And the angel said unto him, "Fear not Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard: And thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:

And thou shalt have joy and gladness: And many shall rejoice at his birth.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drink wine nor strong drink. And he shall be filled with the holy ghost, even in his mother's womb:

and many of the children of Israel shall he turn to their Lord God.

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the unbelievers to the wisdom of the just men: to make the people ready for the Lord."

And Zacharias said unto the angel, "Whereby shall I know this? Seeing that I am old, and my wife well stricken in years."

And behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak until the time that these things be performed, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season."

He shall be great, and shall be called the son of the highest. And the Lord God shall give unto him the seat of his father David:

And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom shall be none end."

Then said Mary unto the angel, "How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?"

And the angel answered, and said unto her, "The holy ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the highest shall overshadow thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shall be born, shall be called the son of God.

And blessed art thou that believedst: For those things shall be performed which were told thee from the Lord."

For he hath looked on the poor degree of his handmaiden. Behold, now from henceforth shall all generations call me blessed.

Howbeit, his mother answered, and said, "Not so, but he shall be called John."

and all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner child shall this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

But the angel said unto them, "Be not afraid: For behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, that shall come to all the people:

And take this for a sign: ye shall find the child swaddled, and laid in a manger."

As it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every man child that first openeth the matrix, shall be called holy to the Lord":

And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, "Behold, this child shall be the fall, and resurrection, of many in Israel: And a sign which shall be spoken against.

And moreover, the sword shall pierce thy soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be opened."

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low: And crooked things shall be made straight: and the rough ways shall be made smooth.

And all flesh shall see the saviour sent of God."

Now also is the axe laid unto the root of the trees: So that every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit shall be hewn down, and cast into the fire."

And the people asked him, saying, "What shall we do then?"

Then came there publicans to be baptised, and said unto him, "Master, what shall we do?"

The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, "And what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do violence to no man: neither trouble any man wrongfully: But be content with your wages."

which hath his fan in his hand, and will purge his floor, and will gather the corn into his barn: But the chaff will he burn with fire that never shall be quenched."

which was the son of Serug: which was the son of Reu: which was the son of Peleg: which was the son of Eber: which was the son of Shelah:

And Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread only, but by every word of God.'"

If thou therefore wilt worship me, they shall be all thine."

For it is written, 'He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee,

and with their hands they shall stay thee up, that thou dash not thy foot against a stone.'"

The days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them: then shall they fast in those days."

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be satisfied. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

Woe be to you that are full: for ye shall hunger. Woe be to you that now laugh: for ye shall wail, and weep.

If ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive: what thank shall ye have: for the very sinners, lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

Wherefore, love ye your enemies, do good, and lend, looking for nothing again: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the highest: for he is kind unto the unkind, and to the evil.

"Judge not and ye shall not be judged. Condemn not: and ye shall not be condemned. Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.

Give, and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosoms. For with what measure ye mete, with the same shall men mete to you again."

The disciple is not above his master. Every man shall be perfect, even as his master is.

Wherefore I thought not myself worthy to come unto thee: but say the word and my servant shall be whole.

And John called unto him two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus saying, "Art thou he that shall come: or shall we look for another?"

When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist sent us unto thee saying, "Art thou he that shall come: or shall we wait for another?"

And the Lord said, "Whereunto shall I liken the men of this generation: and what thing are they like?

No thing is in secret, that shall not come abroad: Neither any thing hid, that shall not be known, and come to light.

Take heed therefore how ye hear. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given: And whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken, even that same which he supposeth that he hath."

When Jesus heard that, he answered to the maiden's father, saying, "Fear not. Believe only, and she shall be made whole."

Whosoever will save his life, shall lose it. And whosoever shall lose his life, for my sake, the same shall save it.

For what shall it advantage a man, to win the whole world, if he lose himself: or run in damage of himself?

For whosoever is ashamed of me, and of my sayings: of him shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own glory, and in the glory of his father, and of the holy angels.

And I tell you of a surety, Some there be, of them that here stand, which shall not taste of death till they see the kingdom of God."

