And Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I be certain of this? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in age.”

The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And when they saw him they were surprised, and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done this to us? see, your father and I have been looking for you with sorrow.

And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and yet none of them was healed, saving Naaman of Syria."

"We have been hard at work all night, Sir," answered Simon, "and have not caught anything, but, at your bidding, I will throw out the nets."

And it came to pass, in his being in one of the cities, that lo, a man full of leprosy, and having seen Jesus, having fallen on his face, he besought him, saying, 'Sir, if thou mayest will, thou art able to cleanse me;'

Then indeed you may be glad and dance for joy, for be sure that your reward in Heaven will be great; for that is what their ancestors did to the Prophets.

Unhappy are you who are full of food now: for you will be in need. Unhappy are you who are laughing now: for you will be crying in sorrow.

And Jesus was going on with them, and now when he is not far distant from the house the centurion sent unto him friends, saying to him, 'Sir, be not troubled, for I am not worthy that under my roof thou mayest enter;

They are like children sitting in the public square and calling out to one another, 'We have played the flute to you, and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not shown sorrow.'

And much people being gathered together, coming to him out of every city, he spake by a parable, A sower went forth to sow his seed:

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

So the disciples came and roused him. "Sir, Sir," they cried, "we are lost!" Jesus rose and rebuked the wind and the rushing waves, and they fell, and a calm followed.

"Who was it that touched me?" Jesus asked; and, while everyone was denying having done so, Peter exclaimed: "Why, Sir, the people are crowding round you and pressing upon you!"

And, as Moses and Elijah were passing away from Jesus, Peter exclaimed: "Sir, it is good to be here; let us make three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He did not know what he was saying;

and as he is yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tore him sore, and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father.

But they did not understand this saying; it was hidden from them so that they perceived it not, and they were sore afraid to ask him about his saying.

Thereupon John said: "Sir, we saw a man driving out demons by using your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow you with us."

And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou that we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'

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And it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said unto him, 'I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go, sir;'

And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

And another also said, 'I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;'

Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, 'Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'

Then an expert in the Law got up to test him and said, "Master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?"

and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, 'Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'

And it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, 'Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.'

But if I cast out demons by the power of God, you may be sure the kingdom of God is come unto you:

Of this be sure, that if the master of the house had known what time the robber was coming, he would have kept awake and not have allowed his house to be broken into.

And Peter said to him, 'Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?'

And Jesus also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, 'A rainstorm is coming up,' and sure enough, it does.

And when there is a south wind blowing, you say, 'It is going to be a scorching day,' and sure enough, it is.

But he answering says to him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it and put dung,

And one said to him, Sir, are such as are to be saved few in number? But he said unto them,

As soon as the Master of the house shall have risen and shut the door, and you have begun to stand outside and knock at the door and say, "'Sir, open the door for us' --"'I do not know you,' He answers; 'you are no friends of mine.'

There will be weeping and cries of sorrow when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are shut outside.

And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

Jesus said to His disciples, “Stumbling blocks [temptations and traps set to lure one to sin] are sure to come, but woe (judgment is coming) to him through whom they come!

Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness.

Standing still, some distance off, they called out loudly: "Jesus! Sir! pity us!"

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And they answering say to him, 'Where, sir?' and he said to them, 'Where the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.'

He also told the following parable to certain persons who were sure of their own goodness and looked down upon everybody else.

A member of the council asked him, "Good master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?"

Jesus saw his sorrow, and said, "With how hard a struggle do the possessors of riches ever enter the Kingdom of God!

saying, 'What wilt thou I shall do to thee?' and he said, 'Sir, that I may receive sight.'

And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, 'Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'

'And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;

'And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;

'And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;

(and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds) --

Is it lawful for us, to give tribute to C?sar, or no?

Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answering said, C?sar's.

He said, Render therefore to C?sar the things which are C?sar's, and to God the things which are God's.

But whenever you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then be sure her desolation is not far away.

Woe to women with child and to women who give suck in those days, for sore anguish will come upon the land and Wrath on this people;

So also, when you see these things happening, you may be sure that the Kingdom of God is near.

And Jesus said to them, "The kings of the [unconverted] Gentiles lord it over their own people, and those who domineer over them are called 'Benefactors' [Note: This was a title used by Greek kings in Egypt and Syria].

And he said to him, 'Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;'

And they said, 'Sir, lo, here are two swords;' and he said to them, 'It is sufficient.'

And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,

and found them sleeping for sorrow, And said to them, Why sleep ye? Rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

And those about him, having seen what was about to be, said to him, 'Sir, shall we smite with a sword?'

And about an hour later someone else stated emphatically, "I know for sure that this man was also with him [i.e., Jesus], for he is from Galilee [too]." [Note: Peter's accent gave him away. See Matt. 26:73].

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The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up to Him and [cruelly] offering Him sour wine,

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"What is the subject," He asked them, "on which you are talking so earnestly, as you walk?" And they stood still, looking full of sorrow.

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