But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John.

And behold, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.

In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;

And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.

When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem looking for Him.

And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

But they did not understand the statement which He had made to them.

Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

Indeed the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; so every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.”

John answered and said to them all, “As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”

and,
‘On their hands they will bear You up,
So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”

And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

Demons also were coming out of many, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But rebuking them, He would not allow them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.

Simon answered and said, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets.”

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men.”

But not finding any way to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher, into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus.

And Jesus answered and said to them, “It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick.

I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”

And He was also telling them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise he will both tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.

But some of the Pharisees said, “Why do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

And Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him,

how he entered the house of God, and took and ate the consecrated bread which is not lawful for any to eat except the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?”

It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

Whoever hits you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt from him either.

Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.

“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.

And He also spoke a parable to them: “A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?

A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher.

Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?

Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.

For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush.

“Why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?

he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.

But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”

Now Jesus started on His way with them; and when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to come under my roof;

for this reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her, and said to her, “Do not weep.”

Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.”

But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.

They are like children who sit in the market place and call to one another, and they say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’

You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.

You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume.

And He said, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved.

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

So take care how you listen; for whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be taken away from him.”

And when He came out onto the land, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed with demons; and who had not put on any clothing for a long time, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs.

Seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him, and said in a loud voice, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me.”

They were imploring Him not to command them to go away into the abyss.

And a woman who had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone,

When the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and declared in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed.

While He was still speaking, someone *came from the house of the synagogue official, saying, “Your daughter has died; do not trouble the Teacher anymore.”

But when Jesus heard this, He answered him, “Do not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be made well.”

When He came to the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except Peter and John and James, and the girl’s father and mother.

Now they were all weeping and lamenting for her; but He said, “Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is asleep.”

And He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, neither a staff, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have two tunics apiece.

And as for those who do not receive you, as you go out from that city, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

But the crowds were aware of this and followed Him; and welcoming them, He began speaking to them about the kingdom of God and curing those who had need of healing.

But He warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone,

But I say to you truthfully, there are some of those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”

And as these were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not realizing what he was saying.

I begged Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not.”

But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.

John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name; and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow along with us.”

But Jesus said to him, “Do not hinder him; for he who is not against you is for you.”

But they did not receive Him, because He was traveling toward Jerusalem.

But He turned and rebuked them, [and said, “You do not know what kind of spirit you are of;

for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”] And they went on to another village.

If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.

But whatever city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,

And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades!

Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.”

for I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.”

But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.”

but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

‘And forgive us our sins,
For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.’”

and from inside he answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’

I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?

Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he?

He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me, scatters.

“When the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’

Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness.

When the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised that He had not first ceremonially washed before the meal.

You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

But He said, “Woe to you lawyers as well! For you weigh men down with burdens hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering.”

But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.

“I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do.

Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

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