according to the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

Then 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 she exclaimed with a loud voice, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel."

And even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."

And he answered them, "He who has two tunics, let him share with him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise."

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

And they rose up and cast him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down the cliff.

And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice,

When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch."

And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets."

When they could not find a way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.

He also told them a parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?

Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the plank that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the plank from out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it was well built.

But others fell on good soil, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When he had said this he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

"No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.

For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.

One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side of the lake." So they set out.

When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!"

Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and they begged him to let them enter them. So he gave them permission.

Then he said to them all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

As the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"not knowing what he said.

"Let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men."

To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."

Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say farewell to those at my home."

And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.'"

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided against itself falls.

"No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is good, your whole body also is full of light. But when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.

Therefore be careful that the light in you is not darkness.

If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light."

And he said, "Woe to you also, lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."'

"Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning,

And he answered him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.

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

Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?

But they kept silent. And he took him and healed him, and let him go.

Otherwise, when he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,

It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill; men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

"Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?

And bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and be merry;

So the master commended the dishonest steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.

And a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,

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

Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice;

Likewise as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all.

On that day, let him who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away. And likewise let him who is in the field not turn back.

Remember Lot's wife.

But Jesus called them to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

And those who led the way rebuked him, telling him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Then another came, saying, 'Master, here is your mina, which I have kept laid away in a handkerchief;

And, as he was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen,

But when the tenants saw him, they reasoned among themselves and said, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'

Then let those in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the city depart, and let not those who are out in the country enter it.

They will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive to all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the youngest, and he who leads as one who serves.

He said to them, "But now, let him who has a purse take it, and likewise a bag; and let him who has no sword sell his robe and buy one.

Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house. Peter followed at a distance.

As soon as it was day, the council of the elders of the people came together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away to their council chamber, saying,

Then the whole body of them arose and led him to Pilate.

But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that he be crucified. And their voices prevailed.

And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.

Two others, criminals, were also led with him to be put to death.

And the people stood watching; but even the rulers sneered at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One."

And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." And having said this, he breathed his last.

Then he took it down and wrapped it in linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever yet been laid.

The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.

Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands and blessed them.