In the days of Herod the king of Judea, there was a certain priest by the name of Zachariah, of the class of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of incense.

And coming in to her, he said, Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you!

And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow you; and on that account the holy child shall be called the Son of God.

And behold Elizabeth, your relative, even she is pregnant with a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her called barren;

And 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 salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,

And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be an accomplishment of the words spoken to her by the Lord.

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

and her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy to her, and congratulated her.

And they said to her, There is no one of your relations who is called by this name;

And while they were there the days for her delivery were completed;

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.

But Mary kept all these words, revolving them in her mind.

And there was Anna, a prophetess, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher; she was far advanced in years, having 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 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 he said to them, You will undoubtedly tell me this proverb; Physician, cure yourself; things which we heard were done in Capernaum, do also here in your own country.

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

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

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

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;

But I tell you that hear, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;

And as he approached the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, an only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a great multitude from the city was with her.

And seeing her, the Lord had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not.

And in that hour he cured many of diseases, and plagues, and of evil spirits, and gave sight to many blind.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the good news preached to them;

And Wisdom is justified by all her children.

and standing behind, by his feet, weeping, washed his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head; and she kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I came into your house; you gave me no water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hairs.

Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she has loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

And he said to her, Your sins are forgiven.

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.

those by the way are those who hear, then comes the devil and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved;

those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy, and they have no root; they believe for a time, and in a time of trial fall away;

and that which fell among thorns signifies those who hear, and going away are choked by cares and riches and the pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

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

And a woman having a hemorrhage of twelve years, who had spent all her living on physicians, and could not be cured by any one,

coming up behind, touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her flow of blood was stopped.

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

And all wept and lamented her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.

And taking her hand, he called, saying, Child, arise!

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

And her parents were astonished; and he commanded them to tell no one what was done.

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

And the day began to decline; and the twelve came and said to him, Dismiss the multitude, that they may go to the villages and farms around, and lodge, and find provisions; for we are here in a solitary place.

And I tell you of a truth, there are some of those standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.

And when they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said.

And there was a voice from the cloud, saying, This is my chosen Son; hear him.

In the same hour he rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it has seemed good in thy sight.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things which you hear, and have not heard them.

And as they were pursuing their journey he entered into a certain village. And a woman by the name of Martha received him into her house.

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

And the Lord answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and disturbed about many things,

but of one thing there is need; and Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

And when he was saying these things, a certain woman from the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him, Blessed is the mother that bore you, and the breasts which you nursed!

And he said, Yes indeed, blessed are those that hear the word of God and keep it.

The queen of the south shall rise in 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, a greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh shall arise in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they changed their minds at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what you ought to say.

But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

Be you also ready; for in an hour when you think not the Son of man comes.

the lord of that servant will come in a day that he looks not for him, and at an hour that he knows not of, and will punish him severely, and give him his part with the faithless.

And Jesus seeing her, called to her and said, Woman, you are released from your infirmity;

and he put his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those sent to her, how often would I have gathered your children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you would not!

But when you are invited, go and sit down in the last place, that when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher; then you shall have honor in the presence of those that recline with you;

It is not fit for land, nor for manure; they cast it away. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

AND all the publicans and sinners came near him to hear him.

And when she finds it, she calls her female friends and neighbors together, saying, Congratulate me, for I have found the drachma which I lost.

And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father abound in bread, but I perish here with hunger!

And calling him, he said to him, What is this which I hear of you? Render an account of your stewardship; for you can be no longer a steward.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that you received your good things in your life, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in pain.

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

But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they would not be persuaded if one arose from the dead.

neither shall they say, Behold here! or, there! for behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

And they shall say to you, Behold there! behold here! go not away, nor follow them.

yet because this widow makes me trouble I will give her judgment, that she may not vex me by her continual coming.

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

And they found nothing that they could do; for all the people were attentive to hear him.

But seeing him, the husbandmen reasoned with themselves, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

and the second and third took her;

In the resurrection, therefore, which of them has her for a wife? for the seven had her for a wife.

for all these have cast among the gifts from their abundance; but she from her want has cast in all the living she had.

And when you hear of wars and insurrections, be not terrified, for these things must be first; but the end is not immediately.

and a hair of your heads shall by no means perish;

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

And when the hour had come, he sat down, and the apostles with him;

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said to them, It is sufficient.

When I was daily with you in the temple you stretched not out your hands upon me but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

And about an hour intervening, another strongly affirmed, saying, Certainly, this man was also with him; for he is also a Galilean.

And it was now about the sixth hour [noon]; and there was a darkness over all the land till the ninth hour [3 P.M.].

He is not here, but is raised. Remember how he told you while he was yet in Galilee,

And rising up the same hour they returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven, and those with them, assembled together,

And while they yet disbelieved from joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have you any food here?