and Zachariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

And the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son; and you shall call his name John.

for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall not drink wine and strong drink, but shall be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his birth;

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

And Zachariah said to the angel, By what shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years.

And the people waited for Zachariah, and wondered that he staid so long in the temple.

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

for nothing is impossible with God.

For, behold, when the voice of your salutation came to my ears, the babe leaped in my womb with exultation.

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

for he has looked on the low condition of his servant; for, behold, from this time all generations shall call me blessed,

because the mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name;

and his mercy is to generations and generations of them that fear him.

And asking for a writing-tablet, he wrote, saying, His name is John. And all wondered.

And fear came on all living around them. All these things were talked of in all the mountainous country of Judea.

And all who heard laid them to heart, saying, What then is this child to be? For the hand of the Lord was also with him.

and raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant;

to grant us without fear, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, to serve him

And you, little child, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

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.

And the angel said to them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good news of a great joy, which shall be for all people.

For to you was born to-day in the city of David, a Saviour who is the anointed Lord.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.

And behold, there was a man at Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

for my eyes have seen thy salvation,

a light for enlightening Gentiles, and a glory of thy people Israel.

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against,

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 she had been a widow eighty-four years, and departed not from the temple, serving God night and day with fastings and prayers.

And he went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of a change of mind for the forgiveness of sins;

Bear fruits, therefore, worthy of a change of mind. And say not within yourselves, We have Abraham for a father; for I tell you that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And already also the axe lies at the root of the trees; every tree therefore which bears not good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

And he said to them, Do nothing more than is appointed for you.

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but a mightier than I is coming, the strings of whose shoes I am not fit to untie; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly clean his threshing floor, and gather the wheat into his storehouse; but the chaff he will burn with an inextinguishable fire.

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias his brother's wife and for all the evil deeds which Herod had done,

And the devil said to him, All this power will I give you, and the glory of these; for it is given to me, and I give it to whom I will.

for it is written, He will charge his angels concerning you, to guard you,

And the devil having finished all the temptation, departed from him for a time.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor; he has sent me to proclaim a release to the captives, and a recovery of sight to the blind, to send the oppressed away free,

and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with power.

But he said to them, I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God in the other cities also, because for this am I sent;

And when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Put out into the deep water, and let down your nets for a draught.

And Simon Peter seeing it fell on his knees to Jesus, saying, Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.

For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had taken.

So also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from this time you shall take men.

And he charged him to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and present an offering for your purification, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And all were astonished, and glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

And Levi made a great feast for him at his house; and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others who reclined with them.

And no one drinking old wine desires new; for he says the old is good.

He entered into the house of God, and took the show bread, and eat, and gave to those with him, which it was not lawful for any to eat, except the priests alone.

And all the multitude sought to touch him, for a power went out from him and cured all.

And he lifted up his eyes upon his disciples and said, Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.

Rejoice in that day, and be exceedingly glad; for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in this manner did their fathers to the prophets.

But woe to you rich! for you have your consolation.

Woe to you full! for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep.

Woe, when all men speak well of you! for in this manner did their fathers of the false prophets.

bless those that curse you; pray for those that injure you;

And if you love those that love you, what thanks have you? for sinners also love those that love them.

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks have you? for sinners do the same.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be children of the Most High; for he is good to the unthankful and evil.

give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure you measure it shall be measured back to you.

For there is no good tree which bears bad fruit, nor, again, a bad tree which bears good fruit.

For every tree is known by its own fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from brambles.

The good man out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil man out of the evil brings forth evil; for out of the abundance of the heart its mouth speaks.

And having come to Jesus they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom you should do this;

for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue.

And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying, Lord, trouble not yourself, for I am not fit that you should come under my roof.

for I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And fear seized all; and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is raised up among us; and, God has visited his people.

And calling two of his disciples, John sent to the Lord, saying, Are you he that was to come, or look we for another?

And coming to him the men said, John the Baptist has sent us to you to say, Are you he that was to come, or look we for another?

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.

And the Pharisee who invited him, seeing it, spoke within himself, saying, If this was a prophet he would have known who and what kind of a woman this is who touches him; for she is a sinner.

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.

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;

For there is nothing hid which shall not be manifest, nor concealed which shall not be known and come to light.

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 as he went out on the land, there met him a certain man from the city who had had demons for a long time; and he wore no clothes, and remained not in a house, but in the tombs.

for he had commanded the impure spirit to go out of the man; for it had often seized him; and he had been bound with chains, and confined with fetters; and breaking his bonds he had been driven by the demon into solitary places.

And all the multitude of the region about the Gerasenes requested him to depart from them, because they were seized with great fear. And entering into the ship, he returned.

Return to your house, and declare how great things God has done for you. And he went away proclaiming in all the city what great things Jesus had done for him.

And when Jesus returned the multitude received him; for they were all waiting for him.

for he had an only daughter twelve years old, and she was dying. And when he was going, the multitudes thronged him.

And Jesus said, Some one touched me; for I perceived a power going from me.

And the woman seeing that she was not concealed, came trembling, and falling down related to him in the presence of all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was immediately cured.

But Jesus hearing it answered him, Fear not; only believe, and she shall be cured.

And he said to them, Take for the way neither a staff nor a provision sack, nor bread, nor silver, and have not two coats apiece.

And whoever does not receive you, when you go out of that city shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony to them.

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 he said to them, Give them something to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we go and buy provisions for all this multitude;

for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them recline in companies of fifty each;

For whoever wishes to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall save it.

For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world and destroys himself, or loses his life?

For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and that of the Father, and of the holy angels.

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 behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I desire you to look upon my son, for he is my only child;