And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.

And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.

But 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.

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

And the angel answered and said to him: I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God; and I am sent to speak to you, and to announce to you this good news.

And the angel came into her presence, and said: Hail, graciously accepted: the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.

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

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

And the angel answered and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for which reason, also, that which is begotten, being holy, shall be called the Son of God.

And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke with a loud voice, and said: Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord,

And his mother answered and said: Not so: but he shall be called John.

And they said to her: There is no one among your relatives that is called by this name.

And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, and said: What, then, will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, by guiding our feet in the way of peace.

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

And it came to pass, that, after the angels had gone away into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and said:

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign to be spoken against,

And when they had kept the full number of days, and had set out to return, the child Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew it not.

And when they saw him they were amazed. And his mother said to him: Child, why have you acted thus toward us? Be hold, your father and I have sought for you in sorrow.

And he said to them: Why did you seek for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?

Therefore he said to the multitudes that came out to be immersed by him: Generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

He answered and said to them: He that has two coats, let him give to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.

And the publicans also came to be immersed, and they said to him: Teacher, what shall we do?

And he said to them: Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

And soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Take nothing from any one by extortion, nor by false accusation, and be content with your pay.

and the Holy Spirit descended upon him, in a bodily form, like a dove; and there came a voice from heaven, which said: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I delight.

And the devil said to him: If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.

And Jesus answered him, and said: It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

And the devil said to him: I will give you all the authority and glory of these, for it is delivered to me; and to whomever I will, I give it.

And Jesus answered and said to him: Get behind me, Satan; it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him: If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from this place;

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

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the broken hearted; to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind; to set free the oppressed;

And he rolled up the volume, and save it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all that were in the synagogue were earnestly fixed upon him.

And all extolled him; and they wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth, and said: Is not this the son of Joseph?

And he said to them: You will assuredly apply to me this proverb, Physician, heal yourself. Whatever things we have heard were done in Capernaum, do also here in your country.

And he said: Verily I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

But he said to them: I must make known the good news of the kingdom of God to other cities also; for to this end I have been sent.

And he entered one of the ships, which was Simon s, and requested him to push out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the multitude from the ship.

And when he had made an end of speaking, he said to Simon: Push out into the deep water, and let down your nets for a draught.

And Simon answered and said to him: Master, we have toiled all night and have caught nothing; but at thy command, I will let down the net.

And when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, and said: Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.

and in like manner also upon James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon: Fear not; from this time forth you shall catch men.

And stretching out his hand, he touched him, and said: I will; be clean. And immediately his leprosy departed from him.

And when he saw their faith, he said to him: Man, your sins are forgiven you.

But Jesus perceived their reasonings, and answered and said to them: Why are you reasoning in your hearts?

But that you may know that the Son of man on the earth has power to forgive sins, (he said to the paralytic,) I say to you, Arise, and take up your bed, and go to your house.

And after these tilings, he went out and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him: Follow me.

And Jesus answered arid said to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?

And he said to them: Can you make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why are you doing what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

And Jesus answered and said to them: Have you not read even that which David did, when he was hungry him self, and those who were with him,

And he said to them: The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had the withered hand: Rise, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose, and stood.

Then Jesus said to them, I will ask you a question: Which is lawful on the sabbath, to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill?

And looking round upon them all, he said to him: Stretch forth your hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored like the other.

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

And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, and said to him: Lord, give thyself no trouble; for I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof.

And when Jesus heard these things, he was filled with admiration for him; and, turning to the multitude that followed, he said: I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her: Weep not.

And he went and touched the bier; and those who were carrying it, stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to you, Arise.

And he that had been dead, sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.

And John called to him two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus, and said: Art thou he that was to come, or must we look for another?

And the men came to him and said: John the Immerser has sent us to thee, and says, Art thou he that was to come, or must we look for another?

And in that very hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and bestowed sight on many that were blind.

And Jesus answered and said to them: Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them;

But when the Pharisee who had invited him, saw it, he said within himself: This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who, and what sort of woman this is that touches him; for she is a sinner.

And Jesus answered and said to him: Simon, I have some thing to say to you. He replied: Teacher, say on.

Simon answered and said: I suppose he to whom he forgave the more. He said to him: You have decided correctly.

And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon: Do you see this woman? I entered your house, you gave me no water for my feet; but she has washed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

And he said to her: Your sins are forgiven.

But he said to the woman: Your faith has saved you; go in peace.

The sower went forth to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and it was trodden down, and the birds of the air ate it up.

And other seed fell into good ground, and sprung up, and produced fruit a hundred-fold. When he had said these things, he cried: He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

But the meaning of the parable is this: The seed is the word of God;

those by the way side are they that hear; then comes the devil and takes the word from their heart, lest they should believe and be saved.

And it was told him by some that said: Thy mother and thy brothers stand without, desiring to see thee.

But he answered and said to them: My mother and my brothers are they that hear the word of God and do it.

And it came to pass, on a certain day, that he entered a ship with his disciples; and he said to them: Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they set sail.

And he said to them: "Where is your faith? And being afraid, they wondered, and said one to another: "Who, then, is this, that he commands even the wind and the water, and they obey him?

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

And Jesus said: Who touched me? When they all denied, Peter and those with him said: Master, the multitudes press upon thee, and throng thee, and dost thou say, Who touched me?

But Jesus said: Some one touched me; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me.

And he said to her: Take courage, daughter; your faith has saved you; go in peace.

While he was yet speaking, there came some one from the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and said to him: Your daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher.

And all were weeping and lamenting her. Bat he said: Weep not; she is not dead, but sleeps.

But he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, and said: Child, arise.

And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; nor have two coats each.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all things that were done by him; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some, that John had risen from the dead;

And Herod said: John I have beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

And the day began to decline; and the twelve came and said to him: Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and the country round about, and lodge, and find food; for we are here in a desert place.

But he said to them: Do you give them food. They replied: We have nothing but five loaves and two fishes, unless we go and buy food for all these people.

For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them recline in companies of fifty.

And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke, and gave them to the disciples, to set before the multitude.

They answered and said: John the Immerser; but some, Elijah; and others, that some prophet of ancient times has risen again.

He said to them: But who do you say that I am? Peter answered and said: The Christ of God.