But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he made signs to them and remained speechless.

And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

For behold, as soon as the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy.

Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave birth to a son.

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.

And this will be a sign to you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger."

Now when they had seen him, they made widely known the saying which had been told them concerning this child.

Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

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.

for my eyes have seen your salvation

Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against

And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously."

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

and the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."

Now Jesus himself, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,

the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,

the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,

the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

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

the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,

the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,

the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

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

He took him to Jerusalem, set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here;

And all spoke well of him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

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.

And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"he said to the man who was paralyzed "I say to you, rise, take up your bed and go home."

And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, "We have seen strange things today."

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

Matthew, and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,

Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.

Soon afterward, he went to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him.

As he came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.

He answered them, "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have the good news preached to them.

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

Soon afterward, he went on through every city and village, preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,

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 the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.

Those who had seen it told them how he who had been demon-possessed was healed.

saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."

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

And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!"

When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. But they kept quiet, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.

And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, "Teacher, I beg you to look upon my son, for he is my only child.

Then Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here."

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

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you.

All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent?

Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.

When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

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

Woe to you! For you are like graves which are not seen, and men walk over them without knowing it."

"I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God.

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

Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect."

They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

Then he said to them, "Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?"

Not many days after, the younger son gathered together all he had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in loose living.

So he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.

And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.

I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants."'

And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' And they began to be merry.

"Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!'

And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.

But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus received evil things; but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.

Then he said to his disciples, "Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to him through whom they do come!

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.

Then he said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one part to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.

So will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

I tell you that he will bring about justice for them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

Then he took the twelve aside and said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written of the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.

And he cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

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!"

And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."

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,

Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

And he said to them, "How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David?

David therefore calls him 'Lord,' and how is he his son?"