There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

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

Having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, you highly favored one. The Lord is with you."

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

The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born will be called the Son of God.

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

And Mary said, "See, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.

It happened, when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, that the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord."

Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.

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

She brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in bands of cloth, and placed him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.

But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.

There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

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

And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

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

He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.'"

He rose up from the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was afflicted with a great fever, and they begged him for her.

He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.

But the report concerning him spread much more, and great crowds came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities.

He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a large crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the 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;

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

Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, just then a man who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.

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

In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight.

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

Wisdom is justified by all her children."

Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

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

Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little."

He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."

Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit one hundred times." As he said these things, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

Those along the road are those who hear, then the devil comes, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

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

Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever does not have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has."

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

A woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her living on physicians, and could not be healed by any,

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

He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace."

When he came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter in with him, except Peter, John, James, the father of the child, and her mother.

All were weeping and mourning her, but he said, "Do not weep. She is not dead, but sleeping."

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

Her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately. He commanded that something be given to her to eat.

Her parents were amazed, but he commanded them to tell no one what had been done.

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

The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, "Send the crowd away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get food, for we are here in a deserted place."

But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here, who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Kingdom of God."

It happened, as they were parting from him, that Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents: one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah," not knowing what he said.

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

In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight."

for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them."

But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."

The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,

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

It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the crowd lifted up her voice, and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you."

But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."

The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, one greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for they repented at the proclaiming of Jonah, and look, one greater than Jonah is here.

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say."

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

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

then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not expecting him, and in an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.

They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

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

He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight, and glorified God.

In that same hour some Pharisees came, saying to him, "Get out of here, and go away, for Herod wants to kill you."

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused.

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

It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.

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

He called him, and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'

"But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in like manner, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish.

Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'

neither will they say, 'Look, here.' or, 'Look, there.' for the Kingdom of God is within you."

And they will tell you, 'Look, there.' or 'Look, here.' Do not go away, nor follow after them,

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

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

"But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, '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 people?for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

the third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.

Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife."

for all these put in gifts from 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, in which there will not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down."

When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won't come immediately."

And not a hair of your head will perish.

Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are in the midst of her depart. Let those who are in the country not enter therein.

All the people came early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.

When the hour had come, he sat down with the twelve.

They said, "Lord, look, here are two swords." He said to them, "That is enough."

When I was with you in the temple daily, you did not stretch out your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness."

After about one hour passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, "Truly this man also was with him, for he is a Galilean."

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

He is not here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,

They rose up that very hour, returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them,

While they still did not believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"