Jesus answered, and said, "O generation without faith, and crooked: how long shall I be with you? And shall suffer you? Bring thy son hither."

"Let these sayings sink down into your ears. The time will come, when the son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men."

and said unto them, "Whosoever receiveth this child in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. For he that is least among you all, the same shall be great."

And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him, if not, it shall return to you again.

"But into whatsoever city ye shall enter, if they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,

Yea and I say unto you: that it shall be easier in that day, for Sodom than for that city.

Nevertheless it shall be easier for Tyre and Sidon, at the judgment, than for you.

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents, and scorpions, and over all manner power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, "Master what shall I do, to inherit eternal life?"

verily one is needful. Mary hath chosen her that good part, which shall not be taken away from her."

"And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

For every one that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh shall it be opened.

If the son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father: will he give him a stone? Or if he ask fish, will he for a fish, give him a serpent?

If ye then which are evil, can give good gifts unto your children: How much more shall the father of heaven give a holy spirit to them, that desire it of him?"

But he knew their thoughts, and said unto them, "Every kingdom divided within itself shall be desolate: and one house shall fall upon another.

So if Satan be divided within himself: how shall his kingdom endure? Be cause ye say that I cast out devils by the power of Beelzebub?

If I by the power of Beelzebub cast out devils: by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore shall they be your judges.

When the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil nation. They seek a sign, and there shall no sign be given them, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the son of man be to this nation.

The queen of the south shall rise at the judgment, with the men of this generation, and condemn them. For she came from the end of the world, to hear the wisdom of Solomon: and behold a greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh shall rise at the judgment, with this generation, and shall condemn them: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah: And behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

The light of thy body is the eye. Therefore, when thine eye is single: then is all thy body full of light. But if thine eye be evil: then shall all thy body also be full of darkness.

For if all thy body shall be light, having no part dark: then shall all be full of light, even as when a candle doeth light thee with his brightness."

"Therefore said the wisdom of God: I will send them prophets and apostles, and of them they shall slay and persecute:

from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple. Verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this nation.

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be uncovered: neither hid, that shall not be known.

For whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness: that same shall be heard in light. And that which ye have spoken in the ear, even in secret places, shall be preached even on the top of the houses.

But I will show you, whom ye shall fear. Fear him which after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea I say unto you, him fear.

I say unto you, Whosoever confesseth me before men, even him shall the son of man confess also before the angels of God.

And he that denieth me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.

And whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him. But unto him that blasphemeth the holy ghost, it shall not be forgiven.

When they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto the rulers, and officers, take no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall speak.

For the holy ghost shall teach you in the same hour, what ye ought to say."

and he thought in himself saying, 'What shall I do? Because I have no room where to bestow my fruits.'

But God said unto him, 'Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee. Then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?'

And he spake unto his disciples, "Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat: Neither for your body, what ye shall put on.

If the grass, which is today in the fields, and tomorrow shall be cast into the furnace, God so clothe: how much more will he clothe you, O ye endowed with little faith?

And ask not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither climb ye up on high:

Wherefore, seek ye after the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be ministered unto you.

Happy are those servants, which their Lord, when he cometh, shall find waking; Verily I say unto you, he will gird himself about, and make them sit down to meat, and walk by them, and minister unto them.

And if he come in the second watch, yea, if he come in the third watch, and shall find them so, happy are those servants.

This shall ye understand, that if the good man of the house knew what hour the thief would have come, he would surely have watched: and not suffer his house to be broken up.

And the Lord said, "If there be any faithful servant, and wise, whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their duty of meat, at due season:

Happy is that servant, whom his master when he cometh shall find so doing.

But and if the evil servant shall say in his heart, 'My master will defer his coming,' and shall begin to smite the servants, and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken:

The servant that knew his master's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

But he that knew not, and yet did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whom much is given: of him shall be much required. And to whom men much commit, the more of him will they ask.

For henceforth there shall be five in one house divided: three against two, and two against three.

The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father. The mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother. The mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."