In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

The angel went to her and said, "Hail, O highly favored one, the Lord is with you!"

But she was greatly troubled at his saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.

And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

Then Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."

And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her home.

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by that name."

And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered.

And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,

And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them, but his mother kept all these things in her heart.

He took him to Jerusalem, set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here;

He said to them, "Surely you will quote this proverb to me: 'Physician, heal yourself! Do here also in your own country what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.'"

And he arose and left the synagogue, and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they made request of him on her behalf.

So he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she rose and served them.

Now as the people pressed around him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.

But the report went around concerning him all the more; and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, "Rise and stand here." And he rose and stood there.

And he came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and be healed of their diseases,

"But I say to you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

As he came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.

When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep."

At that very hour he cured many of diseases and afflictions and evil spirits, and to many that were blind he gave sight.

He answered them, "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have the good news preached to them.

But wisdom is justified by all her children."

and as she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the perfume.

Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.

Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little."

And he said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."

But others fell on good soil, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When he had said this he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

The ones along the path are those who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved.

And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.

And the ones that fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.

Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him."

But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."

came up behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment; and immediately her flow of blood stopped.

And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace."

Now all were wailing and mourning for her; but he said, "Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping."

But he took her by the hand and called, saying, "Child, arise."

Then her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat.

And her parents were astonished, but he charged them to tell no one what had happened.

And Herod said, "John I have beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?" So he sought to see him.

Now the day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the crowd away, to go to the surrounding villages and country, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a deserted place."

But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."

As the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"not knowing what he said.

Then Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here."

At that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it was your good pleasure.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."

Now as they went on their way, he entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house.

But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me."

But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things;

but only one thing is needed. And Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."

As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that nursed you!"

But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"

The queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, one greater than Jonah is here.

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

But know this, that if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."

the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour he is not aware of, and he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity."

And he laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and praised God.

At that very time some Pharisees came, and said to him, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you."

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!

But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.

It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill; men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.

And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'

But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and here I perish with hunger!

So he called him and said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.'

Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus received evil things; but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.

And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.'

Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.'

He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'"

nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is within you."

And they will say to you, 'Look here!' or 'Look there!' Do not go after them or follow them.

yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her justice, or she will wear me out by her continual coming.'"

And the Lord said, "Hear what the unjust judge says.

Then another came, saying, 'Master, here is your mina, which I have kept laid away in a handkerchief;

But those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.'"

saying, "Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

But when the tenants saw him, they reasoned among themselves and said, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'

The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the peoplefor they knew that he had spoken this parable against them.

and then the third took her, and in the same way the seven died, and they left no children.

In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will she be? For all seven had her as wife."

for these all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had to live on."

"As for these things which you see, the days will come when there shall not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."

And when you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be terrified; for these things must first take place, but the end will not come immediately."

But not a hair of your head will perish.

And early in the morning all the people came to him in the temple to hear him.

When the hour came, he sat at table, and the apostles with him.