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 behold you shall be silent, and not able to speak, till the day these things are accomplished; because you have not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.

And when he came out he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he made signs to them, and continued dumb.

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

And Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?

And there were shepherds in that country staying in the fields and watching their flock by night.

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.

And he was informed by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death till he had seen the Lord's anointed.

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 having completed the days, on their return, the child Jesus remained behind at Jerusalem. And his parents knew it not.

And not finding him they returned to Jerusalem to seek him.

And he said to them, Why did you seek me? did you not know that I must be in [the courts] of my father?

And they understood not the word which he spoke to them.

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.

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.

And Jesus answered him, It is written, that man shall not live by bread alone.

And Jesus answered and said to him, It is said, You shall not try the Lord your God.

And they all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

and demons also went out of many, crying and saying, You are the Son of God! And he rebuked them, and charged them not to say that they knew him to be the Christ.

And when it was day, coming out he went to a solitary place; and the multitudes sought him, and came to him, and urged him not to depart from them.

And Simon answered and said to him, Master, we have labored all night and taken nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.

And doing this he enclosed a great number of fishes; and their net broke.

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 not finding how they could bring him in, on account of the multitude, they went up on the house, and let him down through the tiles, with his little bed, into the midst before Jesus.

And Jesus answered and said to them, The well need not a physician, but the ill.

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to a change of mind.

And some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what is not lawful on the sabbath?

And Jesus answered and said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those with him?

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 in those days he went out on the mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.

to him that strikes you on the cheek, present also the other; and forbid not him who takes away your cloak to take your coat also.

Give to every one that asks; and from him who takes that which is yours, ask it not back.

and judge not, and you shall not be judged; and condemn not, and you shall not be condemned; release, and you shall be released;

And he spoke also a parable to them; Can the blind lead the blind? Will not both fall into the pit?

A disciple is not above his teacher, but every perfect one will be as his teacher.

And why do you see the speck in your brother's eye, and observe not the beam in your own eye?

How can you say to your brother, Brother, let me cast out the speck in your eye, and you yourself see not the beam in your own eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam from your eye, and then you will see clearly to cast out the speck from your brother's eye.

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

And why do you call me Lord! Lord! and do not what I say?

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid the foundation on the rock; and when there was a flood, the stream beat against that house and could not shake it, because it was built on a rock.

But he that hears and does not, is like a man building a house on the earth, without a foundation, against which the stream beat, and it fell immediately; and the ruin of that house was great.

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.

Wherefore I did not think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant shall be cured;

And Jesus hearing these things wondered at him, and turning around said to the multitude following him, I tell you I have not found in Israel so great a faith;

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

and blessed is he who shall not be offended with me.

But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God as to themselves, not having been baptized by him.

They are like little children sitting in the market, and they call to each other, saying, We have played on pipes to you, and you have not danced; we have mourned to you, and you have not lamented.

You gave me no kiss; but she, from the time that I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

You anointed not my head with oil; but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

And he said, It is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to others in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

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;

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 his mother and brothers came to him, and were not able to approach him on account of the multitude.

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.

And seeing Jesus, he cried out, and worshipped him, and said with a loud voice, What have you to do with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? I beg of you not to torment me;

And he besought him not to command them to go into the abyss.

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,

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.

While he was yet speaking some one came from the synagogue ruler's house and said to him, Your daughter has died; trouble not the teacher.

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

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

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 multitudes knowing it followed him. And having received them, he spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those having need of cure.

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;

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 I desired your disciples to cast it out, and they could not.

But they understood not this saying; and it was concealed from them, that they might not perceive it; and they feared to ask him concerning this saying.

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he follows not with us.

And Jesus said to him, Forbid him not; for whoever is not against us is for us.

And they did not receive him, because he was going to Jerusalem.

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And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven places of shelter; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you.

And in the same house remain, eating and drinking the things with them; for the laborer is worthy of his reward. Go not about from house to house.

And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you not, going out into its streets, say,

but in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

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.

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.

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

and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every one who is indebted to us; and bring us not into trial.

and he will answer from within, and say, Trouble me not, for the door is already shut, and my little children are with me in bed, I cannot arise and give you;

I tell you if he will not arise and give him on account of being his friend, yet, on account of his importunity, he will arise and give him as many as he needs.

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathers not with me scatters.

When an impure spirit has gone out of a man, it passes through places destitute of water, seeking a rest; and not finding one, says, I will return to my house from which I came out.

See, therefore, that the light which is in you be not darkness.

If, therefore, your whole body is light, not having any part dark, the whole will be light, as when a candle lights you clearly.

And the Pharisee seeing him, wondered that he was not first baptized before breakfast.

Senseless men! did not he that made the outside make also the inside?

But woe to you, Pharisees! for you tithe mint, and rue, and every kind of plant, and omit justice and the love of God. These things you ought to do, and not to omit those.

Woe to you! for you are like concealed tombs; and men walk over them and know it not.

And he said, Woe to you, lawyers! for you load men with burdens difficult to be borne, and you yourselves will not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Woe to you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you do not enter in yourselves, and you forbid those entering.

for there is nothing concealed that shall not be revealed, nor hid that shall not be known.

And I tell you, my friends, fear not those that kill the body, and after this have [power] to do nothing more.