And Zechariah said to the angel, "By what will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced {in years}!"

to a virgin legally promised in marriage to a man {named} Joseph of the house of David. And the name of the virgin [was] Mary.

And Mary said to the angel, "How will this be, since I have not had sexual relations with a man?"

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem {whose name was} Simeon, and this man [was] righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Menna, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan, the [son] of David,

And Jesus replied to him, "It is written, 'Man will not live on bread alone.'"

And they were all speaking well of him, and were astonished at the gracious words that were coming out of his mouth. And they were saying, "Is this man not the son of Joseph?"

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

And [when he] saw [it], Simon Peter fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, Lord, because I am {a sinful man}!"

And it happened that while he was in one of the towns, {there was} a man {covered with leprosy}. And [when he] saw Jesus, he fell down on [his] face [and] begged him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

And behold, men [came] carrying on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and place [him] before him.

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this man who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?"

But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins," he said to the one who was paralyzed, "I say to you, 'Get up and pick up your stretcher [and] go to your home.'"

And he said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

Now it happened that on another Sabbath he entered into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there, and his right hand was withered.

But he knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand, "Get up and stand in the middle," and he got up [and] stood there.

Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and revile [you] and spurn your name as evil on account of the Son of Man.

he is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And [when] a flood came, the river burst against that house and was not able to shake it, because it had been built well.

But the one who hears [my words] and does not do [them] is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, which the river burst against, and immediately it collapsed--and the collapse of that house was great!"

For I also am a man placed under authority, who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does [it]."

And as he approached the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, his mother's only son, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

And he came up [and] touched the bier, and those who were carrying [it] stopped. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!"

And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and he gave him to his mother.

And [when] the men came to him, they said, "John the Baptist sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?'"

But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and luxury are in the royal palaces.

It is this man about whom it is written: 'Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Behold, a man [who is] a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'

Now [when] the Pharisee who invited him saw [this], he spoke to himself, saying, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman [this is] who is touching him, that she is a sinner."

And [as] he got out on the land, a certain man from the town met [him] who had demons and for a considerable time had not worn clothes and did not live in a house, but among the tombs.

For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For it had seized him many times, and he was bound with chains and shackles [and] was guarded, and breaking the bonds he would be driven by the demon into the deserted places.)

So the demons came out of the man [and] entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed headlong down the steep slope into the lake and were drowned.

So they went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting [there] clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid.

And those who had seen [it] reported to them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.

And the man from who the demons had gone out was begging him to stay with him, but he sent him away, saying,

And behold, a man {who was named} Jairus came, and this man was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at the feet of Jesus [and] began imploring him to come to his house,

And he said to them, "Take along nothing for the journey--neither a staff, nor a traveler's bag, nor bread, nor money, nor to have two tunics apiece.

(For there were about five thousand men.) So he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

saying, "It is necessary [for] the Son of Man to suffer many [things] and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised on the third day.

For whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of this person when he comes in his glory and the [glory] of the Father and of the holy angels.

And behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

Now Peter and those with him were {very sleepy}, but [when they] became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him.

And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, "Teacher, I beg you to look with concern on my son, because he is my only [son]!

"{You take these words to heart}, for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men."

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky [have] nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay [his] head."

Do not carry a money bag or a traveler's bag or sandals, and greet no one along the road.

And Jesus replied [and] said, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who both stripped him and beat [him]. [After] inflicting blows on [him], they went away, leaving [him] half dead.

Which of these three do you suppose became a neighbor of the man who fell among the robbers?"

because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I do not have anything to set before him.'

And he was expelling a mute demon. Now it happened that [when] the demon came out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were astonished.

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are {safe}.

But when a stronger man attacks him [and] conquers him, he takes away his full armor in which he trusted and distributes his plunder.

For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

"And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before people, the Son of Man also will acknowledge him before the angels of God,

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him, but to the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.

But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?"

And he told a parable to them, saying, "The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.

Sell your possessions and give charitable gifts. Make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven where thief does not approach or moth destroy.

You also must be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think [he will come]."

And he told this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and did not find [any].

It is like a mustard seed that a man took [and] sowed in his own garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches."

And behold, a certain man was in front of him, suffering from edema.

But he said to him, "A certain man was giving a large banquet and invited many.

saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish!'

And both the Pharisees and the scribes were complaining, saying, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!"

"What man of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the grassland and go after the one that was lost until he finds it?

And he said, "A certain man had two sons.

because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again! He was lost and is found!' And they began to celebrate.

And he also said to the disciples, "A certain man was rich, who had a manager. And charges were brought to him that this person was squandering his possessions.

No domestic slave is able to serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and will despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money."

Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these [things], and they ridiculed him.

And he said to them, "You are the ones who justify themselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts! For [what is] [considered] exalted among men [is] an abomination in the sight of God.

"Now a certain man was rich, and dressed [in] purple cloth and fine linen, feasting sumptuously every day.

And a certain poor man {named} Lazarus, covered with sores, lay at his gate,

and was longing to be filled with what fell from the table of the rich man. But even the dogs came [and] licked his sores.

Now it happened that the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels to {Abraham's side}. And the rich man also died and was buried.

And [as] he was entering into a certain village, ten men met [him]--lepers, who stood at a distance.

And he said to the disciples, "Days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see [it].

For just as the lightning shines forth, flashing from [one place] under heaven to [another place] under heaven, so the Son of Man will be in his day.

And just as it was in the days of Noah, so also it will be in the days of the Son of Man--

It will be {just the same} on the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

I tell you that {he will see to it that justice is done} for them soon! Nevertheless, [when] the Son of Man comes, then will he find faith on earth?"

"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that one! For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

But he said, "[What is] impossible with men is possible with God."

And taking aside the twelve, he said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written by the prophets with reference to the Son of Man will be accomplished.

Now it happened that as he drew near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting on the side of the road begging.

And {there was} a man {named} Zacchaeus, and he was a chief tax collector, and he [was] rich.

And [when they] saw [it], they all began to complain, saying, "He has gone in to find lodging with a man who is a sinner!"

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save those who are lost."

But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to be king over us!'

And it happened that when he returned [after] receiving the kingdom, he ordered these slaves to whom he had given the money to be summoned to him, so that he could know what they had gained by trading.

So the first arrived, saying, 'Sir, your mina has made ten minas more!'

And the second came, saying, 'Sir, your mina has made five minas.'

And another came, saying, 'Sir, behold your mina, which I had put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth.

For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man--you withdraw what you did not deposit, and you reap what you did not sow!'

He said to him, '{By your own words} I will judge you, wicked slave! You knew that I am a severe man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.

And why did you not give my money to the bank, and I, [when I] returned, would have collected it with interest?'

And to the bystanders he said, 'Take away from him the mina and give [it] to the one who has the ten minas!'

But these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them--bring [them] here and slaughter them [in] my presence!'"

And he was teaching every day in the temple [courts], and the chief priests and the scribes and the most prominent men of the people were seeking to destroy him.