There was in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

And the angel came to her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

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

And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

And behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren:

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

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

And blessed is she that believed that there will be a performance 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 cousins heard that the Lord had shown great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

And they said to her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling-clothes, 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 when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher: she was of a 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: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And the mother of Simon's wife was taken with a violent fever; and they besought him for her.

And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered to them.

And it came to pass, that as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret.

But so much the more a fame of him went abroad: and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

And he came down with them, and stood in the plain; and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea-coast 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 them who hate you,

Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and many people of the city were with her.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not.

And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities, and diseases, and of evil spirits; and to many that were blind he gave sight.

Then Jesus answering, said to them, Go, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

But wisdom is justified by all her children.

And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Wherefore I say to thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.

And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundred-fold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Those by the way side, are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

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

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

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

And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed by any,

Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

And he said to her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

And all wept and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not: she is not dead, but sleepeth.

And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.

And her spirit came again, and she arose immediately: and he commanded to give her food.

And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.

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

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

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

And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; 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 beloved Son: hear him.

And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

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

Now it came to pass, as they were going, 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 came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

And Jesus answered, and said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious, and troubled about many things:

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

And it came to pass, as he was speaking these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the paps which nourished thee.

But he said, Yes, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

For the Holy Spirit will teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

And this know, that if the master of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would watch, and not suffer his house to be broken through.

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

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 will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

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

And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thy infirmity.

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

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee; how often would I have gathered thy children, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

But when thou art invited, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honor in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.

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

Then drew near to him all the publicans and sinners to hear him.

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

And he called him, and said to him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship: for thou mayest be no longer steward.

Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and whoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery.

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

And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one shall rise from the dead.

Neither will they say, Lo here! or lo there! for behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

And they will say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

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

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

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

And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

And the second took her for a wife, and he died childless.

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

Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.

For all these have of their abundance cast in to the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

But when ye shall hear of wars, and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass: but the end is not immediately.

But there shall not a hair of your head perish.

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

And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.

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

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

And about the space of one hour after, another confidently affirmed, saying, In truth this man also was with him; for he is a Galilean.

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee,

And they rose the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven assembled, and them that were with them,

And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said to them, Have ye here any thing for food?