudes that came to be baptised by him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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

And he saith unto them, Let him that hath two coats, give one to him that hath none, and let him that hath food do the like.

And there came publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

And the soldiers also asked him, saying, And what shall we do? and He said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely, and be content with your pay.

But Herod the tetrarch being reproved by him on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, and for all the wicked things which Herod did,

the heaven was opened, and the holy Spirit descended in a corporeal form, like a dove upon Him, and there came a voice 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 to become bread.

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, that man shall not live by bread only, but on every word of God.

And the devil taking Him up into an high mountain, shewed Him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant,

and said to Him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for it is committed to me, and I give it to whomsoever I will.

And Jesus answering him said with indignation, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.

And he brought Him to Jerusalem, and set him on a battlement of the temple, and said to Him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence;

And Jesus answered him, it is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

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

And Jesus returned by the influence of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame was spread through all the country round about concerning Him:

And there was delivered to Him the book of the prophet Esaias; and opening the book, He found the place where it was written,

And He folded up the book, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon Him.

And they all bare witness to Him, and wondered at the gracefulness of the words, which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

and they rose up and drove Him out of the city, and dragged Him to the brow of the hill, on which their city was built, in order to throw Him down the precipice.

but Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst of the assembly, and came out of him, having done him no hurt.

And He rose up and went out of the synagogue, and came into the house of Simon: now Simon's wife's mother had a violent fever, and they intreated Him on her behalf.

And at sun-set all that had any persons sick of any diseases, brought them to Him: and He laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.

And demons also came out from many, crying out, Thou art the Messiah the Son of God. And He rebuked them, and suffered them not to say, that they knew Him to be the Christ.

And when the day was coming on, He went out and retired into a solitary place; and the people sought for Him, and came to Him, and would fain have detained Him, that He might not go from them.

And when the people were pressing on Him to hear the word of God, as He stood by the lake of Gennesareth, seeing two vessels at the edge of the lake,

He went into one of them, which was Simon's, and desired him to put off a little way from the shore: and He sat down and taught the multitudes from the ship.

And Simon answered and said unto Him, Master, we have been toiling all the night, and have caught nothing; however at thy word I will cast the net.

for he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had taken;

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

And when He was in one of the cities of that country, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus, fell prostrate to Him, and besought Him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.

And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed: and immediately the leprosy departed from him.

And He charged him to tell no one: but go, said He, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

But the fame of Him spread more and more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities.

and behold, some men bringing on a couch a man that was paralytic; and they endeavoured to bring him in, and lay him before Him:

but when they could not find what way to bring him in because of the croud, they went up on the battlements of the house, and let him down from the roof with his couch, into the midst before Jesus,

who seeing their faith said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

After these things He went out and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the custom-house, and said to him, Follow me:

and he left all, rose up, and followed Him.

And Levi made Him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great number of publicans, and others at table with them.

And they said unto Him, Why do the disciples of John frequently fast and pray, and likewise those of the pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read what David did, when he himself was hungry and those that were with him? how he went into the house of God,

And the scribes and pharisees watched Him to see if He would work a cure on the sabbath: that they might find an accusation against Him.

And when it was day, He called his disciples to Him: and chose out twelve from among them, whom He also named his apostles:

and He came down the hill with them, and stood in the plain; with the rest of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all the parts of Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases,

And all the people endeavoured to touch Him, for there went a divine virtue out of Him, and healed them all.

to him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other; and let him that taketh away thy cloke, have thy coat too rather than strive with him:

give to him that asketh thee, and from him that taketh thy goods on loan demand nothing.

and having heard of Jesus, he sent unto Him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that He would come and heal his servant.

And when they came to Jesus, they intreated Him earnestly, saying, he is worthy of this favor:

So Jesus went with them. And when He was now not far from the house, the centurion sent some of his friends to Him, saying Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof:

And when Jesus heard these things, He marvelled, and turning about, said to the multitude that followed Him, I declare unto you, I have not found so great faith, no not in Israel.

And the day after He went to a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with Him, and a great multitude besides:

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

And this report of Him was spread through all Judea, and in all the country round about.

And the disciples of John told him of all these things: so John called two of his disciples to him,

And the men came to Him, and said, John the baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou He that was to come, or are we to expect another?

---and all the people that heard him, even the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John;

but the pharisees indeed and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God within themselves, and were not baptized by him.---

the Son of man is come eating and drinking like other men, and ye call Him a gluttonous man and a wine bibber, and a friend of publicans and sinners.

And one of the pharisees asked Him to eat with him: and He went into the pharisee's house, and sat down.

brought an alabaster-box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind Him, weeping, and washed his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

But when the pharisee that invited Him saw it, he said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of a woman this is that toucheth Him; for she is a notorious sinner.

And Jesus said unto him, Simon, I have something to say to thee: (and he replied, Master, say on.)

A certain creditor had two debtors, the one owed him five hundred denaries, and the other fifty:

and they not being able to pay him, he freely forgave them both: tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

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

And they that sat at table with Him, said within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

And it came to pass afterwards that He went through every city and village, preaching and declaring the good tidings 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 assisted Him with their substance.

And when a great multitude was gathered together, of those that came to Him out of every city, He spake a parable saying,

But some fell on good ground, and sprang up and yielded fruit an hundred-fold. And as He said these things He cried out, "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

And his disciples asked Him, what might be the meaning of this parable.

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