But the angel said to him, Do not fear, Zacharias. 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 neither drink wine nor strong drink. And he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in her days.

And answering, the angel said to him, I am Gabriel, who stands before God. And I am sent to speak to you and to show you these glad tidings.

And the angel came in to her and said, Hail, one receiving grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.

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

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

And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit shall come on you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you. Therefore also that Holy One which will be born of you shall be called Son of God.

And Mary said, Behold the servant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

and cried out 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,

as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.

And his mother answered and said, No, but he shall be called John.

And they said to her, There is none of your kindred that is called by this name.

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

And the angel said to them, Do not fear. For behold, I give to you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

And it happened as the angels departed from them into Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Indeed, let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing which has happened, which the Lord made known to us.

and to offer a sacrifice according to that said in the Law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.

even he received Him in his arms and blessed God, and said,

And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, Behold, this One is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against

And seeing Him, they were amazed. And His mother said to Him, Child, why have you done so to us? Behold, your father and I have looked for you, greatly distressed.

And He said to them, Why did you look for Me? Do you not know that I must be about My Father's business?

Then he said to the crowd that came forth to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

He answered and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. And he who has food, let him do likewise.

And tax-collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do?

And he said to them, Continue to do no more than that commanded to you.

And the soldiers also asked of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do not forcibly extort anyone, nor accuse any falsely. And be content with your wages.

And the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily shape, like a dove on Him. And a voice came from Heaven, which said, You are My Son, the Beloved; I am delighted in You.

And the Devil said to Him, If you are the Son of God, speak to this stone that it might become bread.

And the Devil said to Him, All this power I will give you, and the glory of them; for it has been delivered to me. And I give it to whomever I will.

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

And he brought Him to Jerusalem and sat Him on a pinnacle of the temple and said to Him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here.

And Jesus answering said to him, It has been said, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

"The Spirit of the Lord is on Me; because of this He has anointed Me to proclaim the Gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and new sight to the blind, to set at liberty those having been crushed,

And rolling up the book, returning it to the attendant, He sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on Him.

And all bore witness to Him and wondered at the gracious words which came out of His mouth. And they said, Is this not Joseph's son?

And He said to them, You will surely say this proverb to Me, Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in your native-place.

And He said, Truly I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his native-place.

And He said to them, I must proclaim the gospel, the kingdom of God, to other cities, because I was sent on this mission,

And He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, He asked him to thrust out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the people out of the boat.

And as He stopped speaking, He said to Simon, Launch out into the deep and let your nets down for a haul.

And answering, Simon said to Him, Master, we have toiled all the night and have taken nothing. Yet at Your word I will let down the net.

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

And seeing their faith, He said to him, Man, your sins are forgiven you.

But knowing their thoughts, answering, Jesus said to them, Why do you reason in your hearts?

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins, He said to the paralytic, I say to you, Arise, and take up your cot and go to your house.

And after these things He went out and saw a tax-collector named Levi, sitting at the tax-office. And He said to him, Follow Me.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Those who are sound do not need a physician, but those who are sick.

And they said to Him, Why do John's disciples fast often and make prayers, and also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?

But He said to them, Can you make the sons of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them?

And certain of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

And answering, Jesus said to them, Have you not read this, what David did when he was hungry, 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 said to the man who had the withered hand, Rise up and stand in the middle. And he arose and stood.

Then Jesus said to them, I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil, to save life, or to destroy it?

And looking around on them all, He said to the man, Stretch out your hand! And he did so. And his hand was restored whole like the other.

And lifting up His eyes to His disciples, He said, Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

for, they said, He loves our nation, and he has built us a synagogue.

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers. And I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And hearing these things, Jesus marveled at him. And turning to the crowd following Him, He said, I say to you, I have not found such faith, no, not in Israel.

And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, Do not weep.

And He came and touched the bier. And the ones who bore him stood still. And He said, Young man, I say to you, Arise!

And the one who was dead sat up and began to speak. And He delivered him to his mother.

And coming to Him, the men said, John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying, Are You He who should come, or do we look for another?

And in the same hour He cured many of infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits. And He gave sight to many who were blind.

And answering, Jesus said to them, Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the gospel is proclaimed to the poor.

And the Lord said, To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? And to what are they like?

And answering, Jesus said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Teacher, speak.

And answering, Simon said, I suppose that one to whom he forgave most. And He said to him, You have judged rightly.

And He turned to the woman and said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, yet you gave Me no water for My feet. But she has washed My feet with tears, and has wiped them with the hair of her head.

And He said to her, Your sins are forgiven.

And He said to the woman, Your faith has saved you, go in peace.

A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, the one fell by the roadside and was trampled; and the birds of the air devoured it.

And other fell on good ground and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundredfold. And when He had said these things, He cried, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

And He said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God. But to others I speak in parables, so that seeing they might not see and hearing they might not understand.

And the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God.

And it was told to Him by some, who said, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside desiring to see You.

And He answered and said to them, My mother and My brothers are those who hear the Word of God and do it.

And it happened on a certain day that He went into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they put out to sea.

And He said to them, Where is your faith? And being afraid, they marveled, saying to one another, Who then is this One? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!

And seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him and said with a loud voice, What is to me and to You, Jesus, Son of God the Most High? I beseech You, Do not torment me!

And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion; because many demons had entered into him.

And Jesus said, Who touched Me? And all having denied, Peter and those with Him said, Master, the crowd presses and jostles You, and You say, Who touched Me?

And Jesus said, Someone has touched Me, for I know that power has gone out of Me.

And He said to her, Daughter, be comforted. Your faith has saved you; go in peace.

And all were weeping and bewailing her. But He said, Do not weep; she has not died, but sleeps.

And He said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money, nor each to have two tunics.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things happening 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.

But the day began to wear away, and coming up the Twelve said to Him, Send the crowd away so that they may go into the villages and farms all around, and lodge, and get food. For we are here in a deserted place.

But He said to them, You give them something to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we go and buy food for all these people.

(For they were about five thousand men.) And He said to His disciples, Make them recline by fifties in a company.

And He took the five loaves and the two fish. And looking up to Heaven, He blessed them and broke, and He gave to the disciples to set before the crowd.

Answering, they said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah, and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again.

He said to them, But who do you say that I am? Answering, Peter said, The Christ of God.

And He said to all, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

And in their parting from Him, it happened that 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 answering, Jesus said, O unbelieving generation, one having been perverted, how long shall I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here.

And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But as all were marveling at all things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples,

And seeing the argument of their heart, Jesus took a child and set him beside Him.