There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zachariah, of the course of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And in her sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,

And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored! the Lord is with thee.

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God.

And lo! thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and hear a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will be called the Son of God.

And lo! Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren.

And Mary said, Lo, the handmaid of the Lord! May it be to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.

And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.

And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.

And it came to pass, while they were there, that the days for her delivery were completed.

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swathingclothes, 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 Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel: of the tribe of Asher; she was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;

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

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb, "Physician, heal thyself;" whatever things we have heard of as having been done in Capernaum, do here too in thy own country.

And he arose and went from the synagogue into the house of Simon. And Simons wifes mother was seized with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

And standing over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and waited on them.

But so much the more went abroad the report concerning him; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities.

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

But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you;

And as he came near the gate of the city, lo! there was carried out dead an only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

And when the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not.

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

And he answered and said to them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard; that the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor good tidings are brought;

But wisdom is acknowledged by all her children.

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

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered thy house, no water didst thou give me for my feet; but she wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.

Wherefore, I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loveth little.

And he said to her, Thy sins have been forgiven.

And others fell upon good ground, and sprung up, and bore fruit, a hundredfold. While saying these things, he cried aloud, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Those by the wayside are they that hear; then cometh the Devil and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

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

Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whoever hath, to him will be given; and whoever hath not, from him will be taken even what he seemeth to have.

And he answering said to them, My mother and my brothers are these, who hear the word of God, and do it.

And a woman who had had an issue of blood twelve years, and had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be cured by any one,

came up behind and touched the fringe of his garment; and immediately her issue of blood ceased.

And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee well; go in peace.

And all were weeping, and lamenting for her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeping.

But he took hold of her hand, and called aloud, saying, Maiden, arise!

And her spirit returned, and she immediately arose. And he ordered food to be given to her.

And her parents were amazed. But he charged them to tell no one what had been done.

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

And when the day began to decline, the twelve came and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages around, and the open country, and lodge, and get food; for we are here in a desert place.

And I tell you in truth, that there are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.

And it came to pass as they were parting from him, that Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said.

And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my chosen Son; hear him."

In that hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. And turning to the disciples he said,

For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye are seeing, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye are hearing, and heard them not.

And it came to pass, as they journeyed, that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her house.

But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Tell her therefore to help me.

But the Lord answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things.

But one thing is needful. For Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

And it came to pass, as he was saying these things, that a certain woman lifted up her voice from the crowd, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the breasts from which thou drewest nourishment.

But he said, Blessed rather are they that 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 lo! something more 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 preaching of Jonah; and lo! something more than Jonah is here.

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

And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

Be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not the Son of man cometh.

the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.

They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; the motherinlaw against her daughterinlaw, and the daughterinlaw against her motherinlaw.

And Jesus, seeing her, called to her, and said to her, Woman, thou art set free from thy infirmity.

And he laid his hands on her; and immediately she stood upright, and gave glory to God.

In the same hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Depart, and go hence; for Herod designeth to kill thee.

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

But when thou art invited, go and recline in the lowest place, that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher. Then wilt thou have honor in the presence of all who are at table with thee.

And at the hour of supper he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, Come, for things are now ready.

It is fit neither for the land, nor for the dunghill; men cast it out. He that hath ears, let him hear.

And all the publicans and the sinners were drawing near to him, to hear him.

And when she hath found it, she calleth together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I lost.

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

And he called him, and said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and he who marrieth a woman that hath been put away from her husband, committeth adultery.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou didst receive thy good things in thy lifetime, and Lazarus in like manner his evil things; but now he is comforted here, and thou art tormented.

But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.

nor will they say, Lo here! or there! for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.

And they will say to you, Lo there! lo here! Go not away, and follow not.

yet, because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her; lest by coming for ever she weary me out.

And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

But as for those enemies of mine, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them here, and slay them before me.

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours.

And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that hour, but they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.

and the third took her; and in like manner also the seven left no children, and died.

In the resurrection then, of which of them is the woman the wife? for the seven had her for a wife.

For all these out of their abundance cast in to the offerings; but she out of her penury cast in all the living that she had.

As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be throw down.

And when ye hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified; for these things must first come to pass; but not immediately is the end.

But not a hair of your head will be lost.

But when ye see Jerusalem encompassed by armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.

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

And when the hour had come, he placed himself at table, and the apostles with him.

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to him, It is enough!

when I was daily with you in the temple, ye did not put forth your hands against me; but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

And it was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,

He is not here, but hath risen. Remember how be spoke to you while yet in Galilee